Dan Allen's Intercoastal Waterway Trip

October 21st - November 11th, 2003


Let's just get to the photos...

The Plan

My friend Erich Ringewald sent me an email and asked if I would like to help him move his vessel to Florida. I jumped at the chance! We had wanted to do this with our own vessel Visual Sea back in 2001 but were unable to do so, so I was very happy to finally get a chance to see the East Coast's famous Intercoastal Waterway, known as the ICW for short.

Our wives and children stayed at home, and we are grateful for their support, encouragement, and strength to do it alone for almost a month. Thank you Beth and Jennifer!

The Ship

Erich's vessel is a 1999 Krogen 39, a style of powerboat called a trawler due to its full-displacement hull and slow speed. It is named The Salty Dog and has the nickname of The Dogger. It is powered by a 120 HP John Deere #4045 diesel. It carries 300 gallons of water, 700 gallons of fuel and burns only 1.5 gallons per hour at 7 knots and 1700 RPM, its normal cruising speed.

It has a length overall of 43' 8", a waterline length of 36' 8", a beam of 14' 3", a draft of 4' 3", a height to clear of 23' 6", and a displacement of 33,470 pounds. It has very ample accommodations for a cruising couple with a forward master stateroom, head & shower, a galley with an electric refrigerator, a propane stove/oven, a settee and dinette, a pilothouse, a flying bridge, an aft deck with dingy, and lots of storage space. A bonus is an engine room with over 6' of headroom!

The Trip

I have broken the trip down by states and dates. Each page contains about a megabyte of photos. Sit back and enjoy a cruise down the ICW!

  1. Maryland: Rose Haven, Annapolis, Solomons, 2003.10.22 - 2003.10.25
  2. Virginia: Deltaville, Norfolk, 2003.10.25 - 2003.10.28
  3. North Carolina: Coinjock, Pungo River, 2003.10.28 - 2003.10.29
  4. North Carolina: Morehead City, 2003.10.30
  5. North Carolina: Wrightsville Beach, 2003.10.31
  6. North Carolina: Southport, 2003.11.01
  7. South Carolina: Myrtle Beach, Charleston, 2003.11.01 - 2003.11.04
  8. Georgia: Savannah, 2003.11.04 - 2003.11.06
  9. Florida: St. Augustine, 2003.11.06 - 2003.11.07
  10. Florida: Fort Pierce, 2003.11.08 - 2003.11.10
  11. Florida: Fort Lauderdale, 2003.11.11

The Stats

Date Destination at the end of the Day Depart EDT/EST Arrive EDT/EST Time Underway Log Distance Average Speed Latitude North Longitude West GC Dist Log/GC Factor Latitude Traveled ICW Statute Mile #
22-Oct Harrington Harbour, Rose Haven, MD 12:00 PM 38.72618° 76.54150°
24-Oct Washburn Boatyard, Solomons, MD 9:20 AM 1:35 PM 4:15 31.5 nmi 7.4 knots 38.33267° 76.45878° 23.9 nmi 1.316 0.39352°
25-Oct Jackson Creek anchorage, Deltaville, VA 7:20 AM 3:15 PM 7:55 56.6 nmi 7.1 knots 37.54483° 76.33415° 47.6 nmi 1.188 0.78783°
26-Oct Waterside Marina, Norfolk, VA 7:05 AM 2:42 PM 7:37 48.0 nmi 6.3 knots 36.84375° 76.29182° 42.1 nmi 1.140 0.70108° 0
28-Oct Coinjock Marina, Coinjock, NC 8:34 AM 4:00 PM 7:26 42.1 nmi 5.7 knots 36.34858° 75.94893° 34.0 nmi 1.239 0.49517° 50
29-Oct Pungo River anchorage, NC 8:05 AM 5:34 PM 9:29 68.0 nmi 7.2 knots 35.55885° 76.47138° 53.8 nmi 1.265 0.78973° 127
30-Oct Portside Marina, Morehead City, NC 6:04 AM 3:15 PM 9:11 66.3 nmi 7.2 knots 34.71860° 76.70510° 51.7 nmi 1.282 0.84025° 205
31-Oct Wrightsville Beach anchorage, NC 6:14 AM 5:20 PM 11:06 69.8 nmi 6.3 knots 34.20107° 77.80455° 62.6 nmi 1.114 0.51753° 283
1-Nov Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach, SC 6:52 AM 3:52 PM 9:00 62.3 nmi 6.9 knots 33.80110° 78.74617° 52.6 nmi 1.184 0.39997° 354
2-Nov Awendaw Creek anchorage, SC 7:06 AM 5:26 PM 10:20 71.6 nmi 6.9 knots 33.03432° 79.53850° 60.8 nmi 1.179 0.76678° 436
3-Nov Rock Creek anchorage, SC 6:49 AM 4:26 PM 9:37 69.5 nmi 7.2 knots 32.52718° 80.48248° 56.5 nmi 1.230 0.50713° 516
4-Nov Herb River anchorage, GA 6:53 AM 4:10 PM 9:17 59.8 nmi 6.4 knots 32.01488° 81.03233° 41.5 nmi 1.441 0.51230° 585
5-Nov Wallys' Leg anchorage, GA 6:49 AM 4:12 PM 9:23 72.4 nmi 7.7 knots 31.25813° 81.39785° 49.1 nmi 1.475 0.75675° 666
6-Nov Fort George River anchorage, FL 6:50 AM 3:38 PM 8:48 60.3 nmi 6.9 knots 30.44045° 81.43595° 49.1 nmi 1.228 0.81768° 735
7-Nov St. Augustine Municipal Marina, FL 7:57 AM 1:03 PM 5:06 37.8 nmi 7.4 knots 29.89213° 81.30938° 33.5 nmi 1.127 0.54832° 778
8-Nov Rockhouse Creek anchorage, FL 9:31 AM 4:46 PM 7:15 55.9 nmi 7.7 knots 29.06120° 80.93117° 53.6 nmi 1.042 0.83093° 842
9-Nov Indian Harbour Beach anchorage, FL 6:47 AM 3:15 PM 8:28 63.5 nmi 7.5 knots 28.14267° 80.60230° 57.8 nmi 1.099 0.91853° 914
10-Nov Fort Pierce City Marina, FL 6:50 AM 1:43 PM 6:53 47.0 nmi 6.8 knots 27.45055° 80.32028° 44.1 nmi 1.065 0.69212° 965
Averages: 7:21 AM 3:46 PM 8:18 57.8 nmi 7.0 knots 48.1 nmi 1.222 0.66147°
Totals: 141:06 982.4 nmi 11.27563° 3.77878° 814.4 nmi 11.27563°

