Author: daveashton

5/30/22 Those of you who have traveled with us through the 63 posts on this blog, will recall numerous instances when we were surprised by events. We decided to make a list of them because…well, why not! So much cool and cold weather Meeting so many nice people Learning about Looping and Loopers That I… Continue reading Didn’t See That Coming…

5/28/22 After a great dinner and peaceful night at the Port Jefferson Yacht Club, we said goodbye to the crew from Pronto, refueled at $7.04 per gallon and set a slow course for Stonington Connecticut (fuel consumption is dramatically reduced at lower speeds and the price of diesel has doubled since we started this trip).… Continue reading Port Jeff, Stonington & Home

5/27/22 Transiting New York harbor is an exercise in timing the tides and currents. Slack water at Hell Gate was around 1 pm so we lingered in Sandy Hook and lifted the anchor around 10 am. (would rather winched the anchor up with the windlass but that piece of equipment is sitting on the bow… Continue reading Back through NYC

5/26/22 Exiting Abescon Inlet at 6 am with a favorable current was easy. We were met on the ocean side by moderate wind (10-12knots) and ocean swells of about 2 feet. However, the wind was coming at us from the side (easterly) and the swells were coming at us from the northeast (about 40 degrees… Continue reading Jersey coast…the hard way

5/25/22 The trip from Cape May to Atlantic City was timed to coincide with the current at Abescon Inlet (entrance from the ocean into Atlantic City). We left Cape May at 7:30 in a flotilla, all monitoring ch 14 and occasional exchanging information about weather and sea conditions. We stayed with the 8 knot trawlers… Continue reading Atlantic City

5/20/22 This port was not on our original list of Chesapeake destinations. However, we added it after another one of those casual dockside conversations with a fellow boater…and we were very glad we did! Havre De Grace is situated at the northern end of Chesapeake Bay (at the confluence of the Susquehanna River). This colonial… Continue reading Havre De Grace, Maryland

5/22/22 We left Havre De Grace around 9:30 for the short 40 mile run to Delaware City, at the north end of the Delaware Bay. It was a perfect Day for motoring, calm water and wind. Adverse current in the first hour gave way to a very favorable current and we shot the C &… Continue reading Delaware City & Cape May

5/17/22 On the way south (last October) we were delayed by weather in Annapolis for 3 days. During this time we were mostly boat-bound and had little time to explore the town (which was flooded). However, we put this on our ”must revisit” list for the return trip north. The transit across Chesapeake Bay from… Continue reading Back to Annapolis

5/17/22 Selecting an eastern shore destination was a difficult choice…they all sounded so interesting. St Michaels had come up in several conversations and was located between Solomons and Annapolis so we headed across the bay to see explore the area. This was a 55 mile trip and we figured it would take 5 to 6… Continue reading St Michaels on the eastern shore

5/16/22 After 9 days in Deltaville, we were ready to move along. The trip to Solomons is 62 miles up the west side of the Chesapeake. We have heard wonderful reviews about this town from numerous sources and put it on the ”must visit” list for traveling back through this area. We started out at… Continue reading Visiting more on the western shore…Solomons Maryland