Cannonsgate on Bogue Sound, a beautiful gated community which is located right on the Intracoastal Waterway is a unique place to live. It has a 75 slip marina, gorgeous Charleston style clubhouse, walking trails, pool, tennis courts, putting green, natural areas, lakes, and a community postal center. For the boating enthusiast, it is a most desirable place to live. One can go out of the marina and travel by boat up and down the Eastern coastline! The grounds are immaculately groomed, and the views of Bogue Sound are exquisite, especially at sunrise and sunset.  read more »

Finally the winds dropped, the temperature went up, and we got to get on the water this morning.  I am not much for boating on Memorial Day weekend since the boat traffic is high, and the number of crazy boaters is even higher.  However, I figured that I could sneak in a trip this morning before the jet ski folks got out of bed.
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Friday March 6 was one of the nicest days that we have seen in a while.  The day started warm and stayed warm except for the breeze (wind) that kicked up early in the day.  Without the wind it would have been a wonderful day.

The water and the sky were blue as you can see from the picture taken looking east up the Intracoastal from South Water Street in Swansboro.  read more »

Flotilla 20-02 of the Morehead City Coast Guard Auxiliary Rules of the Road Course will be held Feb. 28 beginning at 8:30am at the Student Union Building at Carteret Community College, 3505 Arendell Street, Morehead City. Topics include the following: the history of the area, studies of charts used for piloting and navigation, regulations for recreational boats, safety equipment, distress signals and much more. Cost is $35 and pre-registration is required. Call 252-808-3091 or email pe@mhccgaux.com.

Flotilla 20-02 of the Morehead City Coast Guard Auxiliary about Boating Safety Course will be held Feb. 21 starting at 8:30am at the Student Union building at Carteret Community College, 3505 Arendell Street, Morehead City. This class provides boaters with the knowledge necessary for safety certification. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $35. Call 252-808-3091 or email pe@mhccgaux.com

A United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship Class will be held at the Coast Guard Station on Emerald Isle, 11101 Station Street, Mondays and Thursdays, Feb. 19 through Apr. 2.  Pre-registration is required. Call 252-354-4117, 252-876-2461.  Cost for the book is $35.

A safe boat handling, operation and basic piloting class will be held in Beaufort at the VFW Post 2401, 107 Earl Avenue on Feb. 21, 8:45am to 4:30pm, and Feb. 22 from 9am to 3pm. Cost is $50 per person; a second person sharing one course book is $25. Pre-register by Feb. 18. Call 252-659-2742 or seagray@embarqmail.com.