JohnH wrote:


St Michaels may not be an "absolute must see" but it's pretty close!

Yes, but I refuse beat up the bay against a north wind or go on a
summer weekend. On the middle bay, I also like Oxford, Annapolis,
Rock Hall and even Baltimore.

Another good place to go is Solomons. And of course in a small power
boat, one could get all the way up the Potomac to D.C.

On the lower bay, probably Deltaville, Crisfield, Reedville, Tangier,
Onacock, Yorktown/Glouster and Hampton/Norfolk.

We've never gotten up to the upper bay, so I don't know the places
there.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

There are 10 kinds of people in the world,
those who can do binary and those who can't!

grandma Rosalie

Deltaville ... Reedville,

I found Deltaville and Reedville problematic to get to by sailboat. I reached
Reedville by car twice and to be truthfull, DeSmet SD is more interesting. At
least DeSmet has a cafe to eat breakfast in.

(JAXAshby) wrote:

Deltaville ... Reedville,

I found Deltaville and Reedville problematic to get to by sailboat. I reached
Reedville by car twice and to be truthfull, DeSmet SD is more interesting. At
least DeSmet has a cafe to eat breakfast in.

We've been to Reedville and also anchored in the Great Wicomico about
5 or 6 times. Not problematic at all. People with a boat with a
draft of 8 feet can anchor here. It's one of our favorite places to
go. The only problem is to figure out which way the wind is blowing
so as to be upwind of the menhaden plant. We usually eat breakfast on
the boat. If you have a car, you can drive to someplace to have
breakfast like DeSmet (which I've never heard of). I find the old
Victorian houses in Reedville quite interesting, and I love strolling
along the street and looking at them. I also like visiting the
museum. Possibly I'm more easily amused than you are. Also it is a
good place for seafood.

Deltaville is also NOT a problem by sailboat. Been to Broad Creek
twice, Jackson Creek once, and anchored in Fishing Bay and near Gwynns
Island. Many sailboats of all kinds are there. Even if Broad Creek
is a problem for you, Jackson Creek and Fishing Bay should be fine. I
find the town itself less interesting and less accessible for the boat
person than Reedville (although they do have places that serve
breakfast and I did not get to their museum), but the marinas are
nice, and anchoring is easy and protected. It's a good place to leave
a boat for a period of time or to lay it up for the winter.


grandma Rosalie

S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id2.html

Rosalie B. wrote:

(JAXAshby) wrote:

Deltaville ... Reedville,

I found Deltaville and Reedville problematic to get to by sailboat.

Places that ARE problematic - Smith Island (my husband was on a DNR
boat (a power boat) which ran aground in the channel there), Salt
Ponds, Windmill Point, Washington DC (due to bridge restrictions),
Queenstown and my BILs dock in Bodkin Creek (local knowledge needed in
the latter two cases). Deltaville and Reedville are not in that
group.


grandma Rosalie

Rosalie, it occurs to me you write of the Chesepeake anchorages from the
perspective of someone who is thoroughly familiar with the waters, while I
wrote from the perspective of someone traveling through.

Deltaville ... Reedville,

I found Deltaville and Reedville problematic to get to by sailboat.

Places that ARE problematic - Smith Island (my husband was on a DNR
boat (a power boat) which ran aground in the channel there), Salt
Ponds, Windmill Point, Washington DC (due to bridge restrictions),
Queenstown and my BILs dock in Bodkin Creek (local knowledge needed in
the latter two cases). Deltaville and Reedville are not in that
group.


grandma Rosalie

If you obtain the guide published by Chesapeake Bay Mag (and pay attention
to any channel "peculiarities" mentioned), you should have no problem with
either Deltaville or Reedville. Even those familiar with the waters had to
enter "the first time". I've had no problem w/ either place, and would even
say that only Jackson Creek could be tricky w/o the guide.

