161: LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE FIXED. We are finally heading to CAPE LOOKOUT

We had an indirect lightning strike that damaged our instruments and needed to be fixed before leaving Beaufort and heading for Cape Lookout. We were supposed to be North of the 36th parallel prior to 15 June, but we missed the deadline. We remained anchored in Taylor's Creek until Peter from Seacoast Marine Electronics was able to come and assess our damage. He was the ultimate in knowledge and expertise. After his assessment and the arrival of our new instruments, one of his staff members, Chris, came to complete the install. Once that was finished, on Wednesday afternoon, we gleefully moved the boat out to Cape Lookout to stage for our departure to Cape May on that Friday, 1.5 days later. We were ecstatic. The trip to Cape Lookout was uneventful though we did determine that the wind vane at the top of the mast was not functioning. We probably would need to replace the circuit board in the transducer. We had one with us, but that was too big a task to accomplish until we arrived in Cape May. We had other projects to complete like changing the oil and filters in the port side engine, installing our new hydrofoil on our outboard motor and preparing for our 2+ day passage north. What an amazing three weeks in Beaufort. The memories are everlasting, but we were ready to head North and discover new places. #sailing #sailboat #sailingprojects #beaufortnc #beaufort #capelookout #lightning #lightningstrike NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY? https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6040796987916288 WHERE CAN YOU FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Instagram - @sailingblownaway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingBlownAway Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/eileen.dietrich/ YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/sailingblownaway