S/V Skylark

Hampton to Beaufort, NC. Hatteras, known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" is one of those places you do NOT want to be at the wrong time. The warm water of the Gulf Stream is not far away to the east, providing a source of energy to weather disturbances....

Thanksgiving Day was beautiful. Not too chilly, light wind from the north. There was just enough wind to fill the sails as I motored past this...

Today was flat water and no wind. And that was perfect for me. I had enough getting beat up for a while so it was nice to have a nice calm ride. Currently anchored cockrell Creek at reidville. Very quiet here too except for the fish cannery. I started out...

I left Middle River Saturday morning 11/19 after sitting 3 weeks at Rob's dock. There were boat projects to finish and the weather was poor so it was the right move to be there but the sitting added to the already growing anxiety I was feeling. Saturday...

I'm still sitting here. It's cold and I'm getting really antsy. I'm wondering why I wanted to do this. The weather doesn't look good for next week to run offshore to the Abacos, it looks like a storm is heading up from the Gulf of Mexico. It was good that...