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We ran aground on the ICW and then this happened (the most stressful day of our trip) | Ep. 87 - ...
30 Νοεμβρίου 2025 · 33 λεπτά · 43K προβολές · Intracoastal Waterway
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Chilu and Eze run their sailboat Chess aground on the ICW south of Norfolk, Virginia, during the autumn southbound migration of cruising boats heading to Florida and the Caribbean.22:34 The grounding happens while maneuvering in a crowded holding area near a bridge under repair, where 30–40 boats are circling in rising wind with nowhere to tie off.14:59 Before that, the crew navigates the Norfolk Naval Station — the world's largest naval complex — past aircraft carriers and destroyers, with a security escort warning if boats approach too close.4:04 The ICW passage from Norfolk involves a cascade of timing problems: a railroad bridge listed as normally open is closed, causing a 90-minute wait that nearly costs them their slot at a lock; the lock itself is so crowded that Chess is assigned to the unprotected overflow side; and a second bridge under maintenance opens only every two hours instead of hourly.9:25 Chess carries a 62-foot mast and faces a 65-foot fixed bridge at 3.5-foot high tide, leaving less than 1.5 feet of clearance.11:00 Wind picks up while boats queue for the bridge opening, Chess drifts into a submerged log, and the episode ends mid-crisis.22:34 Timing bridge schedules and lock cycles together, not separately, is the critical planning lesson the crew learns the hard way.
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