Northbound on the ICW

Trip dates: 
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

Left anchorage at 7:45 in NE wind at 20kts.  Much nicer day, even with the wind.  Winds picked up to 20-25 mid-day and persisted rest of day.  WInd made crossing of St. Andrews Sound very challenging!  Thought seriously about stopping but there were no real protected areas nearbyso i decided to continue on and suffered accordingly.  Had very rough crossing of the inlet with waves breaking over the bow continually as I approached R32 from the SW then on the beam as I rounded and turned NW.  Was seriously concerned about bouncing on the bottom!  Very short period chop in 10’ of water at best.  Below decks was a mess by the time I got into calm water!  Arrived Brunswick Landing Marina at 4:15.