Ideally we'll make good ground if we can keep outside for the bulk of the trip before we go inside at Morehead, it's only practical there.
I'm not sweating any part of the trip until we pass Little Creek. When we make the left turn up the Bay is when it gets interesting. The last time the Bay let us know it was boss with 4 foot waves and a nasty wind out of the north. We had it on the nose the whole way.
Hatteras is a snore compared to a low pressure system on the Chesapeake. Did I mention we'll have to dodge the navy the whole way up?
Gotta' love those Yamaha stern drives though. They are rock solid.
By the time you send your epilogue I should be able to receive it. And I might be reading it while dining on bull dolphin or yellowfin tuna. Not too shabby.