Alan Stewart Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 Graham has set off from the shop today aboard Carlita his Core Sound 17 Mark 3 bound for the start of the 2019 OBX 130 event which leaves from Cedar Creek Campground on Sunday. You can follow his progress using his spot tracker link. He is currently headed East out of the Bay River into the Neuse with a SE wind building tonight. Looks like he just turned off the motor. He planned to cross the Neuse this evening we will see how he gets on. Here is a video of him leaving the shop today. Uploading now. give it a few minutes. 4:45pm 8/2/2019 Quote
Jknight611 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Posted August 2, 2019 Looks like he is making good time! Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 3, 2019 Author Report Posted August 3, 2019 Graham completed 26.8 miles yesterday and anchored in the mouth of Turnagain bay. He departed at 2:40 and stopped around 9pm for an average speed of 4.2mph or 3.6 knots. It looked like he motored out of the Bay River and then shut off the motor upon entering the Neuse. Not sure if he motored across the Neuse or was able to sail but the more sporadic spacing between track points indicates that he was under sail the whole time. Quote
Oyster Posted August 3, 2019 Report Posted August 3, 2019 I guess he will go back up Long bay after going thru the canal to get to the ramp at Cedar Island? Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 3, 2019 Author Report Posted August 3, 2019 He is actually headed to Cedar "creek" campground for the start of the event as opposed to the old Driftwood location on Cedar "island". A small but important distinction! The group is meeting up there today and leaving as scheduled tomorrow (sunday) for the day 1 leg of the trip which will have them camping at Lookout. Here is the OBX 130 route file from their facebook group OBX130 2019.kmz you can download this and upload it into google earth to see the routes. Here are Graham's spot tracks from yesterday if you want to get the track shown below on your own google earth window. spot_messages.gpx Quote
Oyster Posted August 3, 2019 Report Posted August 3, 2019 Thanks, So he plans to go thru Salter's Creek or the Thorofare? I was down in Salter's Creek in the fall. And it had trees down across the channel. Hopefully they are now cleared. Maybe we will get down in the sound and check out some of the race participants while they are underway. Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 3, 2019 Author Report Posted August 3, 2019 Not sure which route hes gonna take. Hopefully its clear! Quote
smccormick Posted August 4, 2019 Report Posted August 4, 2019 I really like how Graham uses his boat. Glad he's enjoying a nice adventure. 1 Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Posted August 4, 2019 Graham made it to the start of the event yesterday with another 16 nautical miles via Turnagain bag, old canal, Stump Bay, Golden Creek, Nelson Bay and around into the Cedar Creek Campground. Looks like they have just shoved off this morning at about 8am headed for Cape Lookout. They are enjoying a north wind so should have an easy starboard reach down Core Sound. Wind shifting east then south later this evening but they should make it to Lookout in just a few hours. About 18nm away. Here is a picture posted on the OBX 130 FB group by Shawn Payment AKA Lawless, another watertriber! Quote
Oyster Posted August 4, 2019 Report Posted August 4, 2019 Since the weather was ideal, I think he was taking a nap this afternoon. Quote
Phil Stallings Posted August 4, 2019 Report Posted August 4, 2019 Hope you are having a great time Graham! Looks like you are making good time. Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Posted August 5, 2019 Graham sailed down Core Sound Sunday with the group. In total Graham said there were 7 boats. I think he said he was the last to leave the campground. He had a good spinnaker run down the sound. "A perfect day" he said. He was second into the bight he said. Upwind the last little bit. Here are some pictures for those without facebook. 1 Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 6, 2019 Author Report Posted August 6, 2019 Some pics sent in by Paul and Nina. Thanks! Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Posted August 8, 2019 Graham and the fleet wrap up their cruise today. Heading back to the shop after that. Here are some more pictures. Album here. https://photos.app.goo.gl/NGn81GTcfuBAp69a7 1 Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Posted August 8, 2019 Just talked to Graham. He is hunkered down in West Thoroughfare bay at the moment. He threw out the anchor when the skys started to darken. There are some severe thunderstorm warnings moving over his area and a special marine warning in effect for the upper Neuse area and oriental with hail and 50 knot gusts a possibility. Quote
AmosSwogger Posted August 8, 2019 Report Posted August 8, 2019 Thanks for the update; its been fun following him on the tracker. Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 8, 2019 Author Report Posted August 8, 2019 Radar looks like it's cleared up for him now. Quote
Alan Stewart Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Posted August 9, 2019 Graham made it back to the shop last night around 11pm. Total mileage from spot track is 126 nautical miles. I guess we will make him go do another 4 so he gets to 130. 1 Quote
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