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Ulladh,

I'm currently booked to play the Philadelphia Wind Symphony concert on May 1, so I'll have to pass unless something forces me to drop out of the concert for that cycle. I'll pencil in your plans as a backup in case I can't do the concert.

FYI, our next PWS concert is Friday, December 12, in case you're interested in attending:

Philadelphia Wind Symphony

 

[TakeFive]

...I will be departing Delaware City on May 2nd for wherever your grill is making magic.

I forgot that you're stopping overnight at Delaware City. Maybe I can sail down there Wed. Apr. 29, leave the boat there a few nights, and head to Cohansey with you on Saturday. That's something to look forward to this dreary season!

 

[TakeFive]

Colin,

OpenCPN 4.0 will be coming out in a few days, and you might want to have a look at it for planning trips like this. Withe the OTCurrent plugin, you can get current predictions for any future day/time. It's a great tool for desktop planning, especially with the new features.

 

[TakeFive]

I usually do my first long sail of the season around Cinco de Mayo.

This coming May the tides and currents are just right for departing Essington PA on May 1st "Beltane".

So this will be a Beltane cruise.

May 1st: Essington PA to Delaware City DE
May 2nd: Delaware City DE to Cohansey River NJ

That is as far as I have got on my planning, which depending on weather may continue on to Lewes or Cape May, or around one of the Bay abandoned lighthouse Miah Maull or Ship John, then back to Delaware City and Essington.

Very few blood thirsty insects in May, and while storms on the bay at times appear to come out of nowhere, the weather is usually benign.

Are you still planning to head out May 1? Looking at all the boats blocking me in and the total lack of yard work done on any of those boats, I'm not sure I can be launched in time.

 

[TakeFive]

I usually do my first long sail of the season around Cinco de Mayo.

This coming May the tides and currents are just right for departing Essington PA on May 1st "Beltane".

So this will be a Beltane cruise.

May 1st: Essington PA to Delaware City DE
May 2nd: Delaware City DE to Cohansey River NJ

That is as far as I have got on my planning, which depending on weather may continue on to Lewes or Cape May, or around one of the Bay abandoned lighthouse Miah Maull or Ship John, then back to Delaware City and Essington.

Very few blood thirsty insects in May, and while storms on the bay at times appear to come out of nowhere, the weather is usually benign.

Are you going to be in the water in time for this? I've got at least three large powerboats blocking me in, and virtually NO ACTIVITY going on to get them ready. This week was the window for launching at high tide, and I didn't see a single boat go in the water. It looks like there's no way I'm going to be in the water before May 3. :hothead

 

[TakeFive]

Ulladh - Looks like you're in the water! I'm jealous.

My boat is all ready. Mast up, rig tensioned, rudder on, boom on, tested the motor today. But I'm still blocked in by at least two boats and I get the feeling that they don't even know who owns one of them. The guy who runs the yard was complaining to me yesterday that they have difficulty matching people to boats when the boats don't have names. The problem we have is that the boats that come out last (and block everyone in) are often the ones who procrastinate on EVERYTHING, so are least ready to go back in the water. These guys blocking us in are guests from another club, and they might not be welcomed back in the future.

 

[TakeFive]

Splash was 7:30 AM Sunday, originally scheduled for this past Wednesday but delayed due to high winds (71 mph gust at PHL that day).

This week and next you should see more boats at the Fox Grove slips with high tides starting at 9:00 this morning through Saturday 9th at 5:00 PM. If a boat is not ready and blocking other boats access Jim will move the boat out of the way and a charge for the move is in the contract.

I will not be at my end tee location until late May due to larger boats shuffled out of the prime down river slips until ice damaged pilings and floating docks are rebuilt.

May 1st or May 2nd will be a short sail to Delaware City and return the the next day. The 1st week of May is a full work week for me, not what I had planned.

Just a quick warning - Crabby Dick's is "closed for renovations." Not sure that's the true story, but Tim can probably tell you what the real reason is. There's a new restaurant in town that's OK, but a little noisy.