Morning comes with an unexpected breeze and a hint of sunshine. Sail off anchor 7:40. A gentle 1.6 down Black Walnut Creek with the northwest wind. Three deadrises working the south end of Tilghman Island, two rigged for clamming and I can't tell with the third. 8:00 pass green "1". 8:20 round Black Walnut Point and turn to the north, 3.4 with a wind that I don't expect to last.
8:45 tack out away from Tilghman Island, 9:15 another tack and blue skies. Making a series of tacks just off the shore. Forecast is for no wind an all so glad for what I have. 9:50 working out around a fish trap.
10:00 begin longer tacks as the wind begins to fall. 10:40 struggling with light wind, skies beginning to clear. 11:35 making 1.2, under power.
11:50 hear from Matt and Rossco on the Pathfinder TRIM. They are coming down the Bay from Sandy Point, talking about setting a spinnaker in the light wind. They had planned on finding a creek on the east side of Kent Island, but now are looking for an anchorage more to the south.
2:20 reach the north end of Tilghman Island, hot and windless. Round the point to find a little breeze, 1.3 with a southwest wind.
A handful of tacks carries south and through the winding channel into Tilghman Creek. Anchor down 3:20.
Set up the boom tent to get out of the sun. Relax.
5:00 TRIM arrives with Matt, Rossco and the dog Freya. I last crossed paths with TRIM in Maine, it is good to see the crew.
A little bit of rum, a few stories and an enjoyable evening. TRIM casts off just after the sun goes down.
23.59 NM
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