And anyway... just head up the coast... you don't need to be that far out to sea when just heading out to the outer banks... something about ditching in the ocean I wouldn't feel comfortable about.
Besides, YOU know the missle tests, CIWS firings, and military games we play in the VA Capes and Cherry Point Op Areas...That's what you'll be heading through... I wouldn't want to be in the middle of them...
Take the scenic, safer route.
Just my $.02