Rock Creek, Patapsco River, Baltimore

Serafina
Rob & Sarah Bell
Sun 16 Sep 2012 01:16

39:09.11N 76:30.68W

 

 

Saturday 15th September

 

Not a brilliant night as Still Pond did not live up to its name when in the early hours the wind went round into the NE and blew at 25 knots across a 3 mile fetch.   Rob heroically got up at 0400 and kept an eye on things, I happily got back to sleep as the wind and the consequent bouncing up and down diminished slightly as the dawn broke.

 

After breakfast we set off into the still good blow, put a couple of reefs in the sails and headed off SW to Baltimore - when, of course, the wind faded away to 10 to 15 knots;  but we still had a very nice sail.   Looking back over our log we have only had 25 knots or more of wind on our way up from the BVIs, and when we didn't want it in the particular anchorage we were in near Boston.   Sailing here seems as much a red letter day as in the Med.

 

We then nosed our way all the way up Rock Creek, off the Patapsco River just south of Baltimore, trying to find somewhere we could anchor without completely blocking the thoroughfare for other boats, yup we are definitely back in shallow waters in a too big boat!  We ended up returning to the first turn and anchoring with just over a metre under us.   Here our sailor-to-sailor waves were either totally ignored or very enthusiastically returned:  one guy was so impressed that we were a) British and b) therefore trans-Atlantic he told us to "Rock on".   It is just so great to be back amongst the Southern accents again! 

 

So we will spend Sunday here doing jobs (and the dreaded tax return) and then scoot up to Baltimore and a berth right in the city centre - with cheaper weekday rates.