SAILING AROUND #CAPELOOKOUT #OUTERBANKS #SHACKLEFORDBANKS
July 16, 2023 by Sailing PILAR - Blue Dot Voyages | Language: EN Play Time: 00:00:08:26 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
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June 5, 2023 – #CapeLookout Bight, part of #ShacklefordBanks #OuterBanks #HarkersIsland
We anchored and stayed in Cape Lookout Bight for the week. Partly to enjoy the area and to wait for the weather window for the trip around Cape Hatteras, The Outer Banks of NC and into Chesapeake Bay. The weather was great, but the wind would not be in our favor until Monday, June 11.
Cape Lookout bight is a unique and remote area. The Bight is a pond-like inlet in a break in Shackleford Banks. A hurricane made the break in Shackleford banks where the tidal waters go through from the Beaufort side to the bay side where Harker’s Island stands. The beaches are some of the most beautiful I have seen.
The Cape boast a beautiful lighthouse built in 1859. At 163 feet the Fresnel lens of this light house could project 18 miles out to sea warning mariners of the treacherous shoals of Cape Lookout. It was closed until 2024 while we visited.
The tip of Cape Lookout, past the Bight, can be accessed by ferry from Harker’s Island and Beaufort. Cars and Campers can be ferried to the Cape where people enjoy the beaches, fishing, camping and the remote atmosphere of the unique Cape. We walked to the tip of the Cape – 7 miles! Beautiful ocean waves, beaches and shells were a highlight on the walk. There’s a long section where cars and camper are not permitted, and we saw no other people on our walk.
Repairs and Maintenance – I got the water maker de-pickled and working. We successfully made water and the unit runs fine. But it wasn’t long till the filters were contaminated and needed replacement. I have replaced them and will await clean blue water before we make water again.
Next week we’ll sail from Cape Lookout around Hatteras to the Chesapeake Bay.
TIMELINE:
0:00 Introduction
0:05 Sail from Beaufort to Cape Lookout Bight
0:28 Cape Lookout Lighthouse
0:58 Exploring Shackleford Banks – 7 mile beach walk!
2:34 Truck Surf Fishing
3:24 Beach
4:20 The Point
5:01 Shackeflord Banks horses
5:48 Tidal creek creatures
7:22 Harker’s Island Secret Place (Hi Cameron!)
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Master Captain: Stephen Bell
First Officer: Dawn Bell
SAILING AROUND #CAPELOOKOUT #OUTERBANKS #SHACKLEFORDBANKS Locations
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