Bird Island Anchorage

After a wonderful day sail offshore, we anchored in the cove behind Bird Island for the night. A bit chilly in the evening but warmed up the cabin cooking dinner. Very peaceful out here when the winds are 10 knots or less. Took the dinghy to the beach and walked around to the ocean side. Some great photos from the high dunes overlooking the anchorage.

Bald Head Island

We look forward to our annual pilgrimage to BHI. This year we were joined by a dozen other boats as part os the North Strand Sail & Power Squadron. We left a couple of days before the other boats and took the inside route as the offshore weather was a little dicey. Made good time and rode the outgoing tide from Southport and hit 9 knots SOG! Arrived to our slip on the T- Head of C dock. Sweet!!!

Enjoyed some fantastic Island time on this beautiful and relaxing destination. We had carried our new folding bikes so getting around the Island was a breeze. More practical then renting a golf cart and a little physical activity can't hurt! Also brought our inflatable kayak and took it out on the creek behind the marina.

After a wonderful 4 days a of hanging out with our Power Squadron friends it was time to head back to Little River. Offshore for us this time and awesome sail it was. New record time dock to dock in just over 6 hours.

Family Day

We had both kids in town for a short visit so of course we had to go for a sail on Norstar. We had great weather with calm seas, slight cloud cover and winds 10-15! Christopher slept while Jessica and I hung our feet over the bow and got soaked! We laughed so hard! We finally talked John into joining us and eventually Chris did the same.
We went to Bird Island to go for a swim and relax! It felt so refreshing! We cooked out on the grill for dinner and talked the time away until we sadly had to pull up anchor and head for Lightkeepers. Today brought back so many memories of our years boating with the children and all the fun times we shared. I am so blessed to have this time together!

Mingles Sailing

We took my sister Kim's family (from NJ) out for a sail. Calm conditions on the ocean without very light winds and flat seas. We were able to sail slowly which was good for a leisurely day. No white knuckles for our family! We followed a shrimp boat and watched the many dolphins happily eating and playing with their now full bellies. It was great seeing so many out there. We also anchored up at Bird Island and John rowed everyone to the beach, 2 at a time. Playing in the water and walking on the hot sand was fun for all! It was so good to get together and share our life with family.

Sailing on a Sunday!

John and I had no charters booked so we went out for a lovely sail after church. Winds were light and variable at first but filled in to a nice 10-15kts. Sweet!!! We had a fantastic day including anchoring at Bird Island and cooking steaks on the grill. Just perfect!!

ICW Sailing

We took friends, Deb and Gerald, out for a sail on Sunday. The weather of course did not cooperate with high winds and 6ft seas offshore so we motor sailed to the inlet and turned around to sail back on a broad reach. Joe and Darlene on Time in a Bottle came out with a group of friends also. The perfect makings for a race! As they passed us going the other way, we turned around so they could catch up. The engines were off and sails were out and we sailed/raced back all the way to the entrance to the marina in the ICW. We claimed victory! We went back to Joe and Darlene's for a cookout and fun was had by all. What a great day on the water! Norstar

Time in a Bottle

Sailing!

What a beautiful sail. We brought our friend Joe out on Norstar and had a fantastic sail. Wonderful day.

Sunset!

Sunset with Captain John.

Charter season is here!

Charter season is in full swing aboard Norstar. The seas have been calm, winds adequate and the sunsets spectacular! Looking forward to another wonderful boating season.