Port of Arrival: Tuckahoe Point
Time of Arrival: 1645
Engine Hours: 3508.3
Log: 21766
Trip: 80.11
Weather: Clear & cool
Time of Departure: 0530 (0dark very early)
Early rise to make the timed bridges ahead. Strong wind and rain storm during the night. Cleared by morning but still some wind. Ablemarle Sound should be interesting to cross with this wind and direction. First time through Coinjock NC where I saw more boats docked at Midway Marina then at CoinjockMarina. As a matter of fact, Coinjock looked like it was closed. No lights on and the doors closed. 3 to 4 foot swells crossing the sound. Manageable for this boat. Picked up another sailboat at the entrance to the Alligator River. She looked as if she were aground just inside the cut. Her draft was about six inches deeper than ours but we didn't see any shallow water under our keel. Actually, this was the first Canadian boat that we encountered this year. Usually, they make up about 80% of the boats we meet this time of year. She was much slower that we so we had to throttle down so we could both go through the Alligator River together. Once through, we were free to motor sail and put distance between us and them. Heading towards the Little Alligator River where we will anchor tonight. Traveling with the wind, made this a very comfortable leg. Anchored at a point near the mouth of the Alligator River/Pungo River Canal. Only boat in the anchorage. Cocktails at 1700. Spaghetti and meat balls for dinner.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Day 5 November 16, 2010
Port of Arrival: Great Bridge dock
Time of Arrival: 1600 hrs
Engine Hours: 3496.9
Log: 21686
Trip: 59.5
Weather: Rain
Time of Departure: 0530 hrs.
Motor sailed from Deltaville to Norfolk. Arrived at Hampton Rhodes at 1145 hrs. AICW mile marker "0" at 1300 hrs. Great Bridge Lock a 1600 hrs. Started to rain just about the time we entered the lock. Not much of a rise or drop in the lock. We will tie to the dock wall just outside the lock and before the bridge. Shopping trip to pick up groceries and oysters for cocktails. No oysters available!
Time of Arrival: 1600 hrs
Engine Hours: 3496.9
Log: 21686
Trip: 59.5
Weather: Rain
Time of Departure: 0530 hrs.
Motor sailed from Deltaville to Norfolk. Arrived at Hampton Rhodes at 1145 hrs. AICW mile marker "0" at 1300 hrs. Great Bridge Lock a 1600 hrs. Started to rain just about the time we entered the lock. Not much of a rise or drop in the lock. We will tie to the dock wall just outside the lock and before the bridge. Shopping trip to pick up groceries and oysters for cocktails. No oysters available!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Day 4 November 15, 2010
Time of Departure: 0630
Port of Arrival: Deltaville
Time of Arrival: 1700
Engine Hours: 3487.5
Log: 21627
Trip: 76.31
Fuel: 43 gal. $134.55 w/BOATUS discount
Weather: Warm
Left Herring Bay in dense fog. Visibility less than 1/2 mile. Radar working fine. Used fog horn signals until the fog lifted. Clear most of the rest of the day. Some haze in the late afternoon. Making good time to arrive at Dozier's Regatta Point Marina before 1700. Arrived at Norview Marina at 1645 for fuel. The folks there were kind enough to wait for us to arrive since they normally closed the pumps at 1630. Tied up at the marina at 1700 hours. Jack Dozier called to welcome us to Deltaville but also told us that he and Craig, would not be back in time to stop by to have a cocktail with us. They will see us either inroute on the ICW or at their home in Stuart FL. Cocktails and dinner are in order.
Port of Arrival: Deltaville
Time of Arrival: 1700
Engine Hours: 3487.5
Log: 21627
Trip: 76.31
Fuel: 43 gal. $134.55 w/BOATUS discount
Weather: Warm
Left Herring Bay in dense fog. Visibility less than 1/2 mile. Radar working fine. Used fog horn signals until the fog lifted. Clear most of the rest of the day. Some haze in the late afternoon. Making good time to arrive at Dozier's Regatta Point Marina before 1700. Arrived at Norview Marina at 1645 for fuel. The folks there were kind enough to wait for us to arrive since they normally closed the pumps at 1630. Tied up at the marina at 1700 hours. Jack Dozier called to welcome us to Deltaville but also told us that he and Craig, would not be back in time to stop by to have a cocktail with us. They will see us either inroute on the ICW or at their home in Stuart FL. Cocktails and dinner are in order.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Day 3 November 14, 2010
Time of Departure: 0630
Port of Arrival: Herring Bay
Time of Arrival: 1645
Engine Hours: 3476.8
Log: 21550
Trip: 75.1
Weather:Cool
Entered the C&D Canal at 0650. Out of canal at 0900. Favorable current through the canal gave us a good push. Making over 9 mph. Met two tugs and barges in the canal. Favorable current stayed with us all the way to the next anchorage. Anchored at Herring Bay, Carl's least favorite anchorage but the only one available. Light Winds are expected out of the south making this a good wind anchorage. No protection from the swells of the bay though. Tonight we will be having our cocktails at a respectible time of 1700. Left over corned beef and cabbage for dinner. Early rise so early to bed tonight.
