When we left Beaufort, NC headed to the Chesapeake we were facing a 36 hour sail  and the danger of going around Cape Hatteras.  Rounding Hatteras is something all East Coast sailors like to talk about.  (Just yesterday someone at the Boatyard asked me about this and high five me because I said we made it around!!)  If conditions are bad, they can be really bad and dangerous.  However, if you time it right with the weather a cruise around Hatteras can feel like nothing to get all worked up over. Luckily for us, both of our coastal trips north we rounded Hatteras in extremely calm conditions.

We left Beaufort in the morning with our buddies Kirk and Donna on their boat Ainulindale.

We saw some dolphins playing.

We relaxed with Stanley.

And saw a beautiful sunset right off of Hatteras.  Doesn’t look so scary does it?  🙂