We had a beautiful sail from cloudy Cape Lookout to sunny Beaufort. It’s always strange when two places so close together have such totally different weather. Of course I know it’s not exactly a rare phenomenon, but it’s odd when you experience it in such a pronounced way. It was a beautiful, lazy, slow sail […]
Cape Lookout National Seashore is one of ten National Seashores in the US, and it’s legitimately one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever anchored. Being able to anchor in a place like this is one of the most special parts of the cruising life. We’re surrounded by beautiful sand dunes, the water is super […]
We knew one of Windara’s drawbacks would be her draft. On our way south, we had to skip Southport this year because we weren’t able to get a reservation – Southport Marina (now Morningstar Marina) can only put us on their face dock, and it was already booked. This time around, they could only take […]
On our way north, we skipped Beaufort, so we were excited to make it back here this trip. Town Creek Marina is a great spot, just a short walk out of town. This was our second stay here, and they remembered us even with the new boat. The staff is friendly and helpful, we were […]
Our little anchorage was so well protected that we decided to stay. Monday started out sunny and beautiful, and we enjoyed our morning coffee to a chorus of birds chirping all around us. Later in the day, the clouds filled in, bringing rain and chilly temperatures that stuck around most of the week. Tuesday rained […]
We left New Bern on Friday night and had an absolutely stunning sail down the Neuse River. Sunset was gorgeous, and we were flying along – Chris said the highest he saw was 8.3kts over ground. Unfortunately I was absolutely exhausted and didn’t fully enjoy it. Instead of stopping at the same spot we anchored […]
You’ve already heard about our harrowing welcome to New Bern (if not, you’ll want to read this). That aside, we were determined not to let it ruin our experience. Surprisingly, the only real damage was a torn zipper on the bimini (which can be easily repaired) and an oar that was knocked out of its […]
It was a flat calm morning with a fog so light that it was more of a mist as we hauled anchor at Mile Hammock. We were the second boat in the anchorage to leave. I found Mile Hammock and the surrounding area to be really pretty, as was the whole section of ICW through […]
We departed Southport Marina bright and early on a calm, quiet morning and had current in our favor as we headed into the Cape Fear River. We loved our time in Southport, but it felt good to cast off the lines once more. We passed a HUGE container ship on the way, but that was […]
“United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard, this is the sailing vessel Silent Sky. Over.” Warning: this one may be a bit incoherent/out of order/adrenaline-laced. I’m posting this in real time, so the next two posts actually happened before this. We were just hit by the most severe thunderstorms either […]