Took the Grady out for a morning cruise to Dividing Creek with the hopes of beating the heat and afternoon boating traffic. 74F, sunny, with with winds 5 mph from the W at time of departure (8:15 am). Anchored by the mooring field and enjoyed my breakfast.
Century Club: Donald Kohlhafer
Took the Grady for a morning cruise to Cypress Creek. 74F, cloudy, with winds 3 mph from the SW at time of departure (7:15 am). Tide quite high. Stopped for fuel at Magothy Marina on way back home.
With the forecast top of mind, took the Grady out for a brief cruise to Henderson Point. 81F, cloudy, with winds 8 mph from the S at time of departure (7:10 pm).
In light of the hazy / less than healthy conditions from the Canadian wildfires, opted to take a quick and early dinner cruise over to N. Ferry Point. 83F, hazy, with winds 7 mph from the NW at time of departure (4:10 pm).
Took the Hobie Wave for an afternoon sail on Rehoboth Bay. 79F, cloudy, winds 5 mph from the W at time of launch (2:10 pm)
Took the Grady out for a morning cruise up Nanny's Branch off the Magothy River. 72F, partly cloudy, winds 5 mph out of the W at time of departure (8:55 am).
Took a fascinating tour of Poplar Island this morning followed by lunch in St Michael's. Boarded the vessel Terrapin docked on Tilghman Island at 9:00am. Our skipper and tour guide Lisa, from the Maryland Environmental Service, took us through Knapps Narrows and approx. 1 mile over to the dock on Poplar Island. A tour (by bus) of all the great restoration work ongoing at the island lasted until 12 noon.
Took the Grady out for a morning cruise to Eagles Cove. 68F, sunny, winds 2 mph from the W at time of departure (7:10 am). Beautiful calm morning. Only two boats anchored in the cove along with a crabber working his trotline.
After a land yacht trip to St Michael's to check out the log canoe races, took the Grady out for an evening cruise and caught a couple shots of the rainbow from N. Ferry Point. 78F, partly cloudy, winds 6 mph from the SW at time of departure (6:55pm).
Took the Grady out for an afternoon cruise up the northern section of the Magothy River. 66F, mostly cloudy, winds 11 mph from the NE at time of departure (1:15 pm). Dreary day of the water but no rain while underway. Still nice to get out and explore. Headed up the Magothy passed Riverdale and the area known as the Cliffs.