We left Tangier Island and sailed (yes, sailed!) to Little Bay on the West side of the Chesapeake. We were bearing SW and the wind was first SSW and then S and then it almost went SSE. It was beautiful sailing with about 10 to 12 knots of wind under full main and jib, we were doing about 7.5 knots. And then, Mark said, should we try the Code 0 (aka Gennaker). Ummh! do I really want to do this? This is our new light winds sail instead of the jib. It works well for sailing angles from 75 to 120 and light winds. It is rigged with a continuous furling line. By pulling on the continuous furling line, the sail wraps around itself tightly around the torsion line that runs from the head to the tack of the sail, and, supposedly very quickly and safely one can put the sail away. We are still playing around with the best setting and conditions for this sail. So, reluctantly, I agree to put up the Code 0.

The code 0 added about a knot at 75 to 90 degrees from the wind at 12 knots. The apparent wind was higher at 14 knots and close to what we have thought was the limit for this sail and our comfort level (or at least mine). It was time to furl it. I let the sail sheet go and Mark started to pull in the furling line but it was not furling or only partially. We unfurled and tried again a couple of times. Mark's arms were getting tired, the coast was getting closer and the sail was not furling. At Mark's suggestion, I tighten the halyard. That did it. Alec and Roan jumped to help Mark and the Code 0 was finally furled. We both agreed that it was probably not worth the effort and stress to put and take down the sail on those conditions to just gain one knot, but it was good to know.

We tucked Por Dos inside Little Bay next to another nice looking beach. Alec, Roan and I explored the beach and the marshy shallow channels that had formed a maze between the bay and some of the beach. It was beautiful and very quiet and solitary. The beach that we liked the most had no human foot prints before the Morwood-Portoles clan arrived. There were deer prints on the beach, and also dog or maybe fox prints, seagull and squirrel prints. We saw an eagle and a woodpecker but no people.

After spending two days here, we sailed our last leg to Norfolk, VA where we will wait for John and the appropriate weather (on that order) to jump across to the Bahamas.