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Jere Lull wrote: In article , (anchorlt) wrote: I am weighing whether to take boat (Eastbay 43) by truck from near Ft. Lauderdale to either Chesapeake Bay or to Long Island Sound for extended summer cruise. Some of my considerations: (1) crowdedness in good anchorages and in marinas; (2) hurricane damage repair (markers, changes in depths not newly charted) in Chespeake Bay; (3) relative merits (not a provacative question!). I concur completely with Jere's assessment. The only difficulty with the Chesapeake for the other people who have posted here is because they've just answered a question from someone who detests motoring and wants a good breeze to sail every day. There will be some hot windless days in the Chesapeake. But it is nearly always possible to sail - especially if you aren't restricted to 2 or 3 weeks - during the summer you'll have plenty of sailing days. 3) I believe Cruising World did a comparison of the two areas. The gist of the differences was that the states, cities and people on the Chesapeake are much more closely connected to the water. That makes a qualitative difference. For instance, Annapolis is the MD state Capitol, so when the Bay comes up, they need only look out the window... and it shows: They have some VERY fine state-run facilities. and they're inexpensive. There is 200 nm of Bay with good quiet anchorages no more than 15 nm apart usually; often there are a dozen in that distance. Fog is not an issue; navigation is usually eye-ball; the bottom's usually soft, so is forgiving if you bump and when you anchor; you can find anchorages that seem unchanged from Colonial days. (We've visited a few that feel positively primordial.) 2) Virtually no real Isabelle damage. The problems were from flooding, not winds. Normal winter storms do more damage to markers and such, so they'll be okay. 1) Crowded is a relative term. Just about any place is relatively empty Sunday night through Friday afternoon. That's when we visit the tourist traps (Baltimore, Annapolis, St Michaels, etc). On weekends, we can find anchorages as secluded as we want. With Shellenberger's "Gunkholer's Guide" in hand, you'll be able to enter anchorages where you're likely to be completely alone -- other than crabbers who are everywhere. In fact, I suggest getting the Gunkholer's Guide and comparing what it describes to any (or all) from LIS. grandma Rosalie S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD CSY 44 WO #156 http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id2.html |
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Your Thoughts for 2004 Cruise?
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Jere Lull wrote: In article , (anchorlt) wrote: I am weighing whether to take boat (Eastbay 43) by truck from near Ft. Lauderdale to either Chesapeake Bay or to Long Island Sound for extended summer cruise. Some of my considerations: (1) crowdedness in good anchorages and in marinas; (2) hurricane damage repair (markers, changes in depths not newly charted) in Chespeake Bay; (3) relative merits (not a provacative question!). I concur completely with Jere's assessment. The only difficulty with the Chesapeake for the other people who have posted here is because they've just answered a question from someone who detests motoring and wants a good breeze to sail every day. There will be some hot windless days in the Chesapeake. But it is nearly always possible to sail - especially if you aren't restricted to 2 or 3 weeks - during the summer you'll have plenty of sailing days. 3) I believe Cruising World did a comparison of the two areas. The gist of the differences was that the states, cities and people on the Chesapeake are much more closely connected to the water. That makes a qualitative difference. For instance, Annapolis is the MD state Capitol, so when the Bay comes up, they need only look out the window... and it shows: They have some VERY fine state-run facilities. and they're inexpensive. There is 200 nm of Bay with good quiet anchorages no more than 15 nm apart usually; often there are a dozen in that distance. Fog is not an issue; navigation is usually eye-ball; the bottom's usually soft, so is forgiving if you bump and when you anchor; you can find anchorages that seem unchanged from Colonial days. (We've visited a few that feel positively primordial.) 2) Virtually no real Isabelle damage. The problems were from flooding, not winds. Normal winter storms do more damage to markers and such, so they'll be okay. 1) Crowded is a relative term. Just about any place is relatively empty Sunday night through Friday afternoon. That's when we visit the tourist traps (Baltimore, Annapolis, St Michaels, etc). On weekends, we can find anchorages as secluded as we want. With Shellenberger's "Gunkholer's Guide" in hand, you'll be able to enter anchorages where you're likely to be completely alone -- other than crabbers who are everywhere. In fact, I suggest getting the Gunkholer's Guide and comparing what it describes to any (or all) from LIS. grandma Rosalie S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD CSY 44 WO #156 http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id2.html |
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