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Jib and Jigger
October/19/2009, Tilghman Island
We sailed all day with the front sail (Jib or Genoa) and the Mizzen sail and with the help of the current we must have averaged 3kts. We are heading to Chop Tank River on the Eastern Shore. As we passed Poplar Island we decided to take a shortcut through Knapps Narrows to the Choptank River. We called the bridge tender on VHF Channel 13 to confirm that we would have enough depth to pass. As we passed under the lift bridge with Tilghman Island to our right, we could see that the waterman's way of life was still thriving. We thought it was beautiful.
Dredge Spoil
October/19/2009, The Poplar Island Project
History: Poplar, Coaches and Jefferson Islands.
No gas – No Water!
October/19/2009, Annapolis City Marina
This is a Photo taken inside our full-surround of Weems Creek. It was so cold and wet we didn't spend must time looking out from here.
January/9/2011 | Eben Smith
This myth about Annapolis being a sailors paradise is ridiculous. It is completely overrun with boats of all type, very expensive dockage, moorings that are too close to one another and at the end of it all you have in annapolis is a large outdoor mall.
Skip this port. Update
October/18/2009
I just thought I'd update the blog. It has stopped raining! Yippee! Check out Blue Blazes blog...Janice says it all. However, tonight we aren't wearing everything we own and we are able to walk around the boat with just a few extra articles of clothing.
October/19/2009 | Larry
Damp-rid, available at WallMart, hang up in your lockers and it does the job.
October/19/2009 | David in Vancouver
Sounds like many of our Nov-Mar sailing days here in B.C.
We find a combination of heat (diesel furnace works great) and air keeps us warm AND dry. Do you not have a furnace? (Possibly not as Ontario boats are on the hard all winter...?) I'm enjoying your blog. October/21/2009 | George Markham
Sounds like Lion's Paw was having the same water issues as Ishmael. We left Atlantic City on Tuesday and actually gave up a beautiful travelling day today just so we could wash a bunch of clothes and dry out the rest. If you find something that works let us know. So far we are just using an electric space heater and the wood/coal fireplace that was on the boat. It helps but not much.
October/22/2009 | Lori
just like camping with the McHenry's!
remember? It's so Cold!
October/16/2009, Stuck here still in Weems Creek
We bought these coats just in time.
October/16/2009 | Larry Donaldson
Hang in there, high pressure coming in. It will be 13c by next wed. here. Whoopee....I just winterized the fresh water system, Bob to haul me out on Tues. Wish I was there. Look at Fishing Creek in Deltaville, good hold, showers at the sailing club, just tell them you bellong to Midland Bay Sailing Club and you can get to the marina easily and they have good wifi.
October/16/2009 | Larry
My mistake, it's Jackson Creek.
October/17/2009 | Pete & Pokey
FYI: Dozier's Regatta Pt. Marina offers a courtesy car. Deltaville Market will pick you up in a van adn they are next door to
one of the West Marine's and the $store. Toby's and Cocomo's restaurants will also pick you up - good food. Walden's has the best marine parts supply. Fishing Bay Harbor Marina has their Pirates Ball (in costume) next Saturday. October/17/2009 | George Markham
Well it looks like you are enjoying the same weather we are riding through. At least I think we are past the 45 knot gusts. Only 30 knot gust for the next two days. We're hoping to get moving again by Tuesday. Atlantic City isn't the place to be stormed stayed, unless you have a gambling problem. lol It does look like it will warm up next week Let's hope so for all of our sakes.
October/17/2009 | Dick Wingate
Hang in there guys...I`m sure it will warm for you soon. It`s better than shovelling snow here in Calgary. Got any Drambuie?? Cheers.
Dickie Bird October/18/2009 | Kim & Marius
Hi Guys Hope it warms up for you.& the storms die down. Miss you
Life aboard Lion’s Paw
October/15/2009
We have the heater on in the boat today and I'm trying to get the phone to work.
October/15/2009 | Betty & Jack Colquhounbet
Hi Marg & Steve ==Great to hear from you again after a week of no messages. Sounds like you are having a great time & enjoying meeting new & old freinds cruisers. All well here ,had a great Thanksgiving Weekend . Take care & Look after each other.
October/15/2009 | Kathy Markham
Sounds like you guys are enjoying better weather today than we are. We're riding out a gale in Atlantic City. Are we having fun yet? On the plus side we don't have to scrub the decks to get rid of the salt today. lol
October/15/2009 | Marie Pearsons
Finally had the chance to catch up on your blog today. Very exciting Marg. Love the homey charm (laundry woes) mixed with suspense (will they safely moor) and good old-fashioned comedy. Keep it up.
October/16/2009 | Al & Jen .
