5 November 2016 – Coinjock
We woke up to a very calm morning, and actually left the dock 2 hours before our scheduled departure to take advantage of the calm.
Meandering down the North River we enjoyed a quiet morning as the winds began to pick up.
After leaving the river and entering the sound we unfurled the staysail (the middle foresail) to motorsail and pick up a half knot of speed with the wind from our stern.
One of the reasons we really didn’t want to travel yesterday with the wind was because we were going to be crossing the Albermarle Sound which is a big, wide, long but shallow sound usually around 15 feet of depth. Big wind can create big uncomfortably choppy waves in this sound.
Today the wind grew and became a following wind of 10 – 15 mph with occasional gusts of 20 mph. This did indeed cause the water to be choppy and sloppy, creating alot of rolling and pitching motion on the boat.
It was a clear and sunny day and to be honest we really didn’t have much to complain about.
