We had originally planned to get down towards Norfolk/Portsmouth area today, but with a strong headwind we decided to make a earlier stop. Looking forward to seeing the Virginia Air and Space Center tomorrow. We’re also happy to meet up…
Anchored west of Gwynn Island, in the Piankatank River
10+ hours and 58nm later we are anchored just south of Deltaville, VA. Earlier today, when we were about three hours out, a large single-cell thunderstorm developed here that we watched come and go. It left us with a breeze,…
Back in the Bay
We’ve left Solomons, and are following 4 other sailboats heading south. We’re planning to make it past the mouth of the Potomac, and anchor in one of the smaller creeks/rivers on the west shore. Tough leaving Spring Cove, but time…
Spring Cove Marina
Not enough wind to sail, and a few things to take care of yet, so we stayed a second day. Our goal is to anchor as much as possible/practical, but we also want to get to experience many places along…
Solomons
We anchored near Solomons Island last night, planning to head south again today. After further discussion this morning (and seeing the high temperatures forecast) we decided that we should change our plans. The trek in from the bay was not…
Mill Creek off of the Patuxent River
A great west wind pushed us most of the way to Patuxent River today. Despite the 5-10kt forecast, we spent much of the day reefed and going as fast as we can hope for under sail. A comfortable ride with…
Westward
Good south breeze today to get in some nice sailing across the bay. Should turn west tomorrow so we can keep moving south. We got in and anchored early as a couple of storm fronts are moving in. First drops…
Great day in Saint Michaels
Apparently we lucked out that there were no festivals this weekend. We didn’t even plan to be here on a weekend, but that’s the way it turned out. It was busy in town, but certainly not overwhelming. One of the…
June 22nd
We started the day with 10-15kts out of the northwest. We got in a couple of nice hours of sailing before the winds lessened and we needed to motor south. Our loss of two weeks has had us reconsidering some…
Making Plans
Small craft advisory today and heavy winds so we stayed in our protected anchorage here in the Sassafras River. A very nice spot, and once the clouds cleared it was a very comfortable day. Plenty of time to crawl through…