October 2019. The charter biz is unique, I know a lot of good boat drivers, super capable but to be a yacht captain and work the professional charter biz you really have to know your crew.
We were hired as the wedding party transportation for Baxter and John taking them from downtown Georgetown, South Carolina to the Hobcaw Barony a trip of just 30 mins.
Everything that could go wrong did. I had been watching the weather (Yacht Captains are obsessed with weather) their limo died (which delayed our departure by an hour), then thunderstorms started closing in and we had a 1 hour tide window.
Matthew, Andy and the crew totally cool under fire we eased a 70 foot boat up to a 20 foot dock with 6 feet of water and a 5.5 draft (In other words only 6 inches between floating and being stuck). Unloaded the bride and groom plus 30 others, then slipped back across the bar plowing mud. (meaning just an inch or two of float and clouds of muddy water trailing in our wake).
Andy never broke a sweat. Matthew worked us off the dock with a spring line and we headed back to Charleston. The crew quickly broke down the upper bar secured all the deck chairs, stowed the china and glassware as lightening flashed overhead.
We then watched from the ICW (Intra Coastal Waterway) as the thunderstorms over took the wedding party as they escaped just in time to the safety of a massive tent.
(Props to the bride who took the time to personally thank every crew member before leaving the boat. Pure class move.)
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As in Baxter Close? Springs Mills Baxter Close? Holy Shit she's lets say not poor.
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