SV Why Knot- No plan, no schedule, no destination.
The passing of my life mate has ended the cruise of Why Knot. Thanks to those that followed her voyages. It gave us wonderful memories and a heck of a life
Dreams in Works
Who: Bear (Jo) and Bligh (Howell) Cooper and Scurv
Port: Port Aransas, Texas
As It Happened
SailBlogs Friends
Our greatest challenge was to actually bring in the dock
lines at our home port and get going. Next came the actual
act of living aboard which is way different than weekending or
the occasional extended sail. This is life avoiding causing your
mate to drop stuff or run into bulkheads. This is having so much
stuff aboard that one has to inventory. This is life without land
transportation in strange places. This is meeting folks and hating
to say good bye, then looking forward to the time when courses cross
again, to the surprise of seeing them at some unexpected place.
14 October 2015
16 February 2015 | Port Aransas
18 December 2014
02 December 2014 | Port Aransas, Texas
01 November 2014
09 October 2014 | Port Aransas
28 September 2014 | City Marina, Port Aransas
04 September 2014 | Clear Lake, Texas
01 September 2014
24 August 2014
13 August 2014
09 August 2014 | Clear Lake Shores, Texas
01 August 2014
13 July 2014 | Clear Lake, Texas
29 June 2014 | Clear Lake/Canyon Lake
17 June 2014
15 June 2014 | Solomons, MD- same old slip- not moved
12 June 2014
04 June 2014
28 May 2014
C & D Canal
03 June 2013 | Annapolis
cooler today
C & D Canal
June 3, 2013
At the top of the Chesapeake Bay there is a 12 mile long canal that connects the Chesapeake to the Delaware River thus making it possible to save a huge amount of time heading along the coast. The ditch is 450 feet wide and is operated by the Corps of Engineers. It will take ships up to about 860 feet in length so it is possible to encounter sea-going ships whilst in the ditch. It reminds me of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in our home waters. The current can reach three knots so one is wise to mind the tide tables.
We are leaving Annapolis early tomorrow bound for Chesapeake City in the C&D Canal. Tomorrow will be a fairly short sail. We will sail to Cape May on Wednesday unless roaming natives in Chesapeake City capture us. Cape May is our first New Jersey destination. From there we can do an overnighter to Sandy Hook or stop mid way in Atlantic City. We have not decided that yet. We have a three-day window of good weather in which to do some easy sailing.
The picture is of a spectacular line of thunderstorms approaching the Annapolis harbor yesterday.
June 3, 2013
At the top of the Chesapeake Bay there is a 12 mile long canal that connects the Chesapeake to the Delaware River thus making it possible to save a huge amount of time heading along the coast. The ditch is 450 feet wide and is operated by the Corps of Engineers. It will take ships up to about 860 feet in length so it is possible to encounter sea-going ships whilst in the ditch. It reminds me of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in our home waters. The current can reach three knots so one is wise to mind the tide tables.
We are leaving Annapolis early tomorrow bound for Chesapeake City in the C&D Canal. Tomorrow will be a fairly short sail. We will sail to Cape May on Wednesday unless roaming natives in Chesapeake City capture us. Cape May is our first New Jersey destination. From there we can do an overnighter to Sandy Hook or stop mid way in Atlantic City. We have not decided that yet. We have a three-day window of good weather in which to do some easy sailing.
The picture is of a spectacular line of thunderstorms approaching the Annapolis harbor yesterday.
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| Vessel Name: | Why Knot |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Beneteau 411 #24 built in Marion, SC |
| Hailing Port: | Port Aransas, Texas |
| Crew: | Bear (Jo) and Bligh (Howell) Cooper and Scurv |
| About: | |
| Extra: | Scurv (ABSD= able bodied sea dog) signed on in October 2012. Scurv is a toy Schnauzer |
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Dreams in Works
Who: Bear (Jo) and Bligh (Howell) Cooper and Scurv
Port: Port Aransas, Texas
As It Happened
SailBlogs Friends
Our greatest challenge was to actually bring in the dock
lines at our home port and get going. Next came the actual
act of living aboard which is way different than weekending or
the occasional extended sail. This is life avoiding causing your
mate to drop stuff or run into bulkheads. This is having so much
stuff aboard that one has to inventory. This is life without land
transportation in strange places. This is meeting folks and hating
to say good bye, then looking forward to the time when courses cross
again, to the surprise of seeing them at some unexpected place.