Sail off anchor 7:25, a deliberate drift across glassy calm water. Wearing the drysuit against the chill.
A slight breeze fill, 1.4. Flocks of geese fly overhead, an eagle flys along the trees on shore. The sun crests the treelike, sails bathed in morning light. A pleasant series of tacks out of Swan Creek. Out of the creek 8:10, 2.9 sailing our way west to Swan Point. 8:40 off Swan Point, 1.3 on the choppy Chesapeake Bay.
9:00 making half a knot. Motorsail at idle speed. Sun breaks through the overcast, feels good. Wind at 9:45, sailing at 1.8. Overcast again.
10:45 just off Tolchester Beach where the shipping channel curves east and comes up very close to the beach. A little more wind and making 2.6. 11:30 sunny and warm, take off the drysuit, put out the little solar panel to charge the bluetooth speaker.
12:30 making a pleasant 1.8 just east of the shipping channel. 1:00 turn towards Worton Creek. Soon decided to head to Fairlee Creek just to the south of Worton. 2:30 rounding Shell Point.
2:55 gentle sail in the afternoon breeze through the narrow entrance of Fairlee Creek.
Sail south on the creek and it feels like a great afternoon daysail as I tack along the marinas. Turn back north, anchor down near the moorings at 4:00.
16.24 NM
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