HEATER!!!!! guess that's 110v We need one, it's cold down here too
The Annapolis Sailboat Show
October/11/2009, Weems Creek, Annapolis, MD
Steve and I don't need to buy another cruising book to realize that you should avoid going to "town" in order to stay within our planned budget. However, this was a planned stop and we needed to buy such items like a new motor for the dinghy (our car) and an EPIRB (a necessary gismo that sends out our longitude and latitude etc., just in case we need to abandon ship) properly known as an emergency position-indicating radio beacon. Other items bought were a folding ladder (so that we can get out of the water into the boat), a booster captains chair (so that I can see while sitting at the helm rather than standing all the time), 3 inflatable fenders (so that we can dump the deflated ones we got with the purchase of Lion's Paw), a salt water wash-down pump -we've bought a Johnson brand this time- (our Flojet FL40 which has already been replaced once has broken again - so it's junk as far as we're concerned), odds and ends like Garhauer swivel blocks and deck cleats and rope to hook up the Monitor Wind Vane etc. etc. My next job is to tally up all of our expenses since heading from Parry Sound and see where we stand.
October/13/2009 | Lori
Hi Marg and Steve.
Thanks for the update and wonderful excitement! Adrenaline rush was my favourite. OMG! Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey, turkey and more turkey here! October/14/2009 | Gerry
Hi Marge and Steve
Great to meet you both at the rendezvous. Thanks for letting me snoop around Lions Paw and steal some of your ideas. Copper Penny
October/9/2009, Annapolis and Weems Creek
We are now anchored in Weems Creek and use the dinghy to get back and forth to the show and like good cruisers, we pack a lunch and drink the freebee's given out.
VIP Day
October/8/2009, Annapolis and WRSC
Larry and Janet had to leave Thursday night to get home to Penetanguishene, so early Thursday (I was packing a lunch for four at 6 am..which I heard from a Brewer owner "the air doesn't even breath at that time"..ha!) we headed to the Annapolis Sailing Boat Show. Along the way we stopped and bought 6 new batteries for Blue Blazes and filled the trunk. It was VIP day so we had to pay $10 more to get in but little did we know that it was a treat to not have the crowds while surveying the show. We all went our separate ways. Steve and I had some serious decisions to make. The day went by quickly and Steve and I didn't even go through one new boat. It was all business and serious spending that day. After a drink and dinner out we headed back to WRSC and said our good-byes to Larry and Janet. Larry wasn't feeling that great, so I hope they made it back safe.
Adrenaline Rush!
October/7/2009, WRSC
Larry and Janet "Star Shadow" had stayed aboard Lion's Paw with us for the Whitby/Brewer rendezvous held at the West River Sailing Club in Galesville, Maryland. We had a great time, met lots of wonderful people, participated in many lectures and discussions, talked to fellow sailors and cruisers and got to visit with the other boats that had arrived. For $80 we stayed on the dock with electricity and showers available for 5 days and most meals were provided along with the occasional beer and wine. Larry and Janet took us out around Galesville (where they had purchased their boat 2 years ago) and to the grocery and liquor store. Steve and I and Janice and Harley walked to the Post Office (where we picked up our Cruising Decal) and the weather was really nice until a gale went through on Wednesday. When we arrived back home from our little tour about town, we found that a Mason 43 Yacht had dragged it's anchor and there had been a rescue and she was now hooked on to a mooring ball, provide by the club.
October/12/2009 | Nancy Weber
I would say it would be an adrenaline rush to go out in gale force winds in a dingy! Amagine if you weren't there when the Blueblazes decided to run! Timing is everything!
Nan West River Sailing Club
October/4/2009, South of Annapolis
We had a really great sailing day! That's 8.1 kts on the screen. I managed to sail wing on wing down the Patapsco River today. We had one reef in the main and a full (135) Genoa. As we rounded the corner to head dwon the Chesapeake we really sailed. We hit 8.2 but we have gone faster than that...but this was comfortable.
October/5/2009 | Pete & Pokey
Say Hi for us to all the folks at WRSC. We've been watching your travels through the great Lakes, the Erie and Hudson, NYC and now you're at our home port and club. Ruth is right around the corner from you in our slip at Chalk Point. Enjoy the Boat Show.
Pete, WRSC Past Commodore '03, currently lying in New Bern, NC October/6/2009 | Kim & Marius
It's amazing following you guys. The pics are fantastic.Elyse & I just got back from Detroit. Looking over the waterfront there made me think of you. Keep safe. Miss you.
Three days in the City of Baltimore
October/1/2009
Thursday, October 1st, Friday October 2nd, Saturday October 3rd
Oysters
October/1/2009, Baltimore City
Thursday, October 1st, Friday October 2nd, Saturday October 3rd
Baltimore City
September/30/2009
Photo of Fort McHenry
October/5/2009 | Lori
so much information, Margaret! thanks!
