The Great Dismal Swamp Aboard a Shannon 43

At the end of the Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia - entering Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  It's quiet except for the sound of our engine and utterly beautiful. We savour every sight and moment in the Swamp, knowing we will probably never pass this way again. Trish, tending the lines in the South Mills Lock and doing a good impersonation of the Michelin Woman, all rugged up. It's cold out here!

River Tapestry - this one is for you, Dawn, a little quilting inspiration?

Walt Schulz designed the Shannon 43s with the ICW in mind.  Not only is the draft shallow enough to navigate the Great Dismal Swamp, the mast is just under the height of the many bridges that cross the 3000 mile (4,800km) waterway from Boston around the southern tip of Florida to Brownsville, Texas.