Port of Arrival: Herring Bay
Time of Arrival: 1645
Engine Hours: 3476.8
Log: 21550
Trip: 75.1
Weather:Cool
Entered the C&D Canal at 0650. Out of canal at 0900. Favorable current through the canal gave us a good push. Making over 9 mph. Met two tugs and barges in the canal. Favorable current stayed with us all the way to the next anchorage. Anchored at Herring Bay, Carl's least favorite anchorage but the only one available. Light Winds are expected out of the south making this a good wind anchorage. No protection from the swells of the bay though. Tonight we will be having our cocktails at a respectible time of 1700. Left over corned beef and cabbage for dinner. Early rise so early to bed tonight.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Day 2 November 13, 2010
Port of Departure: Atlantic City
Time of Departure:0650
Cleared Brigintine Bridge with room to spare. 10-12 foot swells in the inlet. Turned to 215degrees bound for Cape May. Swells dropping to 6-8 foot with occassional 10-12 foot. Arrived in Cape May at 1200. Way to early to call it a day. Fueled up and headed back out the inlet bound for the Delaware Bay. Rounded the cape to find the bay flat as glass. Making good time so we will head for the C&D Canal. Expect to arrive at the achorage around 2000.
Port of Arrival: Reedy Island anchorage
Time of Arrival: 2000
Engine Hours: 3466.5
Log: 21475
Trip: 90.00
Weather: Clear and cold
Time of Departure:0650
Cleared Brigintine Bridge with room to spare. 10-12 foot swells in the inlet. Turned to 215degrees bound for Cape May. Swells dropping to 6-8 foot with occassional 10-12 foot. Arrived in Cape May at 1200. Way to early to call it a day. Fueled up and headed back out the inlet bound for the Delaware Bay. Rounded the cape to find the bay flat as glass. Making good time so we will head for the C&D Canal. Expect to arrive at the achorage around 2000.
Port of Arrival: Reedy Island anchorage
Time of Arrival: 2000
Engine Hours: 3466.5
Log: 21475
Trip: 90.00
Weather: Clear and cold
Day 2 November 13, 2010
Time of Departure: 6:50 AM
Port of Arrival: Reedy Point
Time of Arrival:8:00 PM
Engine Hours:
Log:
Trip:
Weather: Sunny, cloudless
Don't know how the trip was because I wasn't there. Captain Mike or Captain Carl have to write what the trip was like. I will call today and have them edit.
Port of Arrival: Reedy Point
Time of Arrival:8:00 PM
Engine Hours:
Log:
Trip:
Weather: Sunny, cloudless
Don't know how the trip was because I wasn't there. Captain Mike or Captain Carl have to write what the trip was like. I will call today and have them edit.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Day 1 November 12, 2010
Time of Departure: 6:50
Port of Arrival: Atlantic city
Time of Arrival:
Engine Hours:
Log:
Trip:
Weather: Sunny, cloudless 30 degrees with light wind
Captain Mike and Captain Carl left the dock at 6:50 this morning. (Skipper and I stayed home and will drive to meet them down the ICW, this way they can get farther faster as we got such a late start due to the installation of a new mast). They got out to the bridge and being that there is such an unusually high tide they couldn't get through the bridge and decided to wait an hour. Tide is still high so they went back to the dock, took down the Windless and were able to go tick tick tick through the bridge at about 8 AM. I took a ride to the ocean and there is no way they want to venture out into that roiling boiling mass of water today so they are going inside to Atlantic city and will wait for the seas to settle down. More to come after I talk to him later. The pictures are from previous trips. I will submit pictures when I get to the boat next week.
Port of Arrival: Atlantic city
Time of Arrival:
Engine Hours:
Log:
Trip:
Weather: Sunny, cloudless 30 degrees with light wind
Captain Mike and Captain Carl left the dock at 6:50 this morning. (Skipper and I stayed home and will drive to meet them down the ICW, this way they can get farther faster as we got such a late start due to the installation of a new mast). They got out to the bridge and being that there is such an unusually high tide they couldn't get through the bridge and decided to wait an hour. Tide is still high so they went back to the dock, took down the Windless and were able to go tick tick tick through the bridge at about 8 AM. I took a ride to the ocean and there is no way they want to venture out into that roiling boiling mass of water today so they are going inside to Atlantic city and will wait for the seas to settle down. More to come after I talk to him later. The pictures are from previous trips. I will submit pictures when I get to the boat next week.
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