[Rhodes22-list] Glorious Cruise or Ship of Fools ?

[David Bradley]

Richard, congrats on the boat. You'll get good advice on this list as you know. Are you and your brother experienced salt water sailors?  

Dave

On Jun 3, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Richard Arking <richard.arking at gmail.com> wrote:

> A week from now my brother Bob and I  (ages 76 and 67) will be in Edenton
> getting the "keys" from Stan and Rose for my newly recycled 1996 R22.  I
> have been following the list for a long time so when Donna- my much better
> half- and I  saw a dark blue hull gleaming at the Annapolis show last
> October we were ready. The boat will soon be ready too, after a long
> winter/spring of my sending "toys" from WM and Defender, et al to Stan to
> add on ( such as Doyle's UPS triradial genniker- thanks, Mary Lou).   I
> didn't listen to Stan when he would email me to stop spending money already
> but I do want to listen to Stan and the List about travel advice for
> cruising from Edenton to Brooklyn,NY.
> I have charts for the whole route, from Edenton eastwards to the entrance
> for the Dismal Swamp canal route via Elizabeth City north to Norfolk, then
> up the length of Chesapeake Bay, the C&D canal, coasting the NJ shore to
> Cape May.  Fellow Power Squadron members tell me that if the weather is
> perfect enough  and the Jersey wind from the usual SW an R22 should be fine
> for near offshore reaches to Absecon Inlet (Atlantic City) and next day
> again 3-5 miles offshore to Barnegat Inlet and there enter  Barnegat Bay on
> a slack tide to sail in Barnegat Bay northward toward Manasquan Inlet and
> out for the final leg to Brooklyn. ( the ICW from Cape May  to Barnegat
> Inlet is all motoring, no sailing and lots of bridge openings.)
> 
> (1) Are We Nuts?  Notice that Donna is driving back to Brooklyn from
> Edenton...
> 
> (2) In the Chesapeake at this time of year how many nm might we hope to log
> most days?
>    I'm a little familiar with the area around Rock Hall, Chester River,
> Annapolis and Magothy River from a brief cruise in 2008,  But the rest of
> the Chesapeake is Aqua Incognita. Should we choose the east or the west
> side of the Bay?  Which are the List-preferred anchorages, marinas, etc?
> (3) Should we bite the bullet and stay in the ICW in South Jersey or try
> close inshore if conditions are good?
> 
> Bob and I need and want advice on every aspect of this trip, the route, the
> boat and anything else.
> For instance, what fuel consumption (gal/hr) to expect from a new Honda
> 9.9 hp , say, in still water and no wind at 5 kts?    Friends here say we
> should have three  6 gal tanks aboard.: prudent or overkill? What size
> tanks fit under the benches anyway? (a 22 L x 14 W x 10" H  or a 12 gal one
> 24" L x 18 W x 12 H ?), etc,etc
>   Thanks to all in advance,  Richard Arking, s/v  (no name yet!),
> Brooklyn, NY
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list
> 
> For the list Charter and help with using the mailing list and archives go to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________