Century Club: Robert Alusic

Eastern Bay, east of Kent Island, launch from the beach at Romancoke On the Bay Clubhouse.  Paddled south to Cove Creek Marina and back, then north to the Romancoke Fishing Pier and back.  Temperature was 51 degrees and the wind was 13 mph from the West Northwest, but the wind was pretty much knocked down where I was.  It was smooth sailing so to speak.

Went to Shipping Creek because the wind was from the SouthEast. Checked the Chesapeake Bay but some of that SouthEast wind had sneaked around the tip of Kent Island and was coming from the SouthWest causing some waves on the Bay.  My usual spot on Chews Creek has turned to mud because the Creek and the Bay have merged again and as the tide goes out water on Chews Pond has dropped several feet causing mud at my usual spot, so off to Shipping Creek boat ramp, no mud there.  Wind was 12 mph from the SouthEast and the temperature 53 degrees.

Launched off of the Cove Creek beach, paddled south along the beach and rock jetty wall to the corner, then turned around but could not make back north.  So I took the kayak out of the water and dragged it back north and then relaunched it into the Marina and paddled around in the Marina until I got my 2.0 nautical miles.  Wind was 20 to 30 mph and gusting to 40 mph.  Temperature was about 36 degrees fahrenheit.

Romancoke On The Bay Clubhouse beach launch.  As I was putting in the water dark clouds were moving east south of me.  When I got onto the water in spit of the fact I was hugging the lee shore line the water was kind of choppy.  I considered abborting the mission, but decided to continue.  Wind was 20 mph and gusting to 30 or more.  Temperature was about 50 degrees.  I headed North to get behind some houses to cut off the West wind.  That kinda worked for awhile.The wind did drop to about 14 mph toward the end of my ride which made for a smoother ride.  There were rolling waves coming out of the southeast, which I did not understand.