Weather Conditions: Wednesday West winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 9 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday night West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet with a dominant period 8 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Thursday North winds 5 knots, becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Thursday night South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south west 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Friday South southwest wind 14 to 16 knots. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.
Tracking: Eoti can be tracked in real time at all times and has both passive and active tracking located on the tracking page. Eoti will maintain a radio, RADAR and AIS assisted watch with two people (helm and look out) on watch at all times.
Description: Eoti is a 2000 Moody 46. Blue hull, red bootstripe, white topsides, tan canvas, gray sails with a white downwind sail (large blue turtle), and carries all standard USCG required safety gear and a licensed EPIRB
Expected Itinerary:
Wednesday 28 July 2021
0704 Low tide -1″
1300 Off dock Brunswick Landing Marina (top off fuel and water tanks)
1500 Outer mark of Brunswick shipping channel heading north. This is a heavy current exit with SOG expectation of 3.5 knots.
1312 High tide 6′ 11″
1800 Directly east of Wolf Island
Thursday 29 July 2021
0200 Directly east of Savanah (detour option)
0300 Directly east of Hilton Head Island (detour option)
1400 Directly east of Charleston SC (detour option) *TOOK THE OPTION*
(Low Tide 0631 2″, High Tide 1244 5′ 1″)
2100 Directly east of Georgetown, SC (detour option)
2300 Directly east of Myrtle Beach, SC
Friday 30 July 2021
Southport, NC Low tide 0655 0″
Currents expected approach 4 knots
Southport, NC High Tide 1326 4’1″
Arrive outer mark Southport, North Carolina 1100-1300
Two hours later arrive Southport Marina, NC (reservations made on Sunday 25, July 2021)
General comments:
Weather window opened up and will require cranking through the a tide change.
Weather routing advice and assistance provided by Chris Parker at Marine Weather Center .
South Port Marina located 606 W. West Street, Southport, NC 28461 (910) 457-9900 info@southport-marina.com
Predict Wind Summary Grid (previous version of plan)
