Trip dates:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 to Friday, October 20, 2023
Trip length:
4 days
Type of watercraft:
Sail
Sunset at anchor near Oxford
Sunset at anchor in Goldsborough Creek
Belle Bateau at free municipal wall in Cambridge
Spirited sail on Oct 20
Reached 8.2 knots with reefed sails! (hull speed is 8.4)
We hadn't been to Oxford or Cambridge yet this season and wanted to squeeze in a trip before we winterized BB. The fall weather was glorious. We had good north winds as we sailed south to Oxford on Oct 17. And we chose to sail upwind to Cambridge on Oct 19, which made for a spirited sail with lots of tacks up the Choptank River. Then on our return to Annapolis on Oct 20, we had good south winds as we sailed north. Lots of sailing!