[Rhodes22-list] Chesapeake - Eastern Bay

[Mary Lou Troy]

Peter (and anyone else in the upper middle Chesapeake),
We hope to be down that way with the Swan Creek Sailing Association on 
Labor Day week cruise. The itinerary will be :
Sat 8/30 Rock Hall to Galesville  - anchor or tie up at Hartge's
Sun. 8/31, Mon 8/1 Knapps Narrows Marina, Tilghman (my understanding is 
that there is a big powerboat party at Harrison's so they tie up at Knapps 
to watch the parade of powerboaters showing off their all. We might have 
enough of the parade early and head off for an anchorage near Oxford for 
Monday night)
Tues. 8/2, Wed. 8/3 Oxford - Crockett/Hinckley or anchor along the Strand
Thurs 8/4, Fri. 8/4 Herring Bay, Deale, Shipwright Harbor
Sat. 9/6 Annapolis
Sun. 9/7 back to Rock Hall

This is a loose itinerary and a friendly, partying group so give us a hail 
(Fretless) if you are anywhere near any of these places or keep an eye out 
(white hull, Fretless in blue letters, navy bimini and UV strip on the 
furler, red white and blue UPS if the winds are right).  If the weather is 
good I would expect the traffic through Knapps to be high and most of the 
highest rated anchorages to be crowded. With your shallow draft boats you 
probably won't have problems finding a spot. I would expect places like Dun 
Cove to be really crowded. The last time we anchored out on Labor Day 
weekend we counted nearly 80 boats in an anchorage where we usually see 20. 
We had a good time anyway, just don't expect solitude.

Mary Lou (& Fred)
1991 R22 Fretless
Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA


At 09:05 PM 8/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Tana and I will be on the Chesapeake from August 31 to Sept 2.   We're 
>putting in at Casa Rio, Mayo, West River and will sail east and explore 
>Eastern Bay, and would welcome contact with any sociable Rhodies.  We've 
>never been there, so any suggestions or advice about places to see (or 
>avoid) over Labor Day, good anchorages, etc. would also be very 
>welcome.   We haven't taken possession of the R22 yet, so our fleet 
>consists of our Starwind 19 (sail #821) and a Mac26x - cousin Tom from Bay 
>Shore, Long Island.
>
>I too will miss Bill Berner.  Just last night, I read "Bill and Carol's 
>Excellent Sailing Adventure" to Tana.  Bill, I feel that I know you and 
>will miss you - good luck with your next boat!
>
>
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