[Rhodes22-list] Early Spring Chesapeake cruising?

[Mike Cheung]

Thanks for the feedback.  It does sound like the Chesapeake would be hit or
miss that early.  Maybe Plan A should be more southern waters and Plan B the
Chesapeake if miraculously the conditions are favorable.  With Muireann on
her trailer, it really is just a question of driving distance:  380 mi -
Chesapeake, 600 mi - Albemarle, 680 mi - Pamlico, (or for real warm water,
1100 mi - Apalachicola, 1200 mi - Punta Gorda .... not realistic for this
Spring Break, but maybe someday).

Mike Cheung
s/v Muireann
  

Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> It's a real roll of the dice. It's generally too early in the Upper 
> Bay. Temperatures might be high in the 50s, or the 40s or if you are 
> lucky the 60s. Lows overnight could be 30s to 40s. Generally stronger 
> winds (but sometimes no wind at all). There won't be many boats 
> around. We generally use March for boatwork and try to launch in 
> early April. We are usually among the earlybirds.
> 
> Maybe someone in the Lower Bay will chime in. Again I suspect it's 
> hit or miss.
> 
> One thing to remember for the East Coast is we still get nor'easters 
> through the end of March and occasionally early April. If they are 
> close to the coast, they are not to be trifled with. 40 to 50 mile 
> winds are common and heavy precipitation. Some of the Philadelphia 
> area's biggest snows have been in March though I suspect they may 
> have been rain on the Bay.
> 
> If you want to do the Bay, it's usually better around Memorial Day. 
> Some years there are a lot of people out but my experience is that a 
> lot of folks aren't ready yet.
> 
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22  Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> At 09:13 AM 2/2/2009, you wrote:
> 
>>We're exploring options for Spring Break (mid March) and wondered if that
was
>>too early to think of a road trip from Ohio to cruise the Chesapeake for a
>>few days.  That would be the easiest East Coast water for us to reach (and
>>the most northern we'd think about for that time of year).  Any thoughts,
>>recommendations, etc from you East Coasters?  Plan B would probably be the
>>Albemarle or Pamlico Sounds, but they're about twice the drive time for
us.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Mike Cheung
>>s/v Muireann 1993/2008 Rhodes 22
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