Century Club: Butch Hammel

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 to Thursday, May 18, 2023
Number of days:
2 days

Today we had a short cruise across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.  This canal was originally dug by hand in 1824 to connect the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware Bay.  An economic boon to Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania.  Today it is still an important shipping and leisure craft channel.  
Another beautiful day and for fun I trolled a fishing line for stripped bass- but caught nothing.  
Docked at Delaware City Marina a narrow channel but very sheltered.  We walked to the small but pretty town.  That evening we were met by good friends and former neighbors Stan and Helen Spence who now live in Wilmington, about a 30 min drive away.  Stan was out of town but Helen picked us up and we had a lovely dinner at her home!  Thank you Helen.  
Due to high winds we decided to stay another day before attempting to cruise down the Delaware Bay to Cape May. The marina dock master held a nightly meeting at 4 pm to help boaters decide if the weather, wind, waves, and tides were favorable enough to transit the bay, a very open and notoriously difficult body of water.  We took his guidance, waited that second day and enjoyed a bike ride around the town.  

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Monday, May 15, 2023 to Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Number of days:
1 day

We brought on board our good friend Chris Harrington, a very experienced Sailor to help us navigate difficult areas such as the Delaware Bay, Jersey Shore and New York Harbor. We stopped at Annapolis for fuel and headed north.  We had a beautiful cruise day and arrived at Chesapeake City and Shafers Marina in the late afternoon.  Vey swift current and fixed dock with 4 ft tides!  High dock.  With low tide I walked off the fly bridge onto the dock. Ate dinner at the marina resteraunt. Great burgers. 

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 to Friday, May 12, 2023
Number of days:
2 days
Monday, May 8, 2023
Number of days:
0 days
Friday, April 28, 2023
Number of days:
1 day

Today I installed shelves in the forward lockers and a cherry wood fill in over the microwave.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Number of days:
1 day