I was intending to take the outside
passage, but after having waves freeze on my
deck before
washing off covering the
deck in ice, I am less enthusiastic sailing around hatteras in the winter.
I'm glad that it remains open in the winter months.
Will bridges/locks be closed during holidays like
christmas, new years etc? I will possibly be transiting during this time. There are no
fees for the locks correct?
I am assuming because of the locks, there is hardly any
current.
As for places to stop... I find the dismal swamp welcome center
dock. The towns of deep creek, and south mills also mentions it is allowed to stop overnight at the locks.
This breaks down to a manageable distance each day. From what I can tell, it is also allowed to navigate at night.
In addition to sculling, the canal appears to be shallow enough that polling might be a real option as well.
I have difficulty using "active captain" because the
service denies basic user freedom.
This is why, despite offers from all the main developers of
opencpn, it is impossible to integrate this
service because
opencpn guarantees user freedom.