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
Rosalie, it occurs to me you write of the Chesepeake anchorages from the
perspective of someone who is thoroughly familiar with the waters, while I
wrote from the perspective of someone traveling through.

Deltaville ... Reedville,

I found Deltaville and Reedville problematic to get to by sailboat.

Places that ARE problematic - Smith Island (my husband was on a DNR
boat (a power boat) which ran aground in the channel there), Salt
Ponds, Windmill Point, Washington DC (due to bridge restrictions),
Queenstown and my BILs dock in Bodkin Creek (local knowledge needed in
the latter two cases). Deltaville and Reedville are not in that
group.


grandma Rosalie

(JAXAshby) wrote:

Rosalie, it occurs to me you write of the Chesepeake anchorages from the
perspective of someone who is thoroughly familiar with the waters, while I
wrote from the perspective of someone traveling through.

That's true, but as someone points out - we had to do it for the first
time too. We made some mistakes. We've anchored in some places for
expediency which aren't really a place anyone in their right mind
would choose to anchor. (off Cove Point, off the NAS Pax River, and
Cornfield Harbor spring to mind)

We ran badly aground in Queenstown and never got in there. We had to
enter and leave Windmill Point at high tide, which mean leaving before
dawn and following a crab pot boat out (we'd come in at about high
tide). My husband knows Bodkin Creek from many years of living there
(his brother has the family house there).

But we had charts, all of which should help someone new to the area.
And we had guidebooks to tell us the details of what the charts didn't
show. And some places are places that Bob won't go without heavy
persuasion on my part even if they've been dredged since he had a
problem there.

Deltaville ... Reedville,

I found Deltaville and Reedville problematic to get to by sailboat.

Places that ARE problematic - Smith Island (my husband was on a DNR
boat (a power boat) which ran aground in the channel there), Salt
Ponds, Windmill Point, Washington DC (due to bridge restrictions),
Queenstown and my BILs dock in Bodkin Creek (local knowledge needed in
the latter two cases). Deltaville and Reedville are not in that
group.

grandma Rosalie

Have you ever been in Smith Creek, off the Potomac? Beautiful spot,
confusing lights at night for the first time coming in.


--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_




"Rosalie B." wrote in message
...
Rosalie B. wrote:

(JAXAshby) wrote:

Deltaville ... Reedville,

I found Deltaville and Reedville problematic to get to by
sailboat.

Places that ARE problematic - Smith Island (my husband was on a DNR
boat (a power boat) which ran aground in the channel there), Salt
Ponds, Windmill Point, Washington DC (due to bridge restrictions),
Queenstown and my BILs dock in Bodkin Creek (local knowledge needed
in
the latter two cases). Deltaville and Reedville are not in that
group.


grandma Rosalie

The only problem is to figure out which way the wind is blowing
so as to be upwind of the menhaden plant.

when I was there by car two years ago the plant seemed to be abandoned.

you can drive to someplace to have
breakfast

when I drove there, the only place to get something to eat was at the gas
station, or the tablecloth restaurant that closed at 8:00 at night. We were
able to buy candy bars from a box in the lobby of the motel we stayed in.

like DeSmet (which I've never heard of).

Laura Ingalls Wilder once lived there. The town has two trees, one of which
they built a park around.

I've wondered about the status of the plant(s) myself. I didn't see the
thick black smoke that warned you to anchor on the other side, but I have
seen menhaden ships on the bay.
Can't say I remember there being a lacking of trees. I think I would have
noticed

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
The only problem is to figure out which way the wind is blowing
so as to be upwind of the menhaden plant.

when I was there by car two years ago the plant seemed to be abandoned.

you can drive to someplace to have
breakfast

when I drove there, the only place to get something to eat was at the gas
station, or the tablecloth restaurant that closed at 8:00 at night. We
were
able to buy candy bars from a box in the lobby of the motel we stayed in.

like DeSmet (which I've never heard of).

Laura Ingalls Wilder once lived there. The town has two trees, one of
which
they built a park around.