We decided to leave Tuesday night and anchor in the Rapphannock so we could visit Merroir, a restaurant our friends introduced us to last year when we were in Deltaville. Our anchorage had been so quiet and well-protected that we didn’t realize how windy it was in more exposed waters, and it was rolly enough […]
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 exiting the Dismal Swamp, we passed through Norfolk, bringing our first round trip transit of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to a close (mile marker 0 is just off Hospital Point and the Nauticus museum). It was a pretty emotional experience, completing another chapter on this amazing journey. We couldn’t help but reflect on how […]
On our way down the ICW in the fall we had hoped to run the Dismal Swamp route, but timing didn’t work out so we ended up taking the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. We were excited to take a different route home and experience the Dismal Swamp for ourselves. We were up early to be […]
I was so excited to finally be starting the ICW, but today was not without its challenges. The wind was up, and it made getting off the dock and getting fuel difficult. That delayed us enough that we didn’t think we could make the 1100 lock for the Dismal Swamp, and missing that meant we […]
When we originally planned the trip, we considered only staying one night in Norfolk. Between it being a city and the surrounding area being so industrial, we figured we wouldn’t really like it all that much. But it turned out to be a really cool stop, and as I find myself saying over and over […]
“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 […]