Days 352 Columbia NC - Coinjock NC Start 8:10 AM End 12:05 PM Underway 3:55 Hours Distance 32 Miles Total Miles on Trip 5694 Av Speed 8.1 knots Weather Foggy, 66 Degrees, Wind 6 Knots ESE Our plans were to leave at 7:30, or as soon as the fog lifted enough that we were comfortable. We ended up leaving shortly after 8AM. Several boats left earlier than us, and disappeared into the fog before they got to the channel. We waited until we c...

Days 351 Belhaven NC - Columbia NC Start 7:45 AM End 2:40 PM Underway 6:10 Hours Distance 47 Miles Total Miles on Trip 5662 Av Speed 7.5 knots Weather Rain , 71 Degrees, Wind 9 Knots ESE It was a wet cold ride from Belhaven to Columbia NC. We were not in a hurry to get to Alligator Marina, there is absolutely nothing to do there. The only thing there is a gas station / convenience store /restaurant. Even with the rain it is good to get...

Days 345 - 350 Oriental NC - Belhaven NC Start 6:30 AM End 11:35 AM Underway 5:15 Hours Distance 43 Miles Total Miles on Trip 5615 Av Speed 8.1 knots Weather Cloudy , 75 Degrees, Wind 9 Knots SSW Looking at the weather we decided that an early start should get us to Belhaven before the Neuse River and the Pamlico Sound started to get rough. We pulled off the docks at 6:30am, along with almost all of the other transient boats. Everyone see...

Days 341-343 Wilmington NC -Beaufort NC Start 6:55 AM End 7:25 PMUnderway 12:25 Hours Distance 98 Miles Total Miles on Trip 5548Av Speed 7.9 knotsWeather Cloudy , 72 Degrees, Wind 11 Knots SSW Once again we changed our plans underway. We had planned on anchoring at Mile Hammock Bay, at Camp Lejeune, but we decided to continue on to Beaufort NC. What was supposed to be a seven hour run turned into over a twelve hour run. It was a good decision, but it was still...

Days 338-340 Southport NC - Wilmington NC Start 6:50 AM End 9:55 AM Underway 5:15 Hours Distance 23 Miles Total Miles on Trip 5450 Av Speed 7.5 knots Weather Cloudy , 64 Degrees, Wind 3 Knots SSW First a shout out to Robert Creech for the good information on heading up the Cape Fear River. We left Southport at 6:50am, so we could ride the favorable tide heading to Wilmington NC. We knew leaving that early would get us to the marina, we...