A blueberry muffin and glass of iced tea at The Bean with the guys. Then a quick goodbye, shaking hands with Jimmy, a friend I see almost every time I am down there. Cast off 8:00, full sail in light winds outside the jetty at 8:15. Making 1.9. Broken overcast, a lot of moisture in the air.
Making 2.5 out on the Neuse River, then 3.6. I hear thunder, see dark clouds to the northeast. Storm Radar shows them over Pamlico Sound and moving away. Good!
9:00 wind over the port quarter, 2.6. 9:10 motor sailing. 9:40 getting very hot. Almost no wind, motoring and sails slatting back and forth.
10:50 round Long Point Shoal. 11:30 a hint of wind. 11:50 Maw Point. A tug and barge coming down the ICW, snow bird yachts heading up the ICW. Plenty of room and I'm well outside the marked channel. A little more wind. 12:05 finally sailing, 3.1 with wind over port quarter. 12:30 wind swinging around in different directions. Making 2.2 towards Bear Creek.
The chart shows a shoal on the south side of the creek entrance. Stay to the north until we are past Sanders Point, then turn into good water in the Middle of Bear Creek. Easy sailing on pretty water. Turn up into Riggs Creek. Anchor down 1:55.
Thunder storms seem to be heading our way. Another batch of clouds to the east.
4:15 thunder. A thunderstorm heads our way at 5:00, then slides to the north of us. I am getting warnings on my phone.
Evening. One last thunderstorm threatens, then dissipates. Just a sprinkling of rain.
18.92 NM
No comments:
Post a Comment