7:45AM.....the Nanseann departs Deltaville.....beautiful day....winds less than 10 MPH and seas @ 1 foot
The Chesapeake itself is an estuary .....a body of water in which fresh river water mixes with salty ocean water. The Bay, in fact, is the largest estuary in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
The five of the Bay's biggest rivers....James, York, Rappahannock, Potomac and Susquehanna provide about 90% of the Chesapeake's freshwater.
We leave the "lower" section of the Chesapeake into the "middle" section with the water becoming a salty/fresh mixture. We also cross the mouth of the Potomac which some say could get our attention.
Coming out of the Rappahannock River to Windmill Point
The Garden is growing
The Tug is towing
this Barge full of containers
The kind of container that goes behind a semi-truck
Tugs often have a barge in tow, attached with a long cable. This is the first we have seen this close passing port to port.
One rule of thumb when navigating the Bay is to stay off points of land but on the positive side, the bottom in the Chesapeake is soft, usually sand or mud.
One rule of thumb when navigating the Bay is to stay off points of land but on the positive side, the bottom in the Chesapeake is soft, usually sand or mud.
Smith Point Lighthouse,,,what is hanging off the port side
Smith Point Lighthouse....and yes it is the "potty"
Crossing the VA/MD state line
Best we stay toward the middle of the Bay, parallel to the major shipping channels.....wonder why?
CHS Cosmos coming up the Potmac River turning south into shipping channel
939 long x 149 wide....43.3 ft draft....that's why!!!!
Donna Marie.....a 3.8 million dollar Hargrove Yacht.....96 feet...burning some diesel at 20.9 MPH...headed to Annapolis...last saw her at our dock in Portsmouth....Just Sold!
Point No Point Lighthouse...and this is as close as we get
Turning into the Patuxent River
Saturday....everyone is out on the water
Coming into Solomons Island MD
Less than a mile long connected to "mainland" by a bridge
Where is the channel Captain
Wall-to-wall boats and marinas
Spring Cove Marina....a 4 day stay
On the Bay the tidal range averages about 18 inches on the lower Bay and increases to about 30 inches on the upper reaches. We are on the long wall with a starboard tie and will be able to get Saddi off the boat using the stern ramp at high tide and mid-ship ramp at low tide.
And Yes.....the Potmac River.....we had LOTS of high speed boat traffic which caused lots of rocking and rolling.....not a trip for Jamie!
Talked with Fred....and Colorado Fires were within a mile of South Fork but winds have changed and they are praying they will not get hit!!!! So are we!!!!
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