Saturday morning, we slipped the morning lines to sail up to the Chester River. We were determined to get in at least a little bit more Chesapeake Bay cruising, and the Chester River looked like a great place to start. We raised the sails just past the mooring field and had a wonderful, fast sail […]
As soon as we closed our laptops for the day, we had dinner and hauled anchor to head to Annapolis. It’s about a 25 mile trip, and we knew we’d be arriving after dark, but with no dinghy to get us to shore, waiting until the weekend wasn’t practical. It was a nice evening on […]
After a couple weeks on the hard, it was great to get back out on the water. We got an early start and motored past the Potomac before rolling out the jib and getting in some sailing. In the late afternoon, I noticed some squalls popping up on shore. Since they looked to be coming […]
Chesapeake Bay sailing is AMAZING, and I’m officially jealous of any of you for whom this is home base. We had a slow morning on anchor in Jackson Creek, and as a very faint breeze filled in, we got under way. It was just enough to get us moving under sail but with only a […]
Since we’re here for a bit, we’re taking advantage of the opportunity to cruise the Chesapeake. One of the things I love about cruising Long Island Sound is that you can just go out and sail without a specific plan and choose a destination based on wind – and that’s true here too… there are […]
It didn’t make sense to sail Silent Sky to New York and then have to turn right back around and pick up Windara. But I’d been looking forward to spending the summer at home, and with the delays in the process, I felt like we were missing so much. We decided to rent a car […]
After three or four days of sustained 20kt winds with 25kt gusts, yesterday was finally settled enough for us to depart mid-afternoon. While I was a little sad to leave Deltaville behind, I was happy to finally move on. Periods of rain and drizzle mixed with sunny skies, creating amazingly dramatic skies, including a few […]
“The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray,” and this weekend proved that out. Originally the forecast said yesterday would be rough but today would be more settled – and after we made the call to make a straight run to Norfolk today, the forecast changed. This morning was absolutely howling, cloudy […]
It was a quiet, clear morning as we hauled anchor in the dark, and I took the first watch as a stunning sunrise unfolded. We rolled out the jib and motorsailed, and our average speed during my watch was around 7.25kts over ground. Crossing shoals and at the mouth of the Potomac, we beat into […]
We got under way just before dawn on Saturday morning to make our run to Solomons. It was a beautiful morning, if chilly, and we had a gorgeous sunrise as we left. The trip was easy, and we got in relatively early – which was probably a good thing since the anchorages are tight and […]