We were able to depart Atlantic City early on Monday morning with
predicted winds in the range of 10-15 knots from the west, and long
period swells in the range of 3-4 feet from the east. We were out of the
inlet just after sunrise, and had a relatively uneventful trip to Cape
May, and had our anchor down west of the Coast Guard station by noon!
Saw a number of commercial fishing boats out in the ocean around Cape
May - looked like they were fishing for menhaven.
We stopped in Atlantic City because the wind on Delaware Bay was still
in the 15-20 knot range, and we would have had a tide running against
us! By waiting until this morning, we were able to ride a fair tide all
the way through the C&D Canal into the Elk River at the top of
Chesapeake Bay. We were turning rpms for about 7.4 knots, and once we
reached the main shipping channel (14 miles northwest of the western end
of the Cape May Canal) we were running at about 8.4 knots over the
ground thanks to the tidal current! Delaware Bay was a little rough for
that first 14 miles, with the wind from the northwest opposing the tidal
current creating waves in the three foot range, but once we turned into
the shipping channel the waves dropped to about two feet, and when we
reached the nuclear power plant the waves were one foot or less and made
for a much nicer ride!
When we passed Chesapeake City we noticed that Schaefers Fuel Dock and
Marina was for sale! The free city dock at Chesapeake City actually had
space for a couple of boats, but we wanted to keep going.
We pulled into Bohemia Bay, just a few miles south of the official
Chesapeake side of the C&D Canal, for fuel ($2.40 per gallon) at the
Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor, then anchored for the rest of the afternoon
and night in Veasey Cove, on the south side of Bohemia Bay. A beautiful,
but shallow, little spot we're sharing with five sailboats.
Tomorrow we'll leave early for Annapolis where we'll meet my daughter
for dinner, then it's on to Solomons on Thursday (weather permitting).
We feel like we're back in familiar waters now that we're on the
Chesapeake.
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><><><>
Bob McLeran and Judy Young M/V Sanderling
Hampton 35 Trawler Cruising the Atlantic Coast
Currently: Veasey Cove, Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay
We were able to depart Atlantic City early on Monday morning with
predicted winds in the range of 10-15 knots from the west, and long
period swells in the range of 3-4 feet from the east. We were out of the
inlet just after sunrise, and had a relatively uneventful trip to Cape
May, and had our anchor down west of the Coast Guard station by noon!
Saw a number of commercial fishing boats out in the ocean around Cape
May - looked like they were fishing for menhaven.
We stopped in Atlantic City because the wind on Delaware Bay was still
in the 15-20 knot range, and we would have had a tide running against
us! By waiting until this morning, we were able to ride a fair tide all
the way through the C&D Canal into the Elk River at the top of
Chesapeake Bay. We were turning rpms for about 7.4 knots, and once we
reached the main shipping channel (14 miles northwest of the western end
of the Cape May Canal) we were running at about 8.4 knots over the
ground thanks to the tidal current! Delaware Bay was a little rough for
that first 14 miles, with the wind from the northwest opposing the tidal
current creating waves in the three foot range, but once we turned into
the shipping channel the waves dropped to about two feet, and when we
reached the nuclear power plant the waves were one foot or less and made
for a much nicer ride!
When we passed Chesapeake City we noticed that Schaefers Fuel Dock and
Marina was for sale! The free city dock at Chesapeake City actually had
space for a couple of boats, but we wanted to keep going.
We pulled into Bohemia Bay, just a few miles south of the official
Chesapeake side of the C&D Canal, for fuel ($2.40 per gallon) at the
Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor, then anchored for the rest of the afternoon
and night in Veasey Cove, on the south side of Bohemia Bay. A beautiful,
but shallow, little spot we're sharing with five sailboats.
Tomorrow we'll leave early for Annapolis where we'll meet my daughter
for dinner, then it's on to Solomons on Thursday (weather permitting).
We feel like we're back in familiar waters now that we're on the
Chesapeake.
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<><><><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><><><>
Bob McLeran and Judy Young M/V Sanderling
Hampton 35 Trawler Cruising the Atlantic Coast
Currently: Veasey Cove, Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay
