Our long anticipated bay baycation finically starred on Sunday, August 22. We pulled out of Solomons in the afternoon after a morning run to West Marine to purchase a new cooler because the refrigerator was acting weird. We motor down the bay surrounded by thunderstorms but never caught any nasty weather. Our first achorage was the Great Wicomico River, VA. Monday morning after coffee we headed out on a still bay south to Mobjack Bay. In the afternoon the wind came up and we had a lovely sail from Wolf Trap light into the East River where we stayed anchored for two nights. Wednesday we needed to fill up on ice and water so we stopped at Fishinf Bay Marina for a pit stop after another motor. Afterwards the breeze came up so we explored the Piankatank under sail before dropping anchor for the night. Thursday we motored again (lack of wind) up to Little Bay on Antipoison Creek near Windmill Point. We read about this anchorage in the August issue of SpinSheet magazine. It was so amazing we stayed for two nights, exploring the beaches by dinghy and twice making a pilgrimage through the marsh to the Rappahannock River and the tiki bar at Windmill Point Marina. Saturday morning we had a lovely sail across the bay to Tangier where the wind died and we needed to turn on the trusty Yanmar to get us into Crisfield. Ther we docked at Somers Cove Marina for the night and visited my parents for dinner. After breakfast with the locals we headed back out on the bay for our last and windiest day. Unfortunately that wind was right on the nose as we motored 35 miles back home to Solomons. It was a hot week with a lot of swimming and thankfully no sea nettles. A great week on the water with my husband!
Century Club: Dorian Haldeman
After a day of prep work for our upcoming southern bay cruise, we headed out for a little evening fishing and caught a couple of Spanish Mackerel for dinner.
In preparation for our sailing cruise next week, we blew up the old dinghy and took her for a spin around the creek. She still floats! Sunday we scrubbed the cruising boat and finished some projects to get ready for next week but took another evening dinghy cruise to get our day on the water!
It was a hot Tuesday in Annapolis so the evening had threatening storms. We launched but midway through the second race the storm clouds moved in. So it was a short evening of sailing, but despite the storms we got a beautiful sunset!
Taking advantage of a beautiful morning by grabbing by board and paddling for today's work out. Seven minutes from my driveway to launch!
It was a beautiful day for another distance race on Spanish Mackerel. The pursuit start race from SSA up the Severn River and back was especially challenging with fluky wind and loads of powerboat chop. But it was a fun day on the water!
Sadly with our wedding in May and moving into a new house in June we have had very little time to spend with our cruising boat, Terrapin. This weekend she got a much needed short-haul so we could scrape off ten months of barnacles and get her back on the move. Our afternoon day sail turned into an overnight in the Honga River after we caught enough Spanish Mackerel trolling under sail to make a tasty dinner. Yay for Terrapin's grand return to the bay!
For the first time since moving to Eastport we were able to get our paddleboards out on the water. We used our cool new cart to walk them down to the kayak launch in our community. It was a beautiful evening for a paddle on Back Creek!
There wasn't any wind when we arrived and the club but around 6:15 the breeze filled in and we quickly rigged to get in some TESOD racing. It was a light evening but fun racing and great to get out on the water! To top it off we had a fabulous Annapolis sunset. Just another summer Tuesday in Annapolis!
We brought our Buccaneer 18, Spanish Mackerel, to SSA to race AYC's Two Bridge Fiasco. We rigged her on Saturday afternoon and took a leisurely practice/cocktail sail around the Severn River. Sunday started too blustery and choppy for our little Spanish so we skipped the race ans opted to explore the creeks under sail. Later when the breeze laid down we threw in a few practice gybes. Maybe next year! Still a fun weekend on the water.