Into Oriental a Restocking Place

We sailed from Belhaven to Oriental, NC today.  It was leisurely and we sat happily doing 3 knots while we barbequed some hotdogs for lunch.  There were moments when we drifted, moments going fast and moments motoring upwind.  We only traveled about 35 miles so it was easy and we arrived early in the afternoon to River Dunes Yacht Club.



Where we stayed in Belhaven



River Dunes Yacht Club

This place is a country club for boaters.  They dug a deep marina in a place that is really georgeous.  They are trying to make a go of it selling building lots for high end homes.  Only a few are built and I am afraid that the bank may really own this place.  They provided a car for us to go to town and get provisions and we restocked on food and picked up some provisions for out offshore leg.  Tonight we enjoyed the hot tub and the showers at the gym facility.  We passed on the wine and cheese tasting in favor of some barbequed NY Strips and salad prepared on the boat.

While we were out provisioning, we stopped at Inner Banks Sails & Canvas.  The proprietors were very knowledgable about the things were were looking for and how best to rig them.  Richard will rig jack lines tomorrow that will run the length of the boat.  This will give us something to clip our harnesses onto.  When you are clipped to the boat, a stumble will not have dire consequences. 

We will make a short sail to Beaufort, NC tomorrow (pronounces BO-fert) and will use that as a jumping off point for an ocean sail to Wrightsville Beach NC,  just above Cape Fear. 

A link to our locations is here.  Click here.  This is a different link than before and might be easier for some to look at.