Our Planned Route and Itinerary for our trip south

So just so everyone knows here is our planned itinerary.  Our disclaimer here is that this is a rough outline, all of this is weather dependent.  The end of the Atlantic Hurricane season is November first so we don't anticipate any major storms.   But as the fall progresses there are times when the storms do become uncomfortable to travel in.  Hopefully we will find a good anchorage to hold up in if we have to wait out some weather.

We will be stopping for a month in Charleston SC so that Jen and I can take care of some business in Charlotte NC.  We will depart for Stuart Florida sometime around December 9. 

We are planning to depart Halloween Weekend from East Greenwich.  We will head down Narragansett Bay to Long Island Sound.
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We will then traverse the east river through NYC and head down the coast of New Jersey.  We will proceed up Delaware Bay to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal that will take us to the top of the Chesapeake.

At the Bottom of the Chesapeake we will enter the Intercoastal Waterway (ICW).  Norfolk VA is the were mile #1 is.
Here is Wikiopedia's description:
 

The Intracoastal Waterway is a 3,000-mile (4,800-km) waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. Some lengths consist of natural inlets, salt-water rivers, bays, and sounds; others are artificial canals. It provides a navigable route along its length without many of the hazards of travel on the open sea.
The waterway runs for most of the length of the Eastern Seaboard, from its unofficial northern terminus at the Manasquan River in New Jersey, where it connects with the Atlantic Ocean at the Manasquan Inlet, then around the Gulf of Mexico to Brownsville, Texas. The waterway is toll-free, but commercial users pay a fuel tax that is used to maintain and improve it. The ICW is a significant portion of the Great Loop, a circumnavigation route encircling the eastern half of the North American continent.

Our stay in Charleston should be a Wonderful experience.

And finally we are planning to make Stuart FL our home base for the winter.  Stuart is on the Okeechobee Waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico across the state of Florida.  It is also only 55 miles across to the west end of Grand Bahama Island.  FUN