Evolution of a Cockpit
One of our biggest issues with our boat when we bought her was the cockpit. One of the previous owners modified the boat in a big way. They filled in the cockpit and added...
Category: Sailing
Love our new cockpit
Our only concern with buying this boat was the modification that had been done in the cockpit. We had pictures of what it was supposed to look like and loved it. We accepted that...
Debbie claims a nearby boat.
Debbie came through last night. After three days of southernly winds when they clocked around to the north it became a bumpy ride. The guess is that they left a stern locker open. Updates...
Didn’t quite make it offshore today…
We did not make it out today. We got all the way to the entrance channel, we were clearing the breakers and taking 8 foot waves on the nose… we decided we would wait...
Thursday – Mar 1
What a day…. This was our longest yet. We made 42 miles. We got in about 30 minutes late because we grounded twice at the Little River Inlet. The first we were off in...
Wednesday – Feb 29
Today was a good day. Started the day off in Wrightsville Beach. Pushed off the dock at about 9:15 and headed south. Weather was decent, calm when we left with a raising breeze. Made...
Forks in the road
3am, see the time stamp. We are tied up in Morehead City and the wind is blowing 10 – 15 knots. I just went and added a second spring line and pulled in some...
Status update – The To Go list
Many have been asking for an update. We are getting close and it looks like our next big hurdle will be the weather. The list is broken into two sections. The first is stuff...
Yes I am still afraid of heights
The wind anemometer was not spinning, I thought a cup was missing, and the masthead tri-color/anchor light was missing the anchor and the stern white light. To check these someone had to go up the mast....