[Rhodes22-list] Chesapeake gathering Memorial day ??

[jmorrison355 at comcast.net]

Mary & Rory,
Yes, I was recommending the eastern side of the Northern End of Tilghman Island as a rafting up place due to it's remoteness & because only us 'shallow draft' guys can get in there.  (See the attachment for a chart).  But Mary, you  raise a good point...maybe that early in the season we don't need to worry so much about crowded anchorages in the popular places like Rock Hall/Swan Creek or Dun Cove.  And the Swan Creek/Rock Hall area certainly have more amenities!  Hope you have Fretless put back together by then!


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From: <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> 

> 
> Hi Rory & Jim, 
> Are you talking about the northern end of Tilghman Island? 
> We've never been there though we've been by a number of 
> times on our way to St. Michael's. We would certainly be 
> interested in checking it out. Would that be too far for 
> the Middle River folks? If anyone was thinking of 
> trailering in there is probably a good ramp on the south 
> side of Kent Island. Lee would know. 
> 
> If folks are still interested in Swan Creek we would be 
> happy to help host assuming we get all our work done and 
> Fretless is in the water. Right now she is minus some 
> ports, forestay and backstay. We expect to have her back 
> together by the end of April. One nice thing about the 
> Memorial Day holiday is that it is not nearly as crowded 
> as the other holidays because a lot of folks don't have 
> their boats ready yet. Rock Hall is busy but not as busy 
> as it is in the middle of the summer. Last year we were up 
> the Chester for Memorial Day weekend (Corsica and 
> Lankford) and it wasn't too crowded. The year before we 
> were at Lankford and Queenstown - same thing. 
> 
> Mary Lou 
> 1991 R22 Fretless 
> Rock Hall, MD 
> 
> 
> 
> At 05:08 PM 3/1/2008, you wrote: 
> Rory, 
> Being a Chesapeake western shore resident/sailor, I admit 
> to not being all that familiar as a Memorial Day Weekend 
> visitor with your choice of proposed locations for a 
> gathering. However, my limited experience on these 
> national holidays is that the most popular destinations 
> like Rock Hall & Dunn’s Cove get extremely crowded on 
> these vacation weekends. Therefore, I recommend the 
> Tilghman Neck area as a good area ­ maybe even on the 
> eastern side of Rich Neck where there’s a very good 
> protected anchorage? I’ve been there often & it’s quite 
> nice … but not easily accessible by deep draft vessels ­ 
> thus not likely to be all that crowded on Memorial Day. 
> Just an alternative suggestion. 
> Jim Morrison 
> 
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> From: R Orkin 
> 
> > 
> > There was sort of an agreement reached at the Planjam on Memorial Day weekend 
> > for an on water get together. THe location was never resolved.. I thought I 
> > would toss it out again. Only 3 months to decide :-) 
> > 
> > Places I heard discussed were Tilghman point area (just above Claiborne on 
> > eastern shore) There is a county ramp there. I could also bring the power 
> > boat up there as a shuttle if it would help. 
> > or 
> > Somewhere near Rock Hall.. Availability of services would probably be better 
> > in that area if that is a consideration..There are lots of good anchorages I 
> > am told 
> > 
> > Dunns cove near me is popular and I also could shuttle there. 
> > 
> > There is also a county ramp on Tilghman.. Requires a launch permit and is a 
> > bit of a right angle back up. 
> > also there is a steep drop off if you go too far as Elton discovered. 
> > But I would travel anywhere within sailing distance.. I would be happy with 
> > any location 
> > So If there are any strong feelings count me as no strong vote either way 
> > 
> > ----- 
> > Rory Orkin 
> > Tilghman, Md 
> > 2000 Recycled Rhodes 22 
> > Duet ll 
> > -- 
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