C&D canal to Cape May
We left this morning at 7:30 am to catch the start of the eastward flood tide. It worked and we sped along at 7-8 knots most of the way and even reached 8.5 knots near the entrance to the Delaware River. Once we turned south our speed slowed a bit but we kept...
Baltimore to C&D Canal
We woke up this morning around 6 and didn't shove off till 7 but there was virtually no wind and a beautiful day around us. The forecast has light winds from the north all day so I expect we will need the engine most if not all day. As of 9 am we have left the...
Return to Baltimore
After a spectacular Memorial Day weekend at POW with Sean and Brian and their families and a birthday celebration for Irene I am now on the Amtrak train to Baltimore to rejoin Merry Mac and welcome Bill Williams for our last six legs of the trip north from...
Annapolis to Baltimore
Today we wrap up this phase of our journey north with a relatively short sail - approximately 30 miles - north up the Chesapeake and then Northwest into Baltimore Harbor. The morning started off with choppy seas and 20-25 knot winds out of the north. We had to...
Sightseeing day in Annapolis
Chris, Janet, Chuck, Hillary, Irene and I spent Wednesday visiting Annapolis. We toured the State House first including some fascinating exhibits about Maryland’s role in the early years of the United States. Then we walked over to the US Naval Academy where...
Herrington Harbour South to Annapolis
We had a short day ahead of us so everyone got a chance to sleep in before setting sail about 9:30. We stopped briefly at the fuel dock to top off the fuel tank and get a pump out before heading north out of the harbor. While still in the channel out we raised...
