Butler’s Island (ICW 0395) to Dewees Creek West (ICW 0454)

We moved in to a closer anchorage for the run to Charleston tomorrow.  From here it is a 2 hour run at 7.5 knots and we have read that it is a good idea to get to Charleston on a slack tide.  We passed a junk with a gaff rigged foresail and tried to hail them but they did not answer Channel 16.  Dewees Creek anchorage has depths all over the map just as described in Active Captain.  We anchored in a 23 foot deep area (at high tide) which was in between two 70 foot plus deep areas.  The tides are described as being strong so we will be vigilant tonight and put out extra scope.  We did not need to use the anchor snubber tonight since we have out all of our 110 feet of chain and another 80 feet of anchor line.  The 10 mph wind out of the North will keep us from dragging our chain over our anchor and the holding is good.  What is not filled up with water is a sea of grass for miles.