Trip dates:
Monday, May 19, 2025
Trip length:
1 day
Type of watercraft:
Sail
One of my favorite places. Back River. Only 11.7 nm from Frot Monroe it is an easy sail even on a light wind day. This day had a wide range of winds. From 23 knot gusts that moved me along at 7 knots to dead calm. Obviously some thermal activity to make the day interesting. By mid afternoon the breeze became more reliable and the occasional throught of giving up left me.
With a north wind forecast overnight I anchored on the north side near north creek in ~8' of water. This didn't give me the protection I had hoped for as the breeze overnight was more NE and swells from the bay curved around the land and followed the river to hit me broadside rocking the boat until the early morning hours.