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It's a new year (almost) and the most posted in Sailnet continuous thread lives on. Happy New Year, good health and safet travels to all😄🤘🌪
Our plans this year include a 3 week trip at the end May to the Long Island Sound and the Mystic, Greenport, Sag Harbor and Newport areas. Hopefully we meet up with some native SN up there ( SanderO are you listening)
Also a traditional 13 day mid September excursion to the the southern Chesapeake reaches , including Yorktown, Hampton Roads, Northern Neck of Virginia stops
Forecast for Saturday looking even better with a little more wind albeit only 12 knots
Possibly a Cacaway on the Chester Day or Wye River. 80 with low humidity lows in low 60s
Forecast for Saturday looking even better with a little more wind albeit only 12 knots
Possibly a Cacaway on the Chester Day or Wye River. 80 with low humidity lows in low 60s
If all goes well we'll be at Cacaway Friday evening, departing after lunch Saturday. I'm keeping an eye on the weather, though, since 4 footers are now forecast and that may be more than I want to go out in with the dog on board. Unfortunately we can't stay over on Saturday night, so it's either leave Friday or just do a daysail on Saturday.
ANZ539-210800-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-
737 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
TONIGHT
W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 to 2 ft.
Isolated tstms this evening. A chance of showers.
FRI
NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Waves 4 ft.
FRI NIGHT
NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt until early
morning. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
Open transom means we probably get repeatedly pooped in 4 foot breaking chop. (We got pooped once last week.) Might be a little messy, especially with wind opposing current. I do have a little plastic panel that I can slip in to minimize the water in the cockpit, but the chop might even be high enough to reach the dinghy on the davits. I've done 6' swells at nighttime on a charter in Grenada, but never 4 foot breaking chop in this boat. Hopefully it dies down in the afternoon.
We'll probably take a drive down Eastern Neck with binoculars to look at the sea state, then make a decision whether to head out. Also a good place to take the dog out on a long walk before we head out.
I've never had a wave enter the cockpit of our open transom C36 and I've been out in as nasty weather as you are likely to encounter on the Chesapeake.
Anchored in Granary Creek off the east fork of the Wye River. We are the only boat in here. Once we hit the Miles the winds picked up in the mid 15 range and we had a nice last hour sail
Granary Creek is one of our 5 all time favorite anchorages. Can fit maybe 5 boats end to end anchored. Depts are 6-6.5 ft. Very narrow entrance to a tree line little creek. Lots of Bald Eagles and red tailed hawks circling the boat late afternoon.
At dusk (now) the sounds of many different species of birds sounding off.
Granary is the next creek down from Dividing Creek.
Anchored in Granary Creek off the east fork of the Wye River. We are the only boat in here. Once we hit the Miles the winds picked up in the mid 15 range and we had a nice last hour sail
Granary Creek is one of our 5 all time favorite anchorages. Can fit maybe 5 boats end to end anchored. Depts are 6-6.5 ft. Very narrow entrance to a tree line little creek. Lots of Bald Eagles and red tailed hawks circling the boat late afternoon.
At dusk (now) the sounds of many different species of birds sounding off.
Granary is the next creek down from Dividing Creek.
It's one of our favorites too. Slightly less picturesque than Dividing Creek, but usually less crowded. Very easy to get ashore there to go to Wye Island. We usually go ashore and walk the trails when we're down that way.
I was anchored in the Magothy River Thursday night running an overnight charter. Clients had to get back Friday morning to get to a wedding in Pa. Crossed the bay in sustained 32 knots with gusts to 39. Didn't sail on the way back to Rock Hall. Had 6 foot breaking rollers for 1.5 hours---Twas lively.
That's consistent with what I saw on Friday from the Ingleside Recreation Area on East Neck. Not just white caps, but large breakers. And that was in the lee of Swan Point, so I can only imagine what it was like out in the middle of the bay. You know what they say about sailors and schedules. I suspect that can put you in a tough spot running crewed charters. I'm glad the boat was up to it.
