Thanks to everyone who followed this year's trip on Sharp One. The stats: 1605 miles (including a couple of side trips from ports), 74 hours underway, avg speed of 21.6mph Sharp One got "almost" 1 mile per gallon...actual number is highly classified! We stopped at 15 ports (24 days, 3 ports twice, 5 ports for multiple nights) Our favorite ports where Bald Head Island, Oriental, Charleston, Kingsmill, and Hilton Head (but it was crowded) Sharp One ran GREAT but is ready for so

Three great days where family members joined us for the 4th!! Total crew... Gary, Trina, and Tracey Bachman; Brandon, Amy, Sam and Joey Zerante; Paul, Elizbeth, Emma Rose, and Hartley Weyrauch; Kelli and Thomas Potts; Steven, Kevin, Jenny, Lyra Rose, Joanne, and Skip Sharp!!!! Lots of pool time, cruising and swimming in the James River, golf, concerts, 4th of July parade, morning fun run, great dinners...

Been very busy on the last part of this cruise! Below are pictures from Oriental to Norfolk to Kingsmill Resort near Colonial Williamsburg. Really enjoyed Oriental, NC. Great marina and inn and nice small town. Enjoyed two nights here. Then decided to do a long day (186 miles) to Norfolk. Stayed at Waterside Marina and watched U.S. soccer win at a local sports bar with hundreds of fans. On Kingsmill Resort pictures coming soon! Three nights here then heading home!

Finally back into NC! ICW much more friendly to express cruisers that like to run at 25 knots! Very few no wake zones and almost all boats are on lifts! Frist stop was Carolina Beach where we met our friends the Pidgeons and enjoyed a private yacht club pool! 29 June - Carolina Beach to Oriental. Easy cruise back into NC. Arrived at a great marina with pool and nice rooms. Decided we like it so much we are here for 2 days! Very nice small NC town with friendly people an