North Carolina Cruise Album  
By Steve Earley - Chesapeake, Virginia - USA
 
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trailering Spartina down through North Carolina in a steady rain

 
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Steve looking over the chart the night before launch

 
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Bruce at the tiller in light rain as we head up Core Sound

 
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Steve fishing along the marsh on the Core Banks

 
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Bruce taking notes in his journal in the evening

 
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Steve watching the setting sun out the back of the boom tent

 
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Clear skies and a breeze on Core Sound

 
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Bruce relaxing as we head up Core Sound

 
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A thunderstorm following us north on the way to Wainwright Island

 
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Moving to a little deeper anchorage at Wainwright Island with foul weather gear drying out on the boom

 
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Bruce walking across the shallows at Wainwright Island

 
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Steve relaxing at anchor

 
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Bruce sleeping at dawn (note the nearby bug spray)

 
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Bow wave at six knots as we cross the Neuse River

 
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Steve at the tiller on a reach to Oriental

 
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After dropping sails Bruce looks around the harbor at Oriental

 
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Tied up at the public dock in Oriental

 
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Evening refreshments harbor side in Oriental

 
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The sun setting behind the mizzen

 
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Down the Intracoastal Waterway

 
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Bruce at the tiller as we motor down the waterway

 
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Passing through the bascule bridge in Beaufort

 
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Anchored off of Bird Shoal near Beaufort

 
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Heading down Taylor Creek at six knots before dawn

 
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Back at the dock at Harkers Island Fishing Center

 
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On the Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry as we head home

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Most folks have used Google Earth and if you have you are in for a treat. Click the image at left to see a track of Steve's trip. Be sure to click the push pins for more info about each location. Let me know what you think.
Chuck

SAILS

EPOXY

GEAR