Bring a yacht North.

[Air O'Nautical]

This was looking over the bow much later on....looks like their having a blast playing around the bulbous bow bulb under water.

Cute little guys. There were looking up at me...showing off, I think.

 

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Looking a little pirate today.....back in my favorite spot , the wheel house.

 

[Air O'Nautical]

Traffic around Savanna GA port.

Going slow and not having the option to speed up makes collision avoidance much different.
It a lot more planning and talking to the other captains.
I now believe AIS should be mandatory for ALL boats big and small. This boat has it..and it's very cool.

 

[Air O'Nautical]

The wind was in a great direction to use the Sails!

We left them up for about a day and got a nice 1.5 extra knot out of them.
I would hate to have to rely on them if the main failed.....

 

[Air O'Nautical]

I settled in for a 4 hour watch.

getting dark....sun dropping...

Back to driving mostly by instruments.

Good thing there's 2 different radars working so I can 'see".

 

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Off Watch I hit the hay.

My beds in there somewhere.......?

 

[Air O'Nautical]

I woke up dreaming, I was in a washing machine????
Looking out my ports.....?

 

[Air O'Nautical]

The seas were angry due to the 26 steady and 32kt gust.....so far.

At this point we were 60 miles off shore and in for a slogging...
I tried to take some pics but, they all looked wimpy.
They were honest 8+footers rocking us.
It wasn't any problem for the little ship but, we didn't like it.
To add insult.....I was tracking an AIS target doing 28kts in this mess coming up from behind us! It was a big sport fisher well inside....just cranking through it.

 

[Air O'Nautical]

So, that's the drive North so far.
Were sitting at a dock in Beaufort NC until day break when we'll decide if we go back outside or run a bit inside....

My impression of this little ship is its able to take most anything the sea could through at it. But, the people inside of it will surrender much sooner.
I also see why semi-displacement trawlers are all the rage. 8-11 knots is painfully slow.
Dont sell you SeaRay's!!!

 

[Air O'Nautical]

Ok, this is a great crew!!! Shoved off with me still asleep......Nice.
So, I've been running the kitchen whenever possible.

Houston we have a problem......the coffee maker is inop!
EASY VICTOR, EASY VICTOR, EASY VICTOR ..... All doors!!!p

Wait...there's a back-up .... Thank God.....this boat has a freakin back system for any contingency.

 

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We running the ditch all the way to Norfolk.....Ocean is going to be glass because, were not their!

 

[carterchapman]

Mark,

Not many on the Forum know what "Easy Victor" said over the PA three times means...but now I think I know where you go for Recurrent Training!

 

[Air O'Nautical]

If I get a job again, I might need to remember this stuff....

I do miss it!!!

 

[Air O'Nautical]

For anyone still guessing.
"Easy Victor" is to code to start an evacuation on a plane.

 

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Today will be pretty boring so, won't be much updating unless I see some cool boats.
Smooth water so......It brownie time. (Don't tell my wife I'm making box brownies!)

 

[Havana Shamrock]

Awesome boat, awesome trip, awesome thread. I know what 8-10 kts looks like for a few days!!!! Keep the pics and info coming Mark

 

[rondds]

This is some machine. What exactly does the owner plan to do with this boat? Circumnavigation?

 

[Btcowboy]

Awesome thread and awesome trip. Safe travels


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[Alegria]

Love the pics, Love the boat! What a ship she has beautiful lines and interior. Thanks for sharing and updating with all the pics. Looks like a great adventure.

 

[Air O'Nautical]

This is some machine. What exactly does the owner plan to do with this boat? Circumnavigation?

Boat will spend summer in Nantucket and wintered in Bahamas...
....Yes, I'm hoping to join the run South too.