I visited Urbanna & Deltaville on February 20 to scout out new marinas. My driving time is 30 minutes (20%) shorter to Urbanna than Cole's Point, and I felt like I should at least see what they had to offer.

I've loved my time at Cole's Point and will always count those kind folks as giving me the best possible start in "big boat" sailing, but I really feel like it's time for a move. The marina at Cole's Point is in financial trouble, the facilities get a bit more run down every year, there is no "town" there (for groceries, marine supplies, etc.)

Deltaville is almost too much town, but it does have all the ammenities that you'd want in a boat town, and is the only location on the planet that has two West Marines! Despite that, I came away from the trip with Urbanna being my top pick. In addition to a nice collection of "town stuff" and a 20% shorter drive from home, it's only about 15-20 minutes from Deltaville for those times when I just gotta have a West Marine!

We had a weird schedule at the Outer Banks this winter: about a week in early-mid January and back again for another 10 days in early February. The weather ran the gamut while we were there, from a dusting of snow one day...

...to another day in the mid 70s!
(The best thing about the picture above is no people!!)

As usual, there were lots of pretty sunsets, but this picture also captures the high winds that we (and the rest of the east coast) had right before we came home.