Our daily mileage ("Log") and southing ("DeltaLat") can be seen in this graph:

The Log

2003.10.21
Lv 4:00pm	North Bend, WA
Ar 4:45pm	Seatac Airport, WA
Lv 6:54pm	Seatac Airport, WA  (on Alaska Airlines)
Ar 8:54pm	Oakland, CA  (meeting Erich)
Lv 11:18pm	Oakland, CA  (together on JetBlue)

2003.10.22
Ar 7:18am	Dulles Airport, Washington DC
Lv 8:30am	Dulles Airport, Washington DC  (in Ford Escape rental car)
Ar 12:00pm	Rose Haven, MD
N38°43.571' W076°32.490'  Harrington Harbour, Rose Haven, MD

2003.10.23
Groceries at Food Lion, supplies from Wal-Mart
Got "Skipper Bob" guides at Fawcett Boat Supplies, Annapolis, MD
N38°33.182' W076°35.808'  Food Lion, Prince Frederick, MD

2003.10.24
Lv 9:20am	Rose Haven, MD
Ar 1:35pm	Solomons, MD
31.5 nmi
N38°19.960' W076°27.527'  Washburn Boatyard, Solomons, MD

2003.10.25
Lv 7:20am	Solomons, MD
Ar 3:15pm	Deltaville, VA
56.6 nmi
N37°32.690' W076°20.049'  Jackson Creek, Deltaville, VA

2003.10.26
Lv 7:05am	Deltaville, VA
Ar 2:42pm	Norfolk, VA
48.0 nmi
N36°50.625' W076°17.509'  Waterside Marina, Norfolk, VA

2003.10.27
Explored Norfolk, VA while waiting out storm

2003.10.28
Lv 8:34am	Norfolk, VA  (ICW 0)
Ar 4:00pm	Coinjock, NC  (ICW 50)
42.1 nmi
N36°20.915' W075°56.936'  Coinjock Marina, Coinjock, NC

2003.10.29
Lv 8:05am	Coinjock, NC  (ICW 50)
Ar 5:34pm	Pungo River, NC  (ICW 127)
68.0 nmi
N35°33.531' W076°28.283'  Pungo River, NC (anchorage at end of long canals)

2003.10.30
Lv 6:04am	Pungo River, NC  (ICW 127)
Ar 3:15pm	Morehead City, NC  (ICW 205)
66.3 nmi
N34°50.870' W076°41.384'  Canal north of Core Creek bridge, NC
N34°43.116' W076°42.306'  Portside Marina, Morehead City, NC

