The local club held a "Full Moon" sail yesterday. We met up on Southwest Creek off South River. The sail there was perfect. I motored about 100 yards from our slip on Greens Creek before raising the sails, then had a 14 mile sail all on the same tack. The Saturday race was on and I counted 28 sailboats on the water and about as many fishing craft. After rafting up and eating and um... drinking, we settled in our own vessels for the night. I was hoping to to sail under the Hunter moon, but the water turned to glass and I was asleep before 10pm. The partying started up again with the rising sun, but I had obligations back home so I hoisted anchor about 9am and motored down South River toward the Neuse River. Once on the Neuse, I raised the sails and set a course for Oriental. The winds were out of the WNW, but changed to W as I made my approach to the Oriental bridge. Just 30 or 40 yards from the bridge, the sails went slack and I fired up the Yanmar and motored to my slip. I arrived home only to find a note from the wife that she went to New Bern for the day. With my obligation away I could set back out, but it's a good day to clean up the Compac 19 and polish her stainless.
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Wow, 14 miles on the same course on inland waters, that's probably some kind of record! lol :)