Downrigging Festival

It's all over, the festival and the fall cruise. Heading home tomorrow. My thanks to Stephanie for the photo of SPARTINA and PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II.

Saturday

Downrigging; nor’easter, bluegrass and oysters

friends

I met these three dogs last year outside the bakery. This year they were on my dock. Good to have friends in Chestertown.

a morning sail in Chestertown

People wonder why I come to Chestertown a few days before the Downrigging Festival begins. This is why.

SULTANA, headed to the Downrigging Festival

how civilized…

A little breakfast before casting off.

Can we get the sun up a little earlier, please?



after the sail, west fork Langford Creek

blustery sail up the Chester

This front and continuing days a strong N and NW winds have cost me the top of the bay. No way can I sail N on the open bay. I'll spend the rest of the week exploring the Chester River.  No complaints about that, it’s a beautiful River.  

scrambled eggs, hot chocolate and gusts to 30 kts

the front arrives

small craft and gale warnings the next two days

Will find a nice creek and wait it out.

leaving Tilghman Island

heading north tomorrow

oysters: on the half shell, Rockefeller and fried

Best enjoyed with a longtime colleague and dear friend.

packing meals, repacking gear

Tilghman Island and a correction

At Tilghman Island for a couple days to relax,
resupply and enjoy the waterfront. And a correction: a few days ago when converting nautical miles to miles I made an error and claimed a 48 day of sailing. The correct number is 43 miles. But it was a great 43 miles!

on the way to Tilghman Island

leaving Mill Creek

Better (less) wind today.

headed back north

there was nowhere else to sit

don’t believe the SPOT track

Here's my position this evening after about 48 miles of sailing.

thunderstorm passing by

from the Choptank to the Little Choptank

leaving South Creek

Eastern Bay