Sail Ten - James River Solo Sail to see the "Ghost Fleet" - May 24, 2001

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I took off by myself for another solo sail. It was a beautiful day. I went north from the James River Bridge and saw what looked like buildings in the distance. I checked the chart and realized I must be seeing the Naval Reserve fleet. It didn't look that far. There was almost no wind so I decided to motor up to the fleet and then sail back as much as time permitted. Along the way, I hugged the peninsula side (northern) side of the James.

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There were some beautiful homes along the river. Whoever lives along ariver like this should feel very lucky.

 

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A gentle breeze came up and so I decided to take advantage and sail awhile. Turning off the motor is putting up the sails is like a big exhale- it is so much more relaxing. This was heaven for me.

 

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With binoculars you could see people sunbathing. It was a beautiful spring day and many people were taking advantage of it.

 

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The water was like glass! Kerrie (my wife not the boat) would have loved it - the Kerrie Lynne II did love it (I think). Poor wifey hasn't been able to get out on the boat in nice weather yet!

 

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Ahh... the ghost fleet comes into view.

 

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I'm not sure which carrier this is - but it sure was fun to see it up close.
I couldn't find any name or number.  It looks like the carrier is beached, but the depth finder showed about thirty-five feet of water.

 

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Some more pictures of the fleet.

 

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Quite a bit of rust there...

 

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I wasn't the only sailboat out today. I guess the seasons are finally changing!

 

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