We sailed and motor-sailed all day yesterday, all the way up from Cape May to Delaware City (right next to the entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal.) As usual, we got beat up pretty badly - nothing the boat couldn't handle. Sometimes we were flying (downwind) with reefed or full sails, motoring as needed to make it off the Bay before dark. Between Cape May (NJ) and Lewes (DE), we were completely out of sight of land for an hour or two. Fun. Favorable winds, current not so much until the last hour or so.
If George Washington could cross the Delaware on Christmas, I guess we could do it on Erev Yom Kippur.
Today was a duff day - stayed in Delaware City, shopped, and I even got to replace a Joker valve on the marine head. This is a lot of fun; you should try it sometime. And now, finally, we can buy all the Dogfish Head Ale we want. And crabs, of course.
Tomorrow we plan to transit the C&D Canal, and maybe anchor in the Sassafras River - the second inlet on the east / Delmarva Peninsula / side of the Chesapeake Bay. After that, we will probably head towards (or to) Annapolis, so Tom can escape and go back home sometime. Might hole up in Rock Hall if we need a marina.
Don't know yet if we will hang around for the boat show. Depends a lot on what we find about moorings, anchorages and marinas within commuting distance (by dinghy or water taxi) of Annapolis.
ANYONE IN THE ANNAPOLIS AREA (or within driving distance) - local knowledge appreciated. Come see us.
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