27 October 2023 | Yankee Point Marina, Lancaster, VA
26 October 2023 | Yankee Point Marina, Lancaster, VA
13 October 2023 | Lancaster, VA
06 October 2023 | Lower Chesapeake Bay
05 October 2023 | Onancock, VA
06 July 2023 | Lancaster, VA
06 July 2023 | Lancaster, VA
20 May 2023 | Stingray Point Boat Works, Deltaville, VA
28 June 2019 | Chesapeake Bay, VA
27 June 2019 | Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD
27 June 2019 | Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD
26 June 2019 | Hoopersville, Honga River, MD
26 June 2019 | Chesapeake Bay, MD
25 June 2019 | Hudson Creek, Little Choptank River, MD
25 June 2019 | Hudson Creek, Little Choptank River, MD
24 June 2019 | Wye Island, MD
23 June 2019 | Dividing Creek, Wye East River, MD
22 June 2019 | San Domingo Creek, Choptank River, MD
21 June 2019 | Oxford, MD
20 June 2019 | Oxford, MD
Back home on the Chesapeake
10 April 2011 | Lancaster, VA
The sun was out and the Chesapeake was as calm as we have ever seen it. Wolf Trap light almost looked like it was floating in air as the water blended in with the sky. We motor-sailed but the sail didn't help much until we got to the Rappahannock when the wind started to fill in. Our house seems pretty big after being on the boat for almost 5 months. Looking forward to a nice bath and a real bed. We're glad to be home!
So close...
09 April 2011 | Hampton, VA
After 4 highway bridge openings, 1 lock transit, and 1 railroad bridge with a 45 minute wait for a train going both forward and backward before proceeding, the ICW finally spit us out in Norfolk, VA. We're currently anchored next to Fort Monroe on the other side of the big ship channel in preparation for a nice sail home up the bay tomorrow.
The past few days, we have been on the same path as Bees Knees. The skipper is single-handing with her dog to Bar Harbor, ME and is heading for an outside run tomorrow. We are really impressed, but are glad we are stopping our northward trek in the warmer waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
Back to the ICW
08 April 2011 | Blackwater Creek, Pungo, VA
milepost 30
We're starting to feel like horses headed for the barn. Can't wait to get home.
Left Manteo this morning and are back on the waterway. We motored, motor-sailed, and sailed with variable wind in Albemarle and Currituck Sounds today. At least we didn't have to endure the mind-numbing 21-mile long Alligator-Pungo canal on the ICW.
We're anchored in the marshes of Blackwater Creek at Pungo and the bald cypress are just starting to bud out. Very pretty and remote feeling, considering we are so close to urban areas.
Surfing up Pamlico
07 April 2011 | Manteo, NC
With wind at 15 knots (just guessing) from the SW, we sailed downwind out of Ocracoke after the morning ferries left and surfed decent size waves up Pamlico Sound to Manteo, a nice alternative to motoring up the waterway. Now that our wind instrument is broken, we have to get clues about the wind the old fashioned way by looking at the waves and whitecaps, the wind direction indicator at the top of the mast, the position of the steering wheel, boat speed, and whether or not water is spraying across the bows. It was a little strange going up the sound in 15'-20' of water and not seeing another boat or land until we were closer to Oregon Inlet. We're now anchored at Manteo next to Roanoke Island Festival Park with its 16th century replica sailing vessel, Elizabeth II.
Path across Pamlico
06 April 2011 | Ocracoke, NC
The strong cold front came through yesterday morning complete with high winds, lightning, and rain. We were congratulating ourselves for moving to a protected spot at another marina rather than toughing it out where we were. The weather station at the Port of Morehead City just a block away recorded a maximum sustained wind of 38mph and a gust of 66mph. Exciting!
We left Morehead City this morning with clear blue skies, calm winds, and the current with us. It was so nice after we left Adams Creek and headed down the Neuse River, that we decided to head across Pamlico Sound to Ocracoke. We started motor-sailing but were able to shut off the engine and roll out the screacher about half-way across. After dodging a ferry coming out the channel as we were about to head in, we made our way down the long channel and found a good place to anchor in Silver Lake. Apparently tourist season hasn't started yet and some of the businesses weren't open but we managed to find a grocery store and a nice restaurant that were happy to take our money.