Beaufort to Wilmington

[sarbog]

Anyone have an idea of the time to make the run Beaufort NC to wilmington NC in a 340?

 

[2000SR380]

Ooh! let me take a shot at this and the East Coast guys can tell me if I am full of c**p. I do not have a chart for that area but the question is not really about a "340" it is about weather and sea conditions, for a time and distance problem in a 340. On Google Earth it looks like maybe a 95-100nm Ocean trip? Going with the basic formula (Wind under 20kts/Swell Interval=swell height +3 seconds/Wind Waves under 2-feet), a 340 DA should be able to maintain 20 knots. If you let the autopilot steer (So your track will not break a snakes back), and you keep a good lookout, and your boat has been well maintained, and your fuel tank is full to start, I would bet 5-6 hours. If the Atlantic is anything like the Pacific, you will want to start early morning and plan on 8 hours. (Do not leave at 2PM and get stuck entering Carolina Bay in the afternoon blow, or navigating up to Wilmington in the dark).

 

[FootballFan]

There are several on here who frequent the area and make that trip a lot. Someone will chime in before long who can give you pretty accurate info.

Mark

 

[dpmulvey]

INside or out?

 

[bahamabreisus]

Beaufort to Wrightsville Beach at an easy pace will take about 6 hours, to downtown add 3 hours

 

[mquiet]

We run from Hampstead to Beaufort in 6 hours at 9kts on ICW. I ran from Beaufort back to Hampstead on and off plane in 4 hours. My old 340 could do the trip from Beaufort to Wrightsville in 3.4-4hours. Are you then going up cape fear to Wilmington? Stop in sneads ferry for fuel ( really cheap) then run to downtown Wilmington in another 2 hours. So Beaufort to Wilmington 5 hours to 6 hours. Let us know when running and we might see you on the ICW


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[dpmulvey]

There's a red light at Camp Lejeune on the ICW. If its flashing, you might want to stop!!! :grin:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/33/165.514

 

[sarbog]

Thanks for the input. It is about a 100 mile trip and I guessed 5 hours but I have never done it. I suspect 6 hours would be closer for me as I don't care to run any faster than needed to stay on plane. I also like the inside route, except for the area around Brown's Inlet which requires full attention and focus. Good weather window and Beaufort inlet to Masonboro Inlet would save a little time. I've run smaller boats, Swansboro/Beaufort/Morehead City area to Wrightsville area for many years but never really gone much past there.

 

[dpmulvey]

I've done that run. You're about right. However, unless you have to get there fast, do a bit at hull speed. It's worth the extra time.

 

[Clemson]

If you run from Morehead City to Masonboro Inlet on the outside that's 67NM. If you are going to downtown Wilmington...from MBoro Inlet south to Snows Cut (many no wake areas) then North on the Cape Fear River will add about 2:45 to your trip.

 

[mquiet]

You could go past Masonboro inlet and enter at Carolina beach. It is now marked and has water just make sure you pay attention to to location of the channel markers. That would put you right at snows cut. Side note. Snows cut has a couple logs sticking out of the water a couple weeks ago, should be gone by now.


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