So we had a great cruise today, made great time with the tides on our back again, most of the day then we got to the Neuse River and the forecast was for 10 - 15 winds with a chop. Well, I used Diana's Rule, (see a post from last year for her rule) and I doubled the wave height and still thought we had a good chance at getting across the Neuse without a lot of trouble but, I forgot to double the wind so we started out with a good chop, no big deal and the winds started to gust and before you know it we have 2 footers, no big deal so we kept going and I approved it with the Admiral so I kept on pushing. Then the waves built, to 3 feet, no problem then 4 feet on the beam and suddenly, we want to go to safe harbor. We had one in our hip pocket (Broad Creek) but it was 7 miles and the waves kept building so we tac'd for a few times and finally snuck in and anchored. Turns out, my back seat captain was watching us on the tracker and he didn't say NO JOE, DON'T DO IT! Thanks Ken ;-) Ken's forecast must have been different than the one I looked at and he knew it was not a good forecast. Oh well. Another chapter in the book and here we are, sipping our wine and waiting for fairer weather. All is well, we have a nice spot and are totally protected. I want to go to sleep.