Morning comes without the forecast 30 mph gusts. What happened with that? Decide to take my time before leaving Rock Hall. Walk into town to the coffee shop. Find Fred there getting together with his friends, a regular event for them. I ask if they will solve the world's problems this morning. He says no, maybe just cause a few more...
Wind begins to fill in at 9:00. Leave the marina then tie up at the seawall to offload trash and empty the head. Sail off the seawall under mizzen and jib with a straight shot downwind to the harbor entrance. Jibe at marker "10" and outside the rock jetties at 9:40.
More wind and feeling the waves rolling around Swan Point from Chesapeake Bay. Choose to stay under mizzen and jib to get the feel of the front rolling through. Waves aft of the starboard beam, bumpy ride.
10:00 raise the double reefed main. 4.0 then watch the gps going back and forth from 3.9 to 4.8 depending on the waves.
10:30 gps shows 6.5 sliding down a wave. 10:45 feels like less wind, still plenty of waves. Jibe in towards Eastern Neck approaching Hail Point at 11:25. Calmer, wing and wing dong 4.3 over the shallows.
11:40 a series of stronger gusts. 11:50 off Hail Point, think about heading up into the cove there but it is shallow and rough, decide to head back to Queenstown. Round up and bring down the double reefed main, under mizzen and jib again. 12:15 in the channel to Queenstown Creek, jibe and turn towards the town dock.
Sail south on creek, round up off the town dock and bring down the jib.
Tied up Queenstown 12:30, time for lunch.
I walk a couple of blocks into the town to my favorite pizza place. I get the cheese steak and fries that I had missed out on my earlier visit to Queenstown. Excellent, but don't tell my doctor.
Cast off from the town dock and motor north on the creek. Anchor down Ditchers Cove 2:20.
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