Tuesday, March 17, 2009
17 Mar - Day #13. We get underway at 0700, first light. The sun actually starts to peak out as we reach Carolina Beach. A USCG boat boards a Nord Haven just infront of us. Just north of the Shallotte Inlet there's a dredge blocking the waterway. A sign on the barge directs traffic to pass on the west side. I slow down and move out of the channel. BOOM--we hit a sand bank. After backing off we steer for the barge and pass close. Lesson learned--radio the barge for passing instructions. I'd given them to wide a berth and gone aground because of it. Looks like dinner is on me. Drop the hook in Little River with three other cruisers. Dingy into Calabash, NC for dinner. 68nm today: 438nm total. DBH
