Cruising the Chesapeake October 2012 III
07 October 2012 | Wayward Wind at a dock on Back Creek, Annapolis, Maryland
Roland
Cruising the Chesapeake October 2012 III Tuesday, October 30, 2012 Wayward Wind at a dock on Back Creek, Annapolis, Maryland Water temperature 61 F
Sandy has come and gone and we had no damage and are still floating. The dock at Blue Heron Marina is protected by hills and trees on both sides of the creek that blocked much of the wind and we had no wave action at all. It was a bit exciting around 9 PM when the wind gusts were the strongest. The boat was heeling over and shaking in the gusts. We were tied securely with double lines everywhere but I still worried we might break loose. I put on my foulies and boots and went on deck to make some adjustments to a few lines and inspected all the rest. Finding no signs of chafe I went back below in a more relaxed state. By 11 PM the worst of the wind gusts were past and things started calming down. We woke up this AM to light wind and drizzling rain. We never lost power during the storm and had no storm surge.
The boat is ready to go on the hard now. We worked the last month on taking our stuff off the boat, cleaning compartments, waxing and varnishing. We are still living on the boat but when she comes out of the water we will move into a motel for the last few days of boat projects. So our days of living aboard the sailing vessel Wayward Wind are coming to a close. It's funny that some of our last days aboard were riding out another storm.
2007 Rode out Noel at Hospital Point, Portsmouth, VA 2008 Rode out Hanna at Cape Porpoise, ME Rode out Kyle at Gales Ferry, CT 2010 Rode out Earl at Shelburne, NS 2011 Rode out Irene in Casco Bay, ME 2012 Rode out Sandy at Annapolis, MD