On 23 April, The Belle, along with 4 other sailboats from the Norfolk Naval Sailing Association got underway to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth to support the annual ND-VA-NC Sea Scout Jamboree. We passed behind the Coastie Cutters up the narrow channel in Coast Guard Creek to the docks that support the USCG and local marine authority pursuit boats. A busy weekend. With a crew of 10, two scouts as navaigator/tactician, another at the helm, one on each of the headsail sheets, another on the main traveler, another on the sta'sail and a couple holding the rail, The Belle filled her sails in the 18kt winds and made-way into the busy Hampton Roads channel for a fun race to round -out a day full of anchoring, man-over-board, navigation, and sailmanship training. It's all about having fun, and the several crews that boarded The Belle over the weekend, all walked away with big smiles. They sailed!
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