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| Historic Chesapeake City from the water |
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| A lighthouse in Delaware Bay |
We set our alarm to head out early this morning. Skipper Bobs guide suggested leaving two hours after low tide. This meant an 'almost tolerable' 6:00am. A few other boats anchored in the harbour also are avid Skipper Bob readers because there was a little bit of an anchorage parade going on at this early hour - a lot of red and green navigation lights moving through the dark anchorage. The sun was soon to rise which was great. It took about an hour to get through the uneventful Cape May Canal linking Cape May with the Delaware Bay. There are limitations to this canal. If your mast clearance is more than 56 feet...you have to go on the outside. This was a much calmer alternative and we were glad that our mast is only 47 feet. We didn't know what to expect on the Delaware Bay. The winds were favourable as they weren't opposing the current. We had a nice South/South-West wind which made for a very brisk sail. With the current in our favour and the wind, we did between 9-11 knots the entire time. There was still quite a bit of debris on the water which required a sharp and scanning eye at all times. We arrived at the C+D Canal at the top of the Delaware Bay at 12:30pm.
Another calm canal with lots of interesting bridges filled the next 2 hours of motoring. We arrived at our destination, Chesapeake City, at 2:30pm. We dropped anchor and jumped in the dinghy to explore this very old town full of gift shops and antique stores. As we were coming back we met a lovely family from Quebec who were just anchoring on a boat called Larose des Vents. They are a family of 5 and are also on their way south. Finally, another boat heading our way! Connor ended up jumping onto their boat to play with their children. Unfortunately, they were too good at their english to entice Connor to try out his french. They had a great time, though!
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