Very low tide and I barely made it out
Anchored in the Chester River
Sailing north to Worton Creek
Sailing around Pools Island into Middle River at sunset
Parkside to Chester River: I got out before low tide as it read 5.7 feet. Winds from the NW 8-10 gusting to 20 on a sunny sky temps in the mid 50's. I let out the jib right out of the slip and sailed out of the creek, out of the river all the way across the Bay. I raised the main after getting half way across as the winds finally dropped to less than 10 knots. Finally in the Chester River I dropped the sails and motored into Queenstown Creek. I followed the channel and previous tracks from the summer but ran hard aground. It took quite an effort but I finally got off and abandoned my thoughts of going into the creek. So I anchored in the southern part of the Chester River paying out extra chain to compensate for the changing tide. Dinner was reheated spaghetti and southern string beans. Turns out is was a quiet night.
Chester River to Worton Creek: Awoke up to temps of low 50's so I turned on the heater and cooked breakfast of hash browns, sausage and eggs to warm the place up. I left around noon and sailed down the river and up the bay to Worton Creek. I decided to drop the hook here as it was getting dark. It was a great sail but I did have to run the engine for almost 2 hours to recharge the batteries. I anchored outside Worton Creek and all was fine. I had no service so boaters midnight to get warm. Dinner was re-heated chicken chow mien on the stove. Temps stayed in the 50's outside and almost 69 inside.
Worton Creek to Parkside: I relaxed at anchor in a warm sunny day. I was trying to decide where to go as the wind was starting to build - mostly from the south. I started out trying to go on a run but it wasn't enough so I headed south and sailed home on a close haul to get home and plug in. Docking in the dark went fine.
Days: 3 Days to date: 92
Miles: 68.8 Miles to date: 1781.2