Category: 2021 Cruising

June 24 2021 So much for plans. I woke up on June 23 and received a wonderful birthday present, no steering pump. I had a similar problem earlier where I was getting the same alerts. Ugg. I started googling and calling anyone and everyone that looked like they worked on marine autopilots. I talked to […]

June 22 2021 I spent a week in Yorktown and touring the surrounding area. Tom and Nancy met me in Yorktown and had nice dinner on the river walk. We toured Jamestown National Park the next day and had more good seafood. That night I was treated to a concert by the band En’Novation. Not […]

June 17 2021 After nearly two weeks in Norfolk it was time to start my Chesapeake cruise in earnest. To exit Norfolk you go by the huge naval installations at Hampton Roads with very intimidating warships lining the channel. Luckily none were coming or going, or so I thought. A couple of miles before I […]

June 5 2021 The anchorage in the Alligator River turned out to be a nightmare. I have found a pest to rival the infamous Miller Moth. The next morning after anchoring in Alligator River I found the boat covered in little green mosquitos. However, they weren’t mosquitos and didn’t bite. I believe they are non-biting […]

June 2, 2021 Now that I am good with the insurance folks, it is time to start the fun. After two relaxing days in a wonderful anchorage in Belhaven NC my next goal is Norfolk VA. For the first leg I stopped on the South side of Albemarle Sound where the Alligator River feeds into […]

May 31, 2021 For my first extensive cruising experience it had a lot of ups and downs. Lets get the negatives over with first. No Worky’s Stabilizers Autopilot stopped working on a couple of occasions at the wrong possible time. Periodic alert on main engine injector Anemometer. Stopped working then healed thyself. Pilothouse Air Conditioning […]

May 30, 2021 N31° 15′ The whole reason for the “Heading North” trip, especially the timing, was to meet the insurance requirements to be “North of Cape Hatteras by June 1.” Cape Hatteras is approximately at latitude North 31°, 15 minutes and I passed that mark at 1:12 p.m. today. My insurance coverage is less […]

May 29, 2021 Winded The cruising gods were with me in the morning. The Wrightsville Beach bridge only opens on the hour but, if I had read it carefully, was on demand before 7:00 a.m. Fortunately, I hit the bridge at 6:30 and went right through. I arrived at the next bridge a couple of […]

May 28, 2021 I Eat Fear For Breakfast I awoke with a little trepidation. I was going up to Cape Fear to go into Cape Fear River entrance. Hmm, maybe the ICW is not such a bad place. I Left the anchorage early because the seas would be building later in the day and would […]

May 27, 2021 Swimming Logs Left the awesome anchorage on the ICW and headed for the Little River Inlet to overnight before heading out into the 0cean. This part of the ICW was more like a ditch. Very few bays or wide areas with trees and vegetation lining each side. I was on the lookout […]