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Steve
S/V Pony Express

"Scott Vernon" wrote in
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: I took the whole week off and went sailing. Was
going to see how far south I
: could sail and be back to Annapolis in time to
watch the 'Schooner Race'
: start. Left the slip Sat. afternoon, nice
breeze. Sailed to Rock Hall,
: anchored up Swan Creek.
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: Sun. Weighed anchor around 0930, wind around
12kts.. Gorgeous day, shorts
: and t-shirt weather. Soon as I sailed under the
Bay Bridge
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the wind died.
: Drifted for a while , then cranked up the Yanmar
and motored through Knapps
: Narrows and anchored in Dun Cove, a nice quiet
little cove. After dinner,
: went to plan the next day when I realized I
left my chart book at home
: Duh!. The waterproof 'cockpit chart' that I use
didn't quite go to Solomons
: Island, but I had a guide book that showed it.
Didn't make it anyway.
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: Mon. 0900 Sailed off anchor in a good breeze,
but by 1100 it was down to 5
: kts, or less. Got to the Little Choptank River
and decided I better turn
: north so as not to miss the race. Again ended up
motoring for an hour, into
: West River where I spent the night near
Galesville, a real sailboat haven.
: NOAA was reporting a cold front coming through
with high winds (30~40)
: starting Tue eve through Wed.
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: Tue. 1000, 15kts steady wind , passing by the
ever popular Thomas Point
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on
: the way to Annapolis. Wanted to anchor in Back
Creek but it was so crowded
: ( a lot of Canadjuns). Dragged 3 times, finally
got a good set, but wasn't
: enough room to let out the scope I wanted.
Decided to get a mooring. It's
: nice at night when you wake and hear the wind
whistling and remember you're
: moored, and go back to sleep.
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: Wed. NOAA was right, 30 mph wind all day. Stayed
on the mooring. Spent the
: day with Haggy and the 'Boatyard Crew'. Love
those salty stories!
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: Thur. 1000, picked up Haggy, Bill, and Scupper
and sailed out to the Bay
: Bridge to watch the schooners. Awesome boats.
Great day! Good chicken.
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: Fri. Headed North, wind blowing N, 15~18, lots
of tacks, and waves, sailed
: into the Magothy River and anchored in yet
another peaceful, uncrowded,
: little anchorage in Broad Creek around 2200.
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: Sat. tired from all the wind and sun, decided
to sleep in. Had a nice
: brunch around 1400, read some, fed the ducks.
Thought about staying here,
: but decided to go sailing, light wind ( 8~10)
nice relaxing sail, got out to
: the middle of the bay and the wind died. Decided
to motor back to Broad
: Creek and spend another night.
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: Sun. 0900, wanted an early start to make it back
to Middle River before
: dark. Winds from the south and then SW. Blowing
15, cruising along enjoying
: the lack of power boats and their chop,
listening to the water rush by,
: glance at the knot log, cruising at 7+ knots and
smooth as silk.
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wind kept
: picking up, next thing ya know I see 8kts .
That's a new record. Got
: near the marina pretty early, decided I was
having too much fun and sailed
: past. Ended up in Worton Creek for the night.
:
: Mon. another beautiful Fall day on the
Chesapeake. Sailed back to the slip.
: Tied up and went home. A very satisfying trip!
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: Scotty
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