Solomons to Crab Creek, South River
Moorglade's Voyage
Ted Wilson
Fri 15 Jun 2012 22:20
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My Position is 38:57.306N
76:31.832
I dropped my mooring at 5:45 when it was just
getting light. I was expecting a slow passage to Crab creek about 50Nm away. The
wind was forecast to be unhelpful but better than it had been for the last two
days. Once out in the bay it was very overcast 20knots on the nose and
irritatingly choppy. Conditions improved slowly through the day with the cloud
lifting somewhat and the wind dropping and veering a little. I was able to
motorsail with reefed main and then later unfurled increasing amounts of
headsail. The only obstacle on the course is the exclusion zone for the Navy
research establishment. Once negotiated it was an easy sail into the river and
up to Crab Creek. The entrance to the Creek has some well placed buoys,
which is as well as it is very narrow and the deep water is very close to the
North shore. I soon spotted Marshal and Susan's Beneteau 49 on the end of their
dock and as now it was very sheltered and calm I had no problems sliding in
behind the T head and making fast. I had made better time than expected and was
an hour earlier than intended so Susan was not yet home. I made a cup of tea and
read until I could meet my host. I'm all ready for Kay to arrive back and the No
Hard Feelings Cruise to begin
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