Log Book – New Orleans, LA to Bay St. Louis, MS & Back – by Boat, by Train…

Crew Log, S/V Painkiller, Beneteau Oceanis 55
Location: Delivery; New Orleans, Louisiana, Municipal Yacht Harbor, 30° 01.522′ N, 90° 07.091′ W, at West End to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 30° 18.624′ N / W 089° 19.473′ W
Status: Delivery complete. 12 Hour round trip. 7 Hours by boat, 3:45 Hours enjoying beautiful Bay St. Louis, 1:15 Hours by Train

Delivering a vessel from here to there should be broken into two categories: deliveries you have to make and deliveries that you want to make. I have been aboard for many of both types; today’s log is of the latter.

8:15 AM (0815) – Depart New Orleans West End

Above: New Orleans West End – 8:20 AM Morning clouds looking West

8:50 AM (0850) – Seabrook Bridges / Industrial Canal – 4.5 Nautical Miles / 35 minutes Trip

Above: Ted Hickey (Seabrook) Vehicular and Seabrook Train Bridges (Southbound)

Above: (Southbound)

Above: (Southbound)

9:30 AM (0930) – Intercoastal Waterway – 10 minutes for bridge delay – 2.5 Nautical Miles / 7 Nautical Miles – 1:15 Hour Trip

Above: (Eastbound)

Above: (Eastbound)

12:30 PM (1230) – Rigolets – 22.5 Nautical Miles / 29.5 Nautical Miles – 4:15 Hour Trip

1:45 PM (1345) – St Joe #2 – 9.5 Nautical Miles / 39 Nautical Miles – 5:30 Hour Trip

Above: St. Joe #2 (Northbound)

3:00 PM (1500) – Bay St Louis Railroad Bridge – 11.5 Nautical Miles / 50.5 Nautical Miles – 6:45 Hour Trip

Above: Bay St. Louis Train Bridge (Northbound)

3:15 PM (1515) – Arrive Bay St. Louis, Mississippi – 1 Nautical Mile / 51.5 Nautical Miles – 7 Hour Trip Total

Notes: Average Speed 7.4 Knots, (Speed Over Ground), Speed through water between 7.5 and 8.3 knots, adverse current most of the trip

Above: Bay St. Louis Marina Entrance (Westbound), nestled between Hwy 90 and the railroad bridge.

Above: Setting up Starlink

Above: College World Series Baseball – thanks to Starlink

Above: The cockpit of a seasoned skipper: note the horn and knife ready at the helm

Above: Comfortable office for the day – laptop created a connection to the world – both aboard and on the train, creating the freedom for the trip

Above: Crushed Ice certainly makes a warm day more pleasant

Above: Painkiller before departure at West End in New Orleans

3:45 PM (1545) – Leisurely mooring the vessel to the pre-arranged slip and checking in with the Harbor Master

5:00 PM (1700) – Dinner in Bay St Louis

We decided on the Butcher Block Steak House & Bar, just across the street from the Train Station – More casual than the name suggests – great food at reasonable prices – Highly Recommended

7:00 PM (1900) – Nonstop Train to New Orleans

I love trains, certainly a civilized way to travel…

8:15 PM (2015) – Arrival in New Orleans

Notes:

-Contact Information

Bridge –

Marina – New Orleans Municipal Yacht Harbor

Marina – Bay St. Louis Municipal Marina

Restaurant – Butcher Block Steak House & Bar in Bay St Louis

Train – Amtrak Mardi Gras Service

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