We have had much less wind today so the engine has been on all but 20 minutes. At times we had so little wind—or the wind we had was too far behind us—that we couldn’t have the sails up at all. We prefer to have the sails up to help stabilize the boat. It is amazing how much difference it makes. Although we have very little wind, we do still have seas of 2-4’ six seconds apart.
Exiting the Chesapeake Bay just before sunrise. Ships are on the horizon in the distance.
We left the anchorage at Old Point Comfort Point Hampton, VA well before sunrise. The trip to Beaufort is 32-36 hours—depending on our speed—and we want to get to the marina while it is open. We were exiting the Chesapeake Bay just before sunrise. There was quite a bit of ship traffic in the area so I stayed just out of the channel to make sure I was out of their way. This afternoon we heard someone on the VHF radio calling from a Naval plane to boats which were sailing many miles offshore. He asked them to change course for 40 to 70 miles to avoid a live fire area. We were quite happy to not be near there!
It is time for my 7 pm to 12 am watch so I have gathered up the items I might need—extra layers of clothes, winter hat, gloves, and snacks. It was so warm in the cockpit with the midday sun that we had to open some of the panels. Now that the sun has set it is much cooler.
Exiting the Chesapeake Bay just before sunrise. Ships are on the horizon in the distance.
Hi. Thanks for today's update. And since today is Friday, We, Fiber Fridays attendees, mentioned you. I was happy to inform them that I read your blog and I'm keeping tabs on you...We had a small group today, Patricia finished her shawl, it's beautiful. Sharon still working on her sweater and Karen finished her embroidery with the butterfly on it, also beautiful. Diane came today and was working on a sweater for her husband and Windy and me. No pictures to share with you. We changed our trip to arrive in North Myrtle beach 3 days later from original date, now 10/30, since it shows rain in the forecast. Hope it won't affect your sailing schedule. So for now, Keep warm and be safe.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the Fiber Friday update. It is almost as if I was there! That makes sense that you are postponing your trip. The weather here is supposed to be wet and windy for the first part of the week. If we have to wait for good weather this is a nice place to be.
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