Albemarle Sound to North River

Got up, and it was cold and rocky. The night was calm.  

I hesitated to depart until noon, when I carefully weighed anchor as Bellum was a bucking horse.  

I reported the hazards to the float plan, and the departure went well.  It was a south wind, as expected.  In fact, I had slowed my approach to the Albemarle Sound to avoid the north winds. 

I approached the Albemarle Sound, and it was rocky.  A sailboat passed me on her Genoa, and I was tempted to put mine on, but it was too rolly, and there were crab pods to avoid. I was chicken!  A little more than halfway, the winds lowered to 10 knots, and I pulled the genoa, but it was too rocky.  

As I approached the other side, I made a turn to port, and the water was calm. I was able to sail for a couple of hours in a beam reach or close haul, and sailed up until the North River became curvy.  A sailboat motor sailing passed me.

I sailed up the North River towards Coinjoint and went to Green Island Creek to anchor, but it was way too shallow, and I backed up to Cow Creek about one mile.

I considered staying at Coinjoint Marina for their famous Prime Rib, but at 2.90 per foot, never mind.