Yesterday we headed out with breezes that were more northerly than expected (little or no westward component). I realized that we could beat to Patapsco in one tack and then return on a broad reach. It seems rare that I get the opportunity to head to/from that direction with one tack in each direction, and we've never been there in our current boat, so we made a split second decision to head up there. The breeze died for a bit in the middle of the bay and we had to motor for about 20 minutes, but the sensor at Bayside Beach showed 9-11 kts sustained with gusts to 16, so we continued in that direction and weren't disappointed once the winds picked up again. Our plan was to cook lunch underway, but things were too lively for that, so we looked for a place to hide and drop anchor. I briefly considered Bodkin Creek, but hear its entrance can be tricky with shoals in the marked channel, so we proceeded to Rock Creek and anchored off the appropriately named Anchor Inn where there was a wedding underway. We had a solid breeze all through lunch that required us to hold onto our napkins and other stuff. The return trip was also lively with an occasional lull, entirely on a broad reach. We dodged a couple of cargo ships and a cruise ship coming out of the Patapsco.
Bay Wolf had fresh rock fish, so we went there for dinner, then returned to the boat to pack up everything and headed home, arriving at 11:30.
After returning home I noticed "Note D" on Chart #12278 that warns of large ships causing 12 foot breakers in Seven Foot Knoll. I had sailed right through that area. Have any of you guys with Patapsco experience witnessed those conditions? I don't think there was any shipping traffic nearby when I sailed through there - there were just a bunch of crab pots there for obvious reasons. For future reference, I've plotted a route through there that takes me around the northeast tip of Seven Foot Knoll.
We are having a good sail home today. We decided on Granary Creek on the Wye, motored back Dow Eastern Bay and were met by a lot of fishing boats at Bloody Point followed by a pod of 40 grey dolphins.
We are currently sailing past Thomas Point in 10 knots headed for the barn. Low humidity to boot.
Gentle breeze looks OK, but Saturday night looks brutal for being on the hook. AC required. Sunday looks better. I'm thinking about taking Monday off and going out Sun-Mon. Family commitments might interfere.
I ventured in there once and never again as it not only had a shallow entrance, there are far nicer anchorages a few miles away like Corsica, Greys Inn etc. I remember 4arch told me a story that he went in a chart / ac said you could walk to an ice cream place and found that it had closed up.
I've been in there before, just wondering how things have changed. Looking for a possible daysail stop to drop the hook for lunch. Corsica is a little further away for round trip daysail, and a very long dinghy ride to take the dog ashore.
We had a mellow day. Replaced one of the bilge pump switch which I bought at West Marine last night ( ran into JeffH and a few laughs, he’s looking younger ) . Did inside boat projects 🧽 no then headed to the movies to see “Yesterday” . Good stories. Excellent music
tomorrow looks like a great sailing day with steady W to WNW 15 gusts to 25. Temps high 80s with dropping humidity. Perfect for N -S oriented runs. May do Swan Creek and Back .....or 😄😄😄😄😄😄
Beautiful morning temp 80 but the breeze is great and NO humidity. Setting up for a good sailing day. Will be warm when we go back in but without the humidity, bearable. But it’s July on the Chessie. And there is good wind nowadays forecast to increase during the day
Yesterday afternoon had some interesting weather, these clouds crowded over the mooring field on the North East River looking a bit like doomsday. For about an hour after they passed we had some rain and wind gusts in the high 20s.
Worked on my boat yesterday. Setup an AC unit in the companion way. While it wasn't great, it was a lot better than not having it. I was at least able to knock off a project from my list. Looking forward to my refit being completed. By the time I left, the inside temp was 81, but outside was mid 90s.
Just as I was packing up to head back to the house, it started pouring down heavy hard rain. I got a bit soaked, but 10 minutes away from the marina, it hadn't rained at all. Should have waited in the boat for the rain to pass. Oh well. It was a good day.
Great sail today. We cruised back and forth from the Severn to Rock Hall and back on just a furled jib. 10 steady but gusts in the mid 20s. We just wanted to take it easy so be cut down on the sail area, but going south we still did 6.5-7.2.
Anchored in Whitehall Bay and took a nap and were amused by a Sailtime Marlow with a plow anchor creating furrows in the bottom with poor anchoring technique. He tried at least 12 times. Other boats pulled up anchors to get out of his way. Finally he tried upwind of us. I was going to say something but Donna beat me to the punch. She walked up to the bow and yelled to him, try someplace else.
Evening sail to Eagle Cove on the Magothy. Dinner and relaxing. Took a vacation day for tomorrow. Wind scoop set up in V-berth is funneling ample air through the boat. No bugs, thanks to the breeze.
