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The last position reports for Tides Inn will be displayed on the map. (Courtesy of www.winlink.org) Tides Inn homeport is Dare Marina, Yorktown VA

Back between the Majors - 22 Mar

 

   Back between the Majors for the next Cold Front passage. We are a bit further south than last time, further away from the gaggle of boats to the north but more exposed to the opening to the East. Not many other boats anchor here as it is exposed to swells coming in from the East, but there shouldn't be any wind or big waves coming from that direction. This front isn't supposed to be as strong as the last one. 

   By the time it got dark, another 5-6 boats had joined us here but all are keeping a safe distance. Not like up north.

     Fortunately, no strong thunderstorms with this front, only rain and wind shift. You can see on our chartplotter how the boat swings around the anchor with the wind shifting and the tidal currents flowing through each 6 hours.  For awhile with the west winds we were being blown over close to those rocks to the east, but once the wind shifted to the north we were safe hanging down to the south.  We did experience an uncomfortable swell coming in the inlet from the east, but not unsafe. But, we made an early exit the next morning.