| |
April 3
1230 -1700 Wind 18-22 kts, gusting to 26 kts. I went
for a sail in the Neuse River.
April 7
1230 - 1445 Wind 15 kts. I went sailing in the Neuse solo again.
April 18
1345 Engine hours 9.2, Trip 9.5 nm, Log 756.9 nm, Wind 18 kts S
David, Justin, Rudy & the cats (Kosh and Gabe) head out of Pecan
Grove Marina after dumping the holding tanks. We are headed to Beaufort
for the night, and then to Cape Lookout for Saturday night.
1815 N34° 42.970', W076° 39.913', Engine Hours 13.7, Trip 39.30
nm, Log 786.7 nm
Arrived in Beaufort. Had to wait 45 minutes on the bridge since it refused
to open at 5:30PM due to traffic. Justin and Rudy took the dingy to a
scuba shop. We passed through the bridge prior to their return. We
are docked close to the Dock House, inside rather than on the outside T.
April 20
1215 Engine Hours 13.7, Trip 39.30 nm, Log 786.7 nm,
Engine RPM 2500, Wind 18 kts W, SOG 5.1 kts
David, Justin, Rudy and the cats left Beaufort City Docks
heading to Cape Lookout. We are currently in the Morehead City channel.
1400 Engine Hours 15.2, Trip 48.9 nm, Log 796.3 nm
Once in the ocean, the swells were 6-8 feet coming on our beam, causing the boat
to rock back and forth. This caused some panicking on board, so we turned
around and came back to Beaufort City Docks for the night.
April 21
0845 Engine Hours 15.2, Trip 48.9 nm, Log 796.3 nm
David, Justin, Rudy and the cats left Beaufort City Docks and got to the
Beaufort City Bridge a couple of minutes before it's scheduled opening, on our
return to Oriental.
1130 Engine Hours 18.9, Trip 88.80 nm, Log 836.2 nm
Arrived back to Pecan Grove Marina
June 8
1122 Trip 7.3nm, Log 853.3nm, Engine Hours 22.8
David and the cats (Kosh & Gabe), are heading to New Bern to spend the night
at the Grand Sheraton. The AutoPilot Course Computer is away being repaired.
1201 N34º 59.592' W076º 48.437' SOG 4.8 kts, COG 270º, Depth
18.5', Wind 12.1 kts NW, AutoHelm off, Trip 14.40 nm, Log 860.5 nm, Engine Hours
23.2, Engine RPM 0
1302 N34º 59.358' W076º 54.729' SOG 7.2 kts, COG 295ºT, Depth
13.9', Wind 6.0 kts NW, AutoHelm off, Trip 19.5 nm, Log 865.5 nm, Engine Hours
23.6, Engine RPM 2800
1.75nm from the channel that starts with marker G11 - wind died down so I
started motoring.
1403 N35º 03.584' W076º 59.650' SOG 6.8 kts, COG 332ºT, Depth
17.1', Wind 13.3 kts N, AutoHelm off, Trip 26.5 nm, Log 872.5 nm, Engine Hours
24.6, Engine RPM 2800
Approaching the Neuse River Bridge in New Bern
1430 N35º 06.174' W077º 02.370' SOG 0 kts, COG 0ºT, Depth
10.1', Wind 11.2 kts NW, AutoHelm off, Trip 29.1 nm, Log 875 nm, Engine Hours
25.1, Engine RPM 0
Arrived at the Grand Sheraton
June 9
1100 Engine Hours 25.3, Trip 0.0nm, Log 875.1nm
David and the cats leaving New Bern under sunny clear skies, light breeze, in
the 70's
1208 N35º 03.036' W076º 59.266' SOG 6.4 kts, COG 143ºT, Depth 11.3',
Wind 8.3 kts E, AutoHelm off, Trip 4.7 nm, Log 879.8 nm, Engine Hours 26.0,
Engine RPM 2500
Tried sailing - wind to light - just started motoring
1300 N34º 59.377' W076º 54.821' SOG 5.8 kts, COG 111ºT, Depth 13.3',
Wind 12.2 kts N, AutoHelm off, Trip 11.0 nm, Log 886.1 nm, Engine Hours 26.9,
Engine RPM 2500
Wind and swells have picked up - heading straight into both
1401 N34º 57.404' W076º 47.952' SOG 6.0 kts, COG 096ºT, Depth 22.7',
Wind 111.0 kts E, AutoHelm off, Trip 18.2 nm, Log 893.3 nm, Engine Hours 27.9,
Engine RPM 2500
1530 N35º 01.120' W076º 47.952' SOG 0 kts, COG 0ºT, Depth
7.4', Wind 5.8 kts W, AutoHelm off, Trip 27.10 nm, Log 902.2 nm, Engine Hours
27.1, Engine RPM 0
Arrived Pecan Grove Marina
June 23
2012 Engine Hours 31.2, Trip 7.4 nm, Log 911.7 nm
David on board a clear night with the full moon due to rise
shortly. I am taking a night time sail up the Neuse preparing for the upcoming overnight sail to Manteo.
Engine Hours 23.7, Trip 23.7 nm, Log 928.0 nm
I sailed up to Gum Thicket Shoal, and motored back to Oriental. AutoPilot
brought me through the channel into Oriental. Used a spot
light to enter Pecan Grove Marina.
|