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In the Year 2003
August... purchase of 26 foot
sailing vessel, Oriental, NC
Manufactured by MacGregor, circa 1999,
California.
Maiden Voyage, September -
Labor Day Weekend
Destination: Shackleford Island & Cape
Lookout
We decided to brave all weather (which was great) and launched
at the Morehead City launch in the dark. The kids were asleep in
the car as we set the boat up. With a successful launch... only
one scrape on the side of the boat, we motored over to the Morehead City
waterfront and anchored there. The current was pretty strong so it
took a while to set the anchor. Morning... motored over to
Shackleford Island and spent lunch there swimming and playing in the
sand. Afternoon.... put up the sail after getting though the inlet
(which is notorious for rough waves... kids did not like that part) and
sailed all the way on the Ocean side to Cape Lookout. Beautiful
sailing all the way... dropped sail as we entered the hook, tons of
sailboats anchored there. So I decided to show off what a
powersailor can do... powered fast around them... then hit the sandbar I
forgot about, yea... classy... luckily I had about a foot of water so I
put up the sails and sailed right off it... hoorah! Anchoring
turned out to be very difficult... really strong current.
Evening.... had a great steak dinner on the boat and took a nice stroll
around the light house. Next day we sailed back to Shackleford
(yea thru the inlet again) and spent the rest of the day playing in the
sand and surf. Got the boat back to the launch and stopped at
Dairy Queen to celebrate a really successful Maiden Voyage for KnotShore!
~Captain Erik, Commanding Officer.
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