[Rhodes22-list] Chesapeake Cruise planning

[Leland]

Mary Lou,

Ditto what Chris said.  A cruise like this is likely something I may never
do but it's exciting just thinking about it.  Best of luck and looking
forward to meeting up with you guys somewhere along the route!

Lee


cowie wrote:
> 
> Mary Lou:
> 
> Keep us posted on your dates and locations.  It would be fun to get some
> of the middle Chesapeake Bay Rhodes together at one of your anchorages.
> 
> 
> 
> Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
>> 
>> Hello fellow Chesapeake Rhodies,
>> 
>> Fred Kaiser, Tom Deliberto and I sat down last night and mapped out a 
>> possible most of the length of the Chesapeake trip that if we are 
>> lucky with schedules, health, weather and family obligations might 
>> just happen late April or May of this year.
>> 
>> Plans are to pack up Fretless and drive to Norfolk to meet Triton. 
>> Tom's boat has been wintering in Edenton at the GB spa. Word is she 
>> is now gorgeously looking like new and will soon have her traveler 
>> mounted in a mid-cockpit experiment.
>> 
>> Anyway, if all goes according to plan (or even if an undetermined 
>> critical mass of things go according to plan), we will launch in 
>> Norfolk and take two or three weeks to cruise up the Bay. Stops 
>> discussed (so far) are Norfolk, Cape Charles, Mobjack Bay (or the 
>> Piankatank or both), Tangier Island, Smith Island, Deal Island, 
>> Solomons Island, the Little Choptank, Knapps Narrows. the West (or 
>> South) River, the Magothy, Hart-Miller Island, Worton Creek and 
>> Betterton. If we decide to go all the way north other possibilities 
>> would include Turner's Creek on the Sassafras, Northeast and/or Havre 
>> De Grace and then Still Pond and the Middle River on our way back to Rock
>> Hall.
>> 
>> We plan to take somewhere between two and three weeks for the trip 
>> depending on how things go and the weather. Our thoughts are to 
>> alternate anchoring out and marinas and to alternate long and short 
>> days where possible. There are times when Fred and I will have to set 
>> up office and actually get some work done. We're also flexible enough 
>> that if necessary we could do the trip in several stages.
>> 
>> Thought we'd let you know now so you can put it on your radar in case 
>> you are able to join us for part of the cruise, a sail, a night in an 
>> anchorage, dinner ashore somewhere or whatever. We would love to meet 
>> up with friends and other Rhodies along the way. We'll let you know 
>> more as it gets closer and the schedules and plans firm up.
>> 
>> Best to all,
>> Mary Lou
>> 
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