Lux on Valley Forge PS cruise, dinghy sailing, kayaking

Trip dates: 
Sunday, July 11, 2021 to Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Trip length: 
9 days
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

7/11 Sunny, 88f, S@15 Lux to Herrington Harbor South. Set reefed sails at Tolly point. It took four tacks to get to Bloody Pt light, then one more to Herrington Harbor entrance. We stopped off Herrington Harbor to check if a dismasted Hobie16 cat needed assistance - they didn't and help was already on its way to them.

7/13 Sunny, 86f, S@5-10 Lux Herrington Harbor to St. Michaels. Set main and spinnaker, but then the wind died. It filled in again and we set just the spinnaker and held it to the northern point of Tilghman Island. Then motored the remaining distance to St. Michaels Maritime Museum.

7/14 Sunny, 86f, S@5 Fatty Knees dinghy sailing around St. Michaels harbor.

7/15 Sunny, 84f, S@5 Lux St. Michaels to Lippincott Marine, Kent Narrows. Motored all the way. Very hot and humid - kept the aircon running for the entire trip.

7/16 Sunny, 88f, S@3-4 Lux Kent Narrows to Rock Hall Haven Harbor. No problems getting through the channel north of Kent Narrows. We just barely fit the service slip at Haven Harbor.

7/17 Sunny, 87f, S@15 Fatty Knees dinghy sailing around Haven Harbor. Gusty winds make it challenging.

7/18 Sunny, 75f, W@15-20 T-storms blew through last night. Cooler today. It was challenging leaving the slip - could have done better. Stbd tack all the way home.

7/19 Sunny, 86f, S@10 Dinghy sailing on Whitehall. Hot and hazy. Tacked down Whitehall to Whitehall Bay, then back. Several boats anchored in the creek.

7/20 Hazy, humid, 86f, S@4 Kayaking up Ridout cr. Hazy due to fires out west. Several pieces of plastic. Only one boat out.