Spring Equinox 2013 #1

The plan was to stop at the outfall canal in Southport. Then I listened to the weather forecast that said tomorrow the wind would be 15 to 30 from north-east. It might be hard going up the Cape Fear into 30 knots. Then I checked the currents. Today and tomorrow the current will be going down the river in the morning and up in the afternoon. That means that if I wait until tomorrow morning to go up the river I will be going against the current. The tidal current plus the river current reinforced by the wind will be impressive. I decided to grab the current going up this afternoon, and am continuing on to Carolina Beach.