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EOTI Float Plan: Beaufort, NC to Annapolis, MD Saturday August 14th 2021 to Monday August 16th 2021

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Weather Conditions: Weather window opened up and will require cranking through the a tide change Saturday morning. Timing is critical for getting into the bay with tide and wind on Sunday evening.

Saturday – Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 foot. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to a moderate chop in the afternoon. Saturday Night – Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 foot. Dominant period 8 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Sunday – West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 foot. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Sunday Night – East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves around 2 foot. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Monday – East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Monday Night – East winds 5 to 10 knots. Waves 1 foot. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Tracking: Eoti can be tracked in real time at all times and has both passive and active tracking located on the tracking page. Eoti will maintain a radio, RADAR and AIS assisted watch with two people (helm and look out) on watch at all times. Eoti while underway monitors VHF channel 16 at all times and has two back up handheld VHF radios. 

Description: Eoti is a 2000 Moody 46. Blue hull, red bootstripe, white topsides, tan canvas, gray sails with a white downwind sail (large blue turtle), and carries all standard USCG required safety gear and a licensed EPIRB

Expected Itinerary:

Saturday August 14th 2021

  • 0616 Low tide -1″ (BE)
  • 0627 Sunrise
  • 0715 Depart Beaufort, NC
  • 1000 East or clearing Shackleford Banks
  • 1242 Moonrise (42%)
  • 1244 High tide 3′ 7″ (BE)
  • 1600 East of Ocracroke Inlet
  • 1957 Sunset
  • 2000 East of Cape Hatteras and Outer Diamond Shoal
  • 2346 Moonset

Sunday August 15th 2021

  • 0200 North East of Hatteras Island
  • 0628 Sunrise
  • 0752 Low tide 1″ (CE)
  • 0800 North East of Nags Head or Kitty Hawk
  • 1000 East north east of Rudee Inlet
  • 1351 Moonrise (42%)
  • 1421 High tide 3′ (CE)
  • 2000 Approximately entering Chesapeake Bay
  • 1956 Sunset
  • 2050 Low tide 3″

Monday August 16th 2021

  • 0004 Moonset
  • 0241 High tide 2′ 4″
  • 0300 In the vicinity of Poqouson Flats Beacon
  • 0629 Sunrise
  • 0639 Low tide 8″ (CHM)
  • 0800 in the vicinity of Milford Haven Beacon
  • 0800-1700 Work from Boat
  • 1135 High tide 1′ 1″ (CHM)
  • 1501 Moonrise (54%)
  • 1500-1900 Arrive Chesapeake Harbor Marina
  • 1955 Sunset

General comments:

Eoti has a 6 person Zodiac Life raft with supplies, maintains up to date and unexpired signaling devices on board Eoti, in the dinghy (Dongle) and in the life raft. GEOS SAR services for all crew are maintained and set up through Iridium, and Garmin. All crew have AIS PLBs in their DeckVest PFDs. All crew have lights and whistles in their PFDs. 

Weather routing advice and assistance provided by Chris Parker at Marine Weather Center .

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