We left the dock at Cobb Island about 8am and started the journey south. Winds were favorable at about 15 to 20 kts from the SW on our starboard beam. As we move down the Potomac we started taking gusts 25 to 30 but we had already reefed the sails and by the time we reached the mouth of the Potomac at the Chesapeake Bay we were taking gust to 40kts. By this time we were triple reefed. Made for a wild ride.
Due to the sun going down in a couple of hours and the wave really kicking up we went into Reedville, VA and spent the night.
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Got up at sunrise on Tuesday, Oct 16 and started south again we had a a 55 nm run to the entrance of Norfolk harbor. During the night the winds had moved to the NW which was forecast for 15 to 25 kts. For a change the weather man got it right. The Bay was very choppy and mixed waves. Wave were running 3 to 5 ft smacking in the butt, but was making for great speed. Under sail 90% of the way, we made Hampton in 10 hrs. A little wine and rum and it was good night to all.
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| Ft Monroe |
As we were dropping the anchor for the night we notice lots of black smoke coming from our exhaust. This was caused by have very little fuel in the tank and it getting shook up from the ride down the bay. On Wednesday morning, I drained the primary filter of some gunk and everything turned back to normal. Will probably have to change the filter by the time we get to North Carolina.
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| Start of the Intercoast waterway (ICW) |
On Wednesday we moved down to Ocean Marine Marina and fueled up. Saw some friends at the marina and then moved a few hundred yards to a free docks at the foot of High St in Portsmouth.
We will stay here for a couple of days and continue south on Friday.
More to come..
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