The 7-Day Love Odyssey
A Romantic Adventure
The 7-Day Love Odyssey is an exquisitely romantic and private adventure for just the two of you. You will get to sail to interesting towns on the rivers and sounds of eastern North Carolina. Your craft will be a luxury pilothouse sailboat built in Finland. You can view the various sights on the river or shore from either the upper deck seating area or from the climate controlled pilothouse. Few sailboats have this capability of offering you both. There will be all sorts of interesting vessels on the open water, passing you on their voyages from far away places. On most days, you will be able to explore the quaint historical town in which you are docked. The bed and breakfast inns often date back well into the 1800’s. The local restaurants serve fresh seafood and are excellent. Each town has its own colorful history and character. There will be museums, pre-Civil War cemeteries, lighthouses, local entertainment and a plethora of craft and art shops in the various towns. You will enjoy exploring them together and you will feel closer in the process. For more information about each destination, visit its web page: Ocracoke, New Bern, Beaufort, Cape Lookout.
Primary and Alternate Routes
Because weather safety is such a controlling factor, no one route can be guaranteed in advance. There is a primary route that is preferred but adverse weather may force the captain to plot an alternate route in its place. The routes are as follows:
Primary Route:
Day 1 - Orientation in Oriental, sail to Ocracoke (8 hrs), lunch on board, dock up in Ocracoke
Day 2 - Stay docked in Ocracoke, enjoy the town
Day 3 - Sail to Oriental (8 hrs), lunch on board, dock up in Oriental
Day 4 - Sail to New Bern (4 hours), lunch on board, dock up in New Berrn
Day 5 - Sail and motor to Beaufort (8 hrs), lunch on board, dock up in Beaufort
Day 6 - Stay docked in Beaufort, enjoy the town
Day 5 - Sail and motor to Oriental (4 hrs), lunch in Oriental
Alternate Route A:
Day 1 – Orientation in Oriental, sail to New Bern (4 hours), lunch on board, dock up in New Bern
Day 2 – Sail and motor to Beaufort (8 hours), lunch on board, dock up in Beaufort
Day3 – Stay docked in Beaufort, enjoy the town
Day 4 – Sail and motor to Oriental, (4 hrs), lunch in Oriental, dock up in Oriental
Day 5 – Sail to Ocracoke (8 hours), lunch on board, dock up in Ocracoke
Day 6 - Stay docked in Ocracoke, enjoy the town
Day 6 – Sail to Oriental (8 hours), lunch on board
Alternate Route B :
Same as Alternate Route A but with an excursion trip to Cape Lookout on Day 3, weather permitting, and return to Beaufort that same night
Weather Safety Policy
Any responsible mariner knows that safety of passengers and vessel is the highest priority. All preferred routes and destinations will be evaluated for safety by the captain before departure. At his sole discretion, the captain may determine that a route or destination change may be warranted due to projected weather or sea conditions. There may be some days when the captain might even determine that the weather is projected to be too hazardous to leave port. This is the inherent uncertainty when traveling so close to nature.
If a preferred route is revised by the captain, your preference for an alternate route will be given high priority. If the total number of days on the water is reduced from the planned trip because of safety, then a prorated portion of the boat-related costs for the missed portion of the trip shall be refunded to you at a rate of $ 100 per hour of on-the-water voyage time..
