Along with C-Note, I moved 61 nm northeast, out the Neuse River and through the Pamlico Sound to Cape Hatteras. Winds were variable ENE 10 - 15 kts, and sometimes 0 kts, so we sailed for the first 6 hours of the day, and then the winds went almost flat, so we ended up motoring the last 6 hours. I arrived here at 1900, but had moved out in front of C-Note when I caught a favorable breeze earlier in the day that they didn't, and they showed up in the dark at 2100. You can see if you Google-map this position that we are actually anchored about 5 nm offshore on the sound side. There is shoal from this point in and we can't get much closer to the shore than this position, which is what we expected. Winds were calm last night, so no problem. The original plan was to stay here another night and dinghy ashore today to see the sights, but the forecast is now for building winds from the ESE up to 20 - 25 kts through the night and into tomorrow, which will create wind waves of 2' - 3', and that aint comfortable to sleep in. So we are moving today to Roanoke Island and will either anchor there or go into a marina and stay for a couple of nights. I checked and we can rent a car there and get out to see the sights we missed by not going ashore here.

Deb said this morning they think they may have a transmission problem, as they were hearing strange noises in the night as they motored up this way. They are the one's I wrote about who had their transmission fail as they arrived in Bimini after crossing the Gulf Stream earlier this year. Anyway, we will stay close to each other in case they need assistance. As it is, we should be able to sail the better part of the trip north with easterly winds.