Back In The Water

After 13 days on the hard, we were launched! Kismet is looking very sharp with her newly painted bottom, polished hull, and a fresh coat of cetol. We said good-bye to all our friends at SailCraft and headed off to Ocracoke Island with Mo & George on "Passages", our buddies from Vermont that we were with in the fall from Virginia to Miami. They caught up with us after going to the Bahamas this winter. The trip to Ocracoke is about 40 miles. Initially, we had light winds and were sailing up the Neuse River at about 4 - 5 knots, when we turned into Pamlico Sound, the wind picked up to about 20 knots and the seas were about 2 feet. We had a very exciting, fast sail about 7 - 8 knots to Ocracoke. We set our anchors in Silver Lake, and dinghied ashore; where we met Dick & Lynne from "Ladyhawke", friends from Sodus Bay. All enjoyed a great dinner at The Back Porch Restaurant.