I was in "County Cork" two years ago - thanks for the history lesson and, of course, the picture! October/7/2009 | Lynne MacLean
How wonderful to be living a dream. It sounds like it's turning out just as you hoped and I applaud the both of you for the courage to follow your dreams. Have a great time, be safe and keep in touch. Love Lynne
October/15/2009 | Marie Pearsons
Love the history lessons Marg. Thanks so much. Places I'll never get to, but can see through your eyes.
Suffering Succotash!
September/29/2009, Still Pond Creek
We left the Sassafras River only to hit ON-THE-NOSE winds and 3-4 foot waves crashing down upon us....again. That's the last time Steve and I will leave when they call for small craft advisory. We had gusts up to 35 knots and only until we rounded the Sassafras River, did we get the full force of what was to come. Unfortunately, we had already gone 10 miles to get out of the River and it was only another 10 to the next preferred anchorage at Worton Creek. That soon became not possible, so we headed for the nearest anchorage, Still Pond Creek...
October/15/2009 | Marie Pearsons
Good job guys... so proud of you.
Georgetown
September/28/2009, Sassafras River
Breakfast fit for a king...Steve's in the kitchen again, this time even doing the dishes as I write this. Am I ever glad Steve and I spent 1-1/2 boat units to acquire all the various maps and guide books. One would truly be lost and miss a lot of what each area has to offer. I'll have to write out a list of the books we've purchased, which ones were necessary and which to forget about for any future adventurer's out there.
Dinner Party
September/27/2009, Veasey Cove
Still here even though Steve suggested he'd like to travel down to "somewhere else".
September/28/2009 | rhonda
The Baltimore waterfront is beautiful Excellent choice!
September/28/2009 | Deb and Dan
You two look like you're having tons of fun, meeting some wonderful people and really experiencing the beautiful sites to be found within North America. We are living vicariously through you! We will advise when we are in Charlotte, NC and hopefully we can meet up. Plan is to move down for Nov 1. Love you and miss you!
September/29/2009 | Al & Jen
We had problems setting the hook in the inner harbor, to much garbage on the bottom we were told, & to many boats while we were there, so used the city dock $1.25 ft. Maybe we will get together by the weekend
September/30/2009 | Capt Steve
We are the folks (s/v High Life) that were next to you at Hop-O-Nose and in the locks during the last part of the canal.
We made it to our slip in the Chesapeake and are not back in Rochester 'at work'! I have some pictures of your boat (s, Harley & Janice's also) I would be glad to send if you let me know and email address. We will be following your adventures 'down south'...smooth sailing and all the best. Capt Steve & JoLinn http://www.sailblogs.com/member/powellshighlife/ September/30/2009 | Kathy
Hey you guys are making us feel slow. We have managed to get out of the Erie Canal but we are sitting at a marina less than a mile south of Waterford. (George had to return to work for this week.) We figured out that after traveling more than 1000 miles we are actually further north than when we started. I just want to get somewhere that I can wake up in the morning and NOT see my breath. lol Can't wait to catch up, or at least get closer.
October/1/2009 | Dick Wingate
Just back from a wedding in Lost Wages( not mine)...great to see your progress...you`re doing terrific. No snow on the mountains yet, but soon. Lucky you are heading for warmer climes. All the Best....Dick
October/5/2009 | Deb Weber
Welcome to the Bohemia River. My captain Eric and I have been mooring there for 18 years in Long Point Marina. You can follow us on Twitter -- http://www.twitter.com/bohemiariver
We sail to St. Michaels and Annapolis every summer and this summer the weather was just nuts. Storms and winds. Very unusual for the Upper Bay. Wind at your back, Deb C & D Canal
September/27/2009, Veasey Cove, Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay
Trip 61.3 nm
September/27/2009 | Al & Jen
Gee Guys!! If you don't slow down you will be passing us... We left the boat at Chalk River Marine just south of Annapolis (home to Pete & Pokey - PRIM) We are in Kingston Ont & will return to the boat Thursday, & hopefully get going Sat or Sun, then no more detours till we get to the ICW.
Delaware Bay & Delaware River
September/26/2009, Nantuxent Cove, Ben Davis Point
Photo of the cannister I thought I would avoid.. which turned out to be a Pelican
The North Atlantic Ocean – New Jersey Coast
September/24/2009, Sandy Hook Bay
Okay, so we left our Anchorage in NJ, rounded Sandy Hook (Blue Blazes fought with only one tanker as we left) and we all headed out to sea (4 boats). Actually, we headed along the coast towards Cape May. The coast of New Jersey extends in a general southerly direction for 44 miles from Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet, then south-westerly for 66 miles to Cape May Point. We had a wonderful bright sailing day.
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