2003.10.31
Lv 6:14am	Morehead City, NC  (ICW 205)
Ar 5:20pm	Wrightsville Beach, NC  (ICW 283)  
69.8 nmi
N34°12.064' W077°48.273'  Wrightsville Beach, NC (anchorage)

2003.11.01
Lv 6:52am	Wrightsville Beach, NC  (ICW 283)
Ar 3:52pm	North Myrtle Beach, SC  (ICW 354)
62.3 nmi
N33°48.066' W078°44.770'  Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach, SC

2003.11.02
Lv 7:06am	North Myrtle Beach, SC  (ICW 354)
Ar 5:26pm	Awendaw Creek, SC (ICW 436)
71.6 nmi
N33°02.059' W079°32.310'  Awendaw Creek, SC (anchorage 6 mi N of McClellanville, SC)

2003.11.03
Lv 6:49am	Awendaw Creek, SC  (ICW 436)
Ar 4:26pm	Rock Creek, SC  (ICW 516)
69.5 nmi
N32°31.631' W080°28.949'  Rock Creek, SC (anchorage 11 nmi N of Beaufort, SC)

2003.11.04
Lv 6:53am	Rock Creek, SC  (ICW 516)
Ar 9:45am	Beaufort, SC  (ICW 536)
Lv 10:35am	Beaufort, SC  (ICW 536)
Ar 4:10pm	Herb River, GA  (ICW 585)
59.8 nmi
N32°25.193' W080°39.519'  Lady Island Marina, Beaufort, SC (walked to Winn Dixie)
N32°00.893' W081°01.940'  Herb River, GA (anchorage just south of Palmer-Johnson)

2003.11.05
Lv 6:49am	Herb River, GA  (ICW 585)
Ar 4:12pm	Wallys' Leg, GA  (ICW 666)
72.4 nmi
N31°59.473' W081°01.441'  University of Georgia Marine Extension Aquarium
N31°48.600' W081°00.900'  9:12am, east at ICW 605 in Ogeechee River for Atlantic Ocean
N31°38.971' W081°02.020'  Offshore 5 nmi in the Atlantic Ocean
N31°32.448' W081°12.532'  12:12pm back in at ICW 635 Blackbeard Island, GA
N31°15.488' W081°23.871'  Wallys' Leg, GA (anchorage 6 nmi N of Brunswick, GA)

2003.11.06
Lv 6:50am	Wallys' Leg, GA  (ICW 666)
Ar 3:38pm	Fort George River, FL  (ICW 735)
60.3 nmi
N30°53.231' W081°30.872'  Westernmost point of trip (ICW 700)
N30°42.500' W081°27.800'  Entered Florida
N30°26.427' W081°26.157'  Fort George River, FL (anchorage 5 mi N of Mayport, FL)

2003.11.07
Lv 7:57am	Fort George River, FL  (ICW 735)
Ar 1:03pm	St. Augustine, FL  (ICW 778)
37.8 nmi
N29°53.528' W081°18.563'  Saint Augustine Municipal Marina, Slip 21

2003.11.08
Lv 9:31am	St. Augustine, FL  (ICW 778)
Ar 4:46pm	Rockhouse Creek, FL  (ICW 842)
55.9 nmi
N29°03.672' W080°55.870'  Rockhouse Creek, FL (anchorage 2 mi N of New Smyrna Beach, FL)

2003.11.09
Lv 6:47am	Rockhouse Creek, FL  (ICW 842)
Ar 3:15pm	Indian Harbour Beach, FL  (ICW 914)
63.5 nmi
N28°08.560' W080°36.138'  Dragon Point, Indian Harbour Beach, FL

2003.11.10
Lv 6:50am	Indian Harbour Beach, FL  (ICW 914)
Ar 1:43pm	Fort Pierce City Marina fuel dock, FL  (ICW 965)
Lv 2:24pm	Fort Pierce City Marina fuel dock, FL  (ICW 965)
Ar 2:28pm	Fort Pierce City Marina slip C-21, FL  (ICW 965)
47.0 nmi
N27°27.037' W080°19.323'  Fort Pierce City Marina fuel dock, FL
N27°27.033' W080°19.217'  Fort Pierce City Marina slip C-21, FL
981.5 nmi total Simrad GPS miles for boat trip

2003.11.11
Lv 4:59pm Fort Lauderdale, FL  (on ATA)
Ar 6:58pm Chicago, IL
Lv 9:35pm Chicago, IL  (on ATA)
Ar 11:54pm Seatac Airport, WA

Gone 21 days.


Last modified: 2003.11.19