Adventures aboard Soul Purpose

03 April 2013 | Mouchoir Bank (Atlantic Ocean) and South Caicos, Turks & Caicos Islands
28 March 2013 | Sapodilla Bay, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
27 March 2013 | Georgetown, Great Exuma
03 March 2013 | Rudder Cut Cay, Exumas
22 February 2013 | Allans Cay to Staniel Cay, Exumas
15 February 2013 | Paradise Island - Atlantis Resort
14 February 2013 | Nassau, Bahamas
06 February 2013 | Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera
02 February 2013 | Pineapple Cays, Eleuthera
19 January 2013 | Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas
08 November 2012
29 May 2012 | Dickies Cay to John Cash Point (near Marsh Harbor)
28 May 2012 | Fisher’s Bay to Cistern to Man-O-War Cay / Dickies Cay (back and forth across the Sea of Abaco)
27 May 2012 | Green Turtle Cay to Fishers Bay, Great Guana Cay
23 May 2012 | Crab Cay to Bluff House Marina, Green Turtle Cay
22 May 2012 | Crab Cay, Little Abaco Island to Crab Cay off Manjack Cay
21 May 2012 | Great Sale Cay to Green Turtle Cay, umm, nope, how about Crab Cay on Little Abaco Island instead?
19 May 2012 | Lake Worth, FL to West End (Settlement Point), Grand Bahama Island
18 May 2012 | Stuart, FL to Lake Worth (West Palm Beach), FL

Day 10/11: Does NC ever end?

31 October 2011 | Carolina Beach, NC
Still 12 deg below normal (50s), light NE breeze to help us on some legs of the ICW
Nautical Miles Traveled: 54
Total Trip Miles: 627


So day 10 was more of the same...motoring down the narrow, shallow ICW. We traversed through more of NC, which we're beginning to think never ends and we finally landed at Joyner Marina in Carolina Beach, NC...what we hope will be our LAST night in NC. We thought about anchoring tonight rather than tying up at the marina, but after four failed attempts to get the hook stuck in the soft mud, we opted for a night of sleep vs. groundhogging (popping up through the port hole every half hour to make sure you're not drifting). Come to find out in the AM, the marina owner said it's near impossible to drop a hook in this area due to the holding.

Now, it's time to strap on a pair and head back to big blue... We can't take another day in the ICW, its making us soft. All kidding aside the ICW can be an arduous task. Every minute of active driving to prevernt grounding the boat is taxing. Waiting for bridges, passing other boats with proper etiquet, dealing with current against you one minute and with you the next...all of it makes for a relatively uneventful day filled with lots of minor tasks and planning. Oh, and the worst part, the sails are hardly ever up and the motors are always ripping. Its a sailboat, its meant to sail, so we are taking her back out through Cape Fear and heading "South." We cant pull in anywhere tonight due to the wind and wave direction, coupled with the tide. However the wind and waves are at our back or on our quarter all night (forecasted) and not supposed to exceed 25 knots. Cape fear is known for changing conditions and that why we have contemplated this all morning. With the continental shelf short and close by we will be trying to stay close but keep a safe distance from the shoreline. We will likely be out of cell range so we wanted to send this update out this morning. Hopefully the next broadcast will be from South Carolina (Charlestown if we go slow). However if conditions pick up and winds start to howl we may end up in Georgia in the am hours and sail on to Savannah. Neither of us are looking forward to another night glued to the GPS, Radar and night vision, but this move will make up time and get us sailing again. We have prepared the boat for battle and already suited up in our foul weather gear...yes temperatures are still in the 40's, not cool. The pelicans and dolphins are giving us a send off as we speak. Wish us luck!

p.s. to my buddies in CA, I just spotted a sick surf break for you off of Bald Head Island.
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Vessel Name: Soul Purpose
Vessel Make/Model: Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40
Hailing Port: Portsmouth, RI
Crew: Derek & Rachel
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Soul Purpose is a Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi 40 catamaran. She is 40' in length with a 21'6" beam and was manufactured in France. [...]
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