Cleaning The Hull / Caught a Sea Turtle

We beached the boat at Cape Lookout (had a long weekend so we sailed out and spent the weekend watching the Hurricane on VHF and having a blast). The boys caught a baby sea turtle, and shortly thereafter set it free..... Here's some pictures.....

Dragon Boat Race Debut

This past weekend was the 1st ever Dragon Boat races in Oriental....what an intense row that was....

I was on Teach's Crew, we had a parade, and the boys dressed like pirates with their friends Blake and Bailey and were in the parade too....it was an intense competition. Our boat didn't place well, (Deaton Boatyard won the competition) but it was a blast.... here's some pictures of the practice the day before the big race..... towndock.net will show more pictures of the event in a day or two....

Budge Makes A Cockpit Mat

This is a Napoleon Knot....the latest addition to the cockpit floor near the companionway.....I tried to do this last night, and on four different tries, I couldn't "wrap my head around it".

Beaufort Weekend

We went to Beaufort and hung out for the weekend. Were able to anchor really close to the bank of Carrot Island where the wild horses are.....here's a picture....

Went Out w/ Perry on his Catamaran....

Had a blast....check out this short video....

Charter Fishing And The Big One!

My friend Russ invited me out on a charter fishing trip (inshore)....We left Wednesday morning and headed out for a fabulous day catching many Speckled Trout and Drum ( and a few Croaker)....great fun....fish were delicious.....

Crewed To Ocracoke on a new Catalina