Underway again
17:30UTC 19/11/08 34’26N 076’31W Well, the front passed more quickly than expected and this morning saw moderate winds and a good forecast. We left harbour at 8am. We are running downwind in about 15kt of breeze, very comfortable and fairly fast in the gusts, slower when it lulls. It feels like the wind is easing […]
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– the fish we caught, small but tasty – dolphins! – watching the dolphins from the bow – it’s cold, windy, almost snowing, and eight guys are on the beach fishing…..go figure. We reckon their wives must be hard work if they’d rather be standing out here than at home…
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A few shots from our trip to Beaufort…. – The ‘floating airport’ – That submarine, plus escort to provide ‘deadly force’ – A container ship creeps up on us – Karla, with the same container ship overtaking us
Stormy Weather
22:00UTC 18/11/08 Beaufort, NC. So here we are anchored in a nice little corner, tucked up close to the shore and sheltered from the waves, if not the wind. Beaufort is a rather flat place, and the little island we have chosen gives almost no protection from the wind, but that doesn’t really matter as […]
Almost in Beaufort
23:00 UTC 17/11/08 Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina We’re almost at Beaufort where we will hide out for a day or maybe two. This storm front has developed significantly and is now causing the coastguard to issue warnings about fifty knot winds and advising all mariners to seek safe harbour. Thank you Herb, it’s only because […]
Going the wrong way, but…
14:00UTC 17/11/08 34’50N 75’52W We have turned round the bottom of Cape Hattaras and are heading west, towards Beaufort and a comfortable couple of nights at anchor. Hopefully this front will pass and we can set off again early on Wednesday morning. The marine weather forecast now agrees with Herb, 35-40kt and big seas on […]
On our way
21:30 UTC 15/11/08 36’28N 75’40W Wind W4/5 We’re on our way south at last, and have had a very busy and interesting morning! Rising at 5am, we left the dock in the dark, with dawn a few minutes ahead of us. As we packed away the lines and motored down the river, we bade goodbye […]
We sail at dawn….
This morning, Gesa and the kids went off to Norfolk Airport, thanks to a lovely local chap called Andrew who chatted to us at the dock the day before and then asked, rashly ‘is there anything you need?’. Er, yes, actually, any chance of a ride to the airport?! ‘Of course’. It’s only fifteen minutes […]
Waiting to leave
Well, we are now in Portsmouth, just across the river from Norfolk, Virginia. We are here to pick up our two crew members, Yan and Karla, send Gesa and the kids off to the airport and on to California then sail Ty Dewi south to the Virgin Islands, a 10-14 day trip. Right now, the […]
Murals in Hampton
Bit of a strange place, downtown Hampton. It doesn’t seem to know whether it’s commercial office space, small retail or drive through banks. The architecture is generally of the ‘sixties planning disaster’ style, although the place has clearly been smartened up lot in the last few years. One interesting element of this is a preponderance […]