Forecast for today was for high winds... 25 to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knots... we decided to not move today... however the anchorage we are in is not that protected from winds so we found the closet marina to us.... Delegal Creek Marina on Skidaway Island....about 5.5 nautical miles from us. We weighed anchor and were underway at 0730.

The winds were a steady 30 knots with frequent gusts over 40 knots on our stern and the current was running against us... running at about 5.5 knots... waves were 2 to 4 feet. We had to make a turn to port into Delegal Creek and waves and wind were now on the beam... was a bit hairy for a few minutes until into the creek with some wind break from land on our port side.... still had the winds but no waves.

Docking at the marina was almost hands free... slow down allow wind to drive us to the dock... BANG we hit fairly hard but that was expected with the beam winds at 30 knots...

We arrived to Delegal Creek Marina at approximately 0830 and were secure on the dock with power at 0845... Our location for the night N31°53.390', W081°03.737’. We traveled today for 1 hour covering 5.5 nautical miles averaging 5.5 knots.