Cleaned the teak for the second half of the season
'Buddy' our propane heater to take the chill out before bed
Dobbins Island again - nice place for sunset pictures
Sue was at the helm and we sailed out of the slip - no engine at all. First for us. It was a continuous sail all the way out of Middle River and past Hart-Miller Island where we headed on a broad reach all the way to The Magothy River. We motored up to Dobbins Island where there were 3 other sailboats and 4 powerboats. After anchoring we deployed the dinghy to explore behind Dobbins Island and the creeks up to the Horse Farm. We met up with Suzanne and Dobbs in Cornfield Creek and chatted with wine and cheese. Back on our boat we had appetizers watching the sunset and then pulled pork for dinner. We took the chill out of the air down below using our propane heater 'Buddy'. Of course it was turned off when we went to bed.
Even though the winds were strong it was a calm night. Temps were in the low 60's with a sunny sky and winds from the N/NE 12-16 gusting to 20+, After breakfast of sausage sandwiches and coffee we took another dinghy expedition going behind 'Little' Dobbins Island and the creeks available. Finally around noon we headed back to the boat and stowed the dinghy and engine. We motored out of the river and then raised the sails at the mouth and headed north. We sailed across the bay towards Rock Hall until we could tack north and eventually the wind kept shifting east so we were able to sail all the way to the Pleasant Island cut without tacking again. We sailed through the first half of the cut but had to motor the second half as it was into the wind Then we dropped the sails in Hawk Cove and motored home.
Days: 2 Days to date: 58
Miles: 52.7 Miles to date: 1193.3