#55 Surprisingly good sailing

Trip dates: 
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

Arriving at the marina late morning I was a little dissapointed with less than 3 knots a the Willoughby Degaussing Station and almost glass like water in the bay. Motoring out with the sail still covered I planned on doing a little fishing and relaxing. Within 5 minutes Windy's forecast of decreasing wind speed into the afternoon proved wrong as a nice NE breeze arrived.

I sailed out to the main channel then around Willoughby Bay when I realized the sails were up on the Gorch Fock at the Naval Station. Making good speed to Swells Point hoping to get a better angle for pictures from the Elizabeth River, that was stopped by the departure of the Eisenhower. I turned back around and called it a day.