Century Club: Suzanne Fryberger

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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Antipoison Creek, VA
  • Looking out the galley window while making lunch
  • 2nd reef in the main and even less jib

The Corner Bakery in Onancock still serves up the freshest donuts starting at 7:30am.  Fueled on sugar, we were ready to cross the Bay.

With wind SW10-15 with gusts to 20, we sailed on a port tack the whole way.  What started as 1st reef reef main and full jib became 2nd reef in both, and then decreased to even less jib to finish.  Dolphins greeted us at lunch time, southwest of Tangier Sound.  Conditions were rolly north of Windmill Point where we cracked off a bit to head into Antipoison Creek.  We anchored outside the channel, adjacent to a sandy, grassy shore, the air fragrant with pine straw.  The water was perfect for swimming.

Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Onancock, VA
  • Anchored in Onancock
  • Dobbs rowing us in to the town dinghy dock
  • Market Street

Sailed to almost parallel with Tangier on W5-10 until the breeze faded, then motored to Onancock.  One other boat (a pretty, old ketch) was anchored when we arrived, a trawler came in later on.  Launched Agility and scootered to the grocery store.  Lots of old houses for sale, half of Market Street boarded up.  Change.

Monday, September 7, 2026
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Monday, September 7, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Deal Island to Crisfield
  • Boat yard at breakfast; a curious feline gazes in over our transom.
  • Miss, Little Miss, and Master Skipjack 2026
  • The Washington High School Marching Jaguars
  • The Skipjack Heritage Museum float
  • Somerset and Nathan of Dorchester
  • Community beach at Deal Island Harbor
  • View from the bridge between Chance and Deal Island
  • Eldon Willing's (owner of Scott's Cove Marina) deadrise April Star
  • Unstaged Eastern Shore still life
  • "Peaceful Surrender"
  • 67th Annual Skipjack Races
  • Arriving in Crisfield

Dobbs and I celebrated Labor Day weekend in Deal Island.  Festivities commenced with a parade Sunday afternoon, followed by a car show and skipjack viewing with food and craft vendors.  From the beach, we watched Kathryn set sail and two others arrive under sail.

The 67th Annual Skipjack Race was held on Monday.  For us, it was a "lifetime" event, with about 15 skipjacks racing.  Watching the start, mark rounding, and the handling of well-sailed boats was exciting.  Ida May led the fleet, with Messenger close behind, then Somerset and Rebecca T. Ruark.  These last two had a neck-and-neck finish, with Somerset pulling ahead in the final minutes of the race.  Racing wrapped up around noon and we sailed the 16nm to Crisfield.

Saturday, September 5, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Chance, MD - Scotts Cove Marina
  • Entering Deal Island Harbor
  • Some of the skipjacks awaiting the annual Labor Day race
  • More skipjacks
  • Turning the shallow corner into Scotts Cove Marina
  • More skipjacks!
  • The City of Crisfield, freshly glassed and painted, awaiting her rig. Coming back to life yet again.
  • Virginia W, awaiting a possible future.

Sailing - it's simply a magical way to travel, though we motored from Bivalve to Chance, pestered by biting flies the whole way.  Maddening!  The skipjacks are gathering here ahead of the annual race on Labor Day.  We got a slip at Scotts Cove Marina and scootered to the Skipjack Heritage Museum and met some very nice and welcoming locals.  The museum offered an in-depth presentation, with guided tours, lots of models, and community memorabilia.  The skipjack City of Crisfield is at Scotts Cove, looking brand new, her hull completely rebuilt, fiberglassed, and painted.  I can't believe it - the last time I saw her here, which was about 3 years ago, she was a wreck beyond salvage...or so I thought.  

 

Friday, September 4, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Bivalve, MD
  • Reaching toward Hooper Strait
  • The sandy shores of the Nanticoke River; Roaring Point
  • Cedar Hill Marina

92/74, W>NW 5-10.  Water temp 84*.  Beautiful day.  Still HOT, but cooler while sailing.  Motored and reached over to and through Hooper Strait, then reached and tacked up the Nanticoke River to Bivalve.  Wide open country - marsh grass, sandy shores, tall pines, and population density way low.  Spotted a couple crabs swimming by.  Tied up at Cedar Hill Marina at 4pm.  Awning up, bathing suits on, and cockpit showers to stay cool while snacking and reading in the shade.  SO HOT while cooking.  Sleep okay.  

Thursday, September 3, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Zahnisers Solomons

Errands day!  A short trip from Mill Creek to a mooring at Zahnisers.  Got diesel, filled water tanks, took the trash to shore, bicycled to the grocery store, swapped books, showered, and went to the pool.

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Solomons
  • Thomas Point Lighthouse
  • Glancing astern at ships anchored off Annapolis
  • Beam reaching
  • Solomons
  • Sunset anchored in Mill Creek
  • Beginner attempts at watercolor

The heat has taken a break!  Dobbs and I enjoyed beam-reaching toward Solomons on a "gift" southeast breeze at 5-10kts.  The breeze dwindled ahead of a squall that passed over as we were turning into the mouth of the Patauxent.  We anchored in Mill Creek and reveled in not dripping sweat like the last two days.  Painted, reclined in the cockpit, swam.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Annapolis, Back Creek
  • Bay Bridge at Annapolis
  • One of the Woodwinds
  • Grace on a mooring in Back Creek
  • Kickin' back in our dinghy

It's "Tunesday" in Back Creek!  Tunesday is a free boat-up concert series sponsored by Chronic Sailing, with the band playing aboard a catamaran anchored in Back Creek, for about an hour and a half before sunset.  Higher Hands put the chill in a sweltering evening with soul, funk, jazz, and hip-hop.

Monday, August 31, 2026
Number of days:
1 day
Worton Creek

The cool, brackish water of Worton Creek and the shade of our awning felt good after motoring from Havre de Grace.  We tried sailing a couple times but the forecast was unfortunately accurate with 0-5kts of wind - not enough.  It's peaceful here.

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