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Two hours after leaving NOB, we found ouselves passing under the James River Bridge.  It’s a lift bridge, but clears 60’ when down.  Not a problem for us.

As we left the marina, we found ourselves side-by-side with USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), an old friend of mine.  She was being towed over to Newport News for overhaul at the speed of approx 4.5 knots.  Luckily we were making 5.0 under power, which after an hour along her starboard side, allowed us to cross her bow right in front of Newport News.  After that we raised the sails and enjoyed 12-15 knots of wind.  We even ran wing-and-wing for awhile, with Laura professionally tending to the jib sheet.