Beaufort and the Big Chill Tuesday

We departed Steve's dock at 0800 and made the Causton Bluff Bridge at 0900. It is the only bridge between there and Beaufort that has to open for Marcnicliz to pass thru. I got to spell Marcnicliz, again! We made the City Dock at 1355 and sent Cathy and Joe off on a city horse and carriage tour. The "Big Chill House" is here. Part of Forrest Gump was filmed here, also. Nanc and I walked the main street shops, and we all had dinner at Panini's, a super place. We are tied to March Harbors dock with the AC running and looking at 65 miles tomorrow to Charleston. We had a super sail past Hilton Head and down the Port Royal Sound with 18 knots of wind. There is quite a current here and large tidal range. We passed many shallow spots getting here, but I have them marked and we never hit bottom once. I talked a guy on another sail boat from Halifax, Nova Scotia thru several of them. The secret is where to be in the channel, and when. I will probably be hard aground tomorrow for bragging. S