10/22/2008, norfolk
"Believe me you don't want to sail into norfolk @night with24 knts of Wind !!!!!!!!!! The result is another Grounding only 15 ft. from channel! in one foot of water with a 6 ft keel Iam dug in perty good here. "I think my wife wants to fly back to the Philippines!!
What happened is that as we tried to enter the Mobjack bay at 3pm yesterday we were again fighting a 22 knt wind and current and only 3 miles to go I looked into the cabin and "SMOKE EVERYWHERE''
The engine was overheating! so I had to turn and head agin South at 1600. Which meant we would be sailing at night!
As one heads into Norfolk there must be a "BILLION RED AND GREEN LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT"So I missed my channel by only 15 ft and here I set in .5 to 1.0 ft. of water. I Will try to get off in daylight But if I can't I will call to get pulled off. Iam only about 2 miles from the Marina we were going to stay at!!!!!!
"DIAL IN AGIN FOR THE CONTINUED SAGA!!!!!"
We have some great pics and will place them here when we are rested and at the marina.
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So the other two yachts("Yachts" Is anything larger than my "Boat"), Decided to leave for the nx anchorage in a building low of 30mbars ! I left a little before them and got almost out to the buoy to change my direction to south bound and I noticed I was only making .8 knots and being pushed to the lee shore!!!!!!!! The Seas were up to 10 ft and winds with gust to 30 knts! didnt mind so much the seas ! I just couldn't make any easting with my small inboard motor. So we decided to leave the other yachts and return to Solomons. Tomorrow we will try again. Forcast is for low to move out and winds from 10 to 15.
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Hi evey one we promised a interested reading on this site! So has it been!!! We left baltimore at 9am 10/16/08 and arrived 40 nm later to our first anchorage at 4pm. So we are thinking "what at relaxing spot" At 11 pm deep in sleep I was woke up by a loud tug on the anchor! Yep we were draging the anchor!!!! I draged my self out of my birth and throw over another anchor and back dn on the other!
After sitting by the chartplotter at the helm till 1am we were finally set!
Then we wake to only 3 ft of water "Meaning we were aground 3 ft in mud! After a few attempt we were off.
10/18/08 we decided to stay at a marina due to not getting much sleep last night and "Wifes demand" so were in solomons island
all is well for now
gary and tess
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03/15/2008, BALTIMORE
In Port at Baltimore. Will start this adventure on 18 October 2008 Final preperations now and will be looking for sailors who would be interested in sailing along with us on various legs!
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