Leg 4 officially started with Vice Admiral Meghan's arrival in Norfolk on June 5th. Her arrival coincided with Norfolk Harborfest 2015, so we spent the evening with one of her college sailing friends who is now the Sailing Coach at Old Dominion University and attended the exhibits. A fun way to end my stay in Portsmouth.



We left early on June 6th, planning a short day traveling to the York River. We stayed across the river from Yorktown, and took in some of the sights. I planned short days because of my concern about the Chesapeake. I had never sailed here before, and the cruising guides paint a pretty dim picture of the weather and the water. Well, most of the fears were put aside the first day as we departed into a 10 knot breeze building seas and some great sailing. Not much different than Lake Erie in a 10-15 knot southwest wind, shallow water builds quickly, and the Chesapeake is shallow, square Lake Erie waves were quite common.

The 7th brought with it stronger breezes, more westerly, and great sailing. Our trip to Deltaville was fast and enjoyable.

On the 8th, we took a lay day, and visited the USS Wisconsin in the Norfolk Maritime Museum on the way to the airport. Meghan had to go home after a great father daughter weekend.


I soloed the boat to Solomons Island, were I was joined by Greg and Janel for the trip to Annapolis. Figuring on some more great sailing I was looking forward to the ride. However the Bay disappointed us, and was dead calm and flat for the two day trip. Again I had planned short days in fear of the Bay.

In Annapolis, the EdE J docked in the shadow of the beautiful Annapolis Yacht Club adjoining their Sailing Center which is home to their fleet of 50+ Opti's and 30+ FJ's for sail training. They also have a fleet of J70's and J80's, all very active over the weekend. Great to be in a Yacht Club Environment with active sailors again, I missed that so much during this trip.









Tomorrow, I plan to leave for Rock Hall. I will do some maintenance and then leave the EdE J there for a few days and travel home to bring the much missed Admiral back and continue the cruise.

We plan to come back to Annapolis for a few days after she returns, seeing this area by boat is an unforgettable experience.

See everyone soon.

Ed