Starting off with very little wind I motored out, happy just to be on the water. After not too long a light breeze out of the ENE arrived providing a relaxing afternoon gently moving along at 2.5-3 knots.
I anchored for the night on the east end of Willoughby Bay. After burgers on the grill I watched the broadcast of Starship Flight 10 but was dissapointed as it was canceled at T-40 seconds due to weather issues.
Original goal was Kiptopeake. However headwinds, waves, and tide was slowing my progress eastward. With very little breeze forecast for the next couple days to bring me back to Norfolk I decided to stay closer to home and at about 3 I turned back and headed to Back Creek for the night.
Finally an opportunity to take my son out on the boat. The original plan was to sail Monday morning before he heads back to Henry VA. In the afternoon I asked if he wanted to make it a bit more of an adventure and spend Sunday night on the boat at anchor. So at 9:30 PM we motored out and dropped anchor on the eastern end of Willoughby Bay. The following morning with a nice NE breeze we raised the sail and cruised over to Fort Monroe and back. A relatively short but fun introduction to sailing for him and a treat for me on my birthday!
A hot day with light NW breeze. Stayed on Willoughby Bay for an hour and a half sail.
To the entrance of Salt Ponds. After the previous days' unsucessful trip I had to at least reach a goal. Very few biting flies made fo a more relaxing afternoon on the water...
Light winds right on my nose slowed my progress. Biting flies brought it to an end.
Original plan, sail over to Kiptopeake for the night. Instead I turned back and just anchored in Willoughby Bay.
What little breeze there was as I pulled out of the marina, disappeared. It was hot sitting in the sun! That didn't last long as the forecasted NE breeze arrived within 15 minutes. Sailed over to Fort Monroe before returning back to my marina. Shorwers forecasted for the evening had me keeping the sail short..
A short ride to move the boat to a new slip. Of course, I can't drive directly there, I have to motor out of the marina and make a whole thing out of it....
An afternoon sail on a very warm day. Southwest breeze made for a relaxing sail over to Fort Monroe and along the shoreline to Buckroe Beach. Returning, the winds diminished making it difficult to battle the outgoing tidal current. I had to run the diesel for a bit until i made the turn south into the Willoughby Channel.
I will be moving from "C" dock to "A" dock at Willoughby. I wanted to turn the boat around in the slip anyway so I used the opportunity to shoot an approach to my new spot. Looks good. Wide fairway and slip. A transient will be using it this weekend so next week I'll move.