A few favorable weather days so I decided to head north. Depending on my progress, either the Goodwin Islands or Mobjack Bay.
Well Mother Nature helped make the decision for me. First, a light flood tide passing Fort Monroe slowed my progress onto the bay. Then very light winds into early afternoon. After about 3 hours I still hadn't passed Salt Ponds.
I'm fine floating around at 1.5 knots on a very light wind day when not going anywhere. Very relaxing since being on the water was the destination. When I do have a destination there is a minumum speed. Below that I start feeling a little stressed. The forecast was calling for increasing winds by mid-afternoon but had hoped to be a little further along by the time they arrived.
With the autohelm on, I was able to sit up front in the shade of the sail and read. Before long a nice breeze arrived and the boat accelerated. Still another 12 miles to go but now I was moving along nicely.
Excellent anchorage just inside of Green Point. Room for one or two boats. Quiet and just a short few hundred foot paddle to the beach.
In the morning a west breeze carried me out the zig zag channel onto the bay. Once again light winds into mid afternoon before a good SE wind picked up