The sail over was lively in 10-15 kts. Started as a broad reach, but wind shifted and became a hard beat for a short while. Passed through the channel in front of a cruise ship, but we passed with 10 minutes to spare. Still, had to be extra careful not to get caught in irons, and were ready to fire up the motor in case. He was doing 14-15 kts.
On the way into Magothy we passed @T37Chef heading the other way on Windgeist. We chatted briefly on VHF.
I had a chef2sail sighting. As some of you know I work one night a week at the Annapolis West Marine. (I still have my day job but there are great employee discounts that are very helpful when you own and are restoring an old boat plus I enjoy my fellow staff and working with folks who come in to do a project.) Friday I was at the service counter and who should walk in but Dave (chef2sail) himself. It was fun seeing him and having a brief chance to catch up a bit. (Dave- I hope the shower strum box project worked out for you.)
I had a chef2sail sighting. As some of you know I work one night a week at the Annapolis West Marine. (I still have my day job but there are great employee discounts that are very helpful when you own and are restoring an old boat plus I enjoy my fellow staff and working with folks who come in to do a project.) Friday I was at the service counter and who should walk in but Dave (chef2sail) himself. It was fun seeing him and having a brief chance to catch up a bit. (Dave- I hope the shower strum box project worked out for you.)
I haven't been here much... Lots to catch up on and lots going on. A few comments to share from reading some of the recent posts...
Rick... Was good to see you Sunday even if I was late returning you hail on the radio. We had a wonderful sail home Sunday... The sunset was stunning
The Kent Narrows channel is good... I don't recall seeing anything less than 9 feet on the North channel.
Queenstown Creek, has become a favorite of ours. Yeah its skinny amd narrow but once in it does open up and we find it quit nice. Yes, I ran aground there years ago... I recall hanging on the end of the boom for a good hour that day as we dug a nice round hole somewhere off the G3 I think.
Need to meet my Castle Harbor mate... I'll PM you my mobile number
This past Saturday, we got smacked by three storms, the last near Baltimore Light was a SOB. I should have more prepared and conservative with the sail plan, usually I am but... Nonetheless all was fine, need some repairs to the headsail and a new dodger. SMH at myself.
Bad weekend on the bay, at least three people lost their lives, probably four... Sadly 🙏
Rick... I heard the chatter of the rescue by the Bay Bridge, the weekend before was it? Sounded like 5 non englsh speaking folks 18' center console capsized and were quickly picked up by two charter fishing vessels.
Its been a awesome year of sailing so far... Wish I could go even more often. Unfortunately, no extended sails this year. At least not this summer, maaayyybbbeee in the Fall.
...This past Saturday, we got smacked by three storms, the last near Baltimore Light was a SOB. I should have more prepared and conservative with the sail plan, usually I am but... Nonetheless all was fine, need some repairs to the headsail and a new dodger. SMH at myself.
Bad weekend on the bay, at least three people lost their lives, probably four... Sadly 🙏
Rick... I heard the chatter of the rescue by the Bay Bridge, the weekend before was it? Sounded like 5 non englsh speaking folks 18' center console capsized and were quickly picked up by two charter fishing vessels.
I'm glad I stayed in on Saturday. Not ready to get clobbered yet.
The weekend before was the one with 40+ northerlies on Friday. I saw news reports of that day's rescue after the fact, and immediately thought of you.
There was quite a bit of chatter this past Sunday afternoon about a capsized boat near the power plant on Patapsco (I think), but no word of any people sighted. (Hopefully they were picked up very quickly.) There were follow-up messages yesterday about a "debris field" in the same general vicinity (I think), but never heard about any rescues or fatalities.
There's been some rough weather this year, and unfortunately the casualty rate may trend with that. I picked a good time to have my boat out for repairs April-May. Even though I got off to a very late start this season, we've already had more good weekend sailing weather than all of last year (when I didn't even have to reef once).
Hey, has anyone raised the Annapolis SeaTow radio check channel (27) this season? Or Oxford (26)? I usually can get a response from out in the bay from Herring Bay area, but not this year. Tried both of channels from a friend's boat yesterday with no result either.
It's been down all season, with no notification that I can find anywhere from SeaTow. IMO it's definitely a hazard for them to still be promoting their service while it's out of commission for a long time.
I've tried the Seatow Turkey Point channel 27 several times this season with no luck either.
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