Finally got around to our 7 day
bareboat charter with Carolina
Wind Yachting Center :
Pacific Seacraft,
Zodiac and Brokerage Boats out of
Washington, NC on In Concert, their Saga 409 and had a GREAT TIME!
The company was terrific, the
boat was in great condition, the beaches unbelieveable and the
weather couldn't have been better.
First day we dashed 60 nm down the Pamlico and across the Sound to
Ocracoke for 2 nights at Anchorage Marina, then a dash to
Beaufort via
ICW to
anchor Town Creek overnight before heading off shore for an ocean day sail and then pulled into Lookout Bight for 2 nights. Next it was up the
ICW for a quick stop at Oriental Harbor Marina before
anchoring out last night in Bonner Bay off the Bay River.
DO NOT PASS ON THIS CRUISING AREA IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT SHALLOW
WATER AND SHIFTING SHOALS. I thought I'd be looking at
single digit depths after reading the
cruising guides but there's way plenty of 10' to 20'+
water...and it's a soft bottom!
I think it just may be the best cruising area on the entire East coast! Can't say enough good things! ... and we didn't have time to stop at Bath, Belhaven and other historic
ports o' call.