New territory! Delaware Bay

With the 4th of July holiday (and all the boating craziness it brings) on the horizon we left Annapolis in search of quiet anchorages in new places. Our final stops in the Bay, the Sassafrass and Bohemia Rivers, ended up being surprisingly nice anchorages with warm, fresh water, good holding, and not too much small boat traffic. That said, we did end up having to rescue a guy who had fallen off his jet ski in the Sassafrass! Booze, an improperly worn kill switch, and inexperience left this big guy worn out from holding on to a circling ski, but Frank took the dinghy and managed to turn the ski off so the guy could rest and get back on. Never a dull moment!

Northbound under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge!

Our first trip through the C&D Canal was planned to use the tide to our advantage and we had a very pleasure full trip through some quite pretty scenery. We dropped the hook for a few hours off of Reedy Island to wait for a favorable current down the bay, then went to the Cohansey River for the night. We ended up shifting our anchorage to further up river for a smoother night, but the current made for my least-favorite, least-restful conditions—wind versus current—for half the night. I may be ready to try a kellet to keep the chain and keel from interacting. Add in the horse flies and I can’t say I’m excited about going back!

Flying the big flag on the 4th through the C&D.

The picturesque C&D Canal

Our final night in Delaware Bay, after dodging a big thunderstorm, was spent anchored off of Lewes and Henlopen Point. The plan is to head out tomorrow and head north. I rank the Chesapeake Bay, with its many peaceful rivers and quaint coves, above the Delaware Bay with its silty water and swift rivers. It was ok, just not my favorite. Time to move on.