Morning comes calm and clear at the wharf in Onancock. 7:05 mizzen raised, motoring down the creek with a day-old blueberry donut that tastes fine. 8:10 out of the creek, sails up. A nice west wind, not a cloud in the sky.
Making 4.3 to the north, wind helps me to choose going south of Watts Island as opposed to going inside of the island and then finding the cut through the shoal that runs from Watts Island to Fox Island.
8:30 3.6 towards Watts Island. 9:30 reach the south end of Watts, doing 4.0. Just past the island, fall off to the north.
12:30 can pick out Smith Island to port, less wind and making 2.1. Easy sailing and lots of sunshine so I experiment with using the new four-panel solar charger to charge a small 10,000mAh travel battery. The battery fits nicely in the charger pocket of the solar panel and seems to charge quickly. Very pleased with the set up.
1:00 heading north at 2.9 and thinking about where we'll anchor for the night. 2:10 wing and wing, 1.8. Decide to head to a cove at the top of Janes Island at the mouth of the Big Annemessex River. 2:20 motor sailing. 3:35 rounding Flatcap Point into Daugherty Creek, a white sandy beach lining the marsh.
A few tacks into the creek, anchor down 4:20. An unexpectedly beautiful anchorage.
28.75 NM
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