The forecast was calling for NW winds at 20 knots but we motored out of Solomon's Island light winds. Of course, as we were hoisting the spinnaker, the wind changed direction so down with the spinnaker straight away as the wind quickly built from a new direction. We were once more flying down the Chesapeake under jib and main. However, things changed as soon as we turned up the Potomac. It was going to be an uncomfortable ride up wind motor-sailing with short sharp waves. Next day forecast was for light Southerly winds, a much more favorable direction. Thus, we ran for cover to Lewisetta Creek on the South side of the Potomac. We were approaching the creek entrance, and I proposed to take down the main and sailing a bit longer with the jib up. Mark held Por Dos at 45-degree angle from the wind so not to collapse the jib, I moved the traveller all the way to the port side and let a bit of mainsheet out. The main sail came down easily but the reefing lines got terribly tangled with the radar tower. I tried to lift the reefing lines with the hook but could not get them untangled and, therefore, I could not move the boom to the middle of the boat to secure it as we usually do. Meantime we were quickly approaching the shallow creek entrance. Mark quickly went up the sunning platform, untied the reefing line pulled out and retied it to the boom. I quickly secured the boom and then it was time to furl the jib and carefully motor in the creek swerving among the shallows and the crab pots.
It had been few intense moments; we will not be repeating the main take down from the port side again. After it happened, we both remembered that we had already one bad experience with port side take down and reefing lines tangling in the radar tower with 20 knots of wind in Vineyard Bay. I hope we do not need to do this a third time to remember.

As soon as we were inside the protected creek, it was flat and pleasant. We spent a quiet night in this anchorage surrounded by private homes in a rural setting.