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Last Updated:
1500 EST / 8-23-09
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Chesapeake '08 -
July 26 through October 29, 2008 |
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Date/Route/Crew/Time |
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7-26-08
Annapolis, MD - Rock Hall, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1550 - underway |
38°58.400N, 76°28.941W
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1730
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39°00.563N, 76°21.982W |
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1930 (docked @ North Point Marina, Rock Hall, MD) |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W
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Total Time: 3 hours 40
minutes, Total Distance: about 20 nm |
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7-26-08: Interesting day. We had lots to do, starting
with dropping of Jen's car at the marina in Rock Hall. She's
still hurting a bit from having to ride back in the
rent-a-truck sitting on a box of Cat5 cable while Quinn was
in the passenger seat in his car seat. When we got back to
the CatCo docks, Gregg still needed to unload the truck,
including launching the dinghy. We finally got underway
around 4 p.m. and arrived in Rock Hall around 7:30 p.m. We
had sustained south winds at 20 knots and 2-4 ft. waves and
one reef in the main. Our top speed was 8.1 knots. |
8-3-08
Rock Hall, MD Day Sail
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1145 - underway |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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1444
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39°03.963N, 76°17.437W
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1630 (docked at North Point)
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39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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Total Time: 4 hours 45
minutes (including pump-out), Total Distance: about 20 nm |
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8-3-08: We left our
dockage at North Point for a day sail at around 1145. Still
getting used to maintaining a log, we only remembered to
capture time & position a couple times. The departure time
is approximately the time we originally untied. There was
about a 15-30 minute delay to the sail by waiting in line &
pumping out. After pumpout, we headed out of Rock Hall
harbor through a channel and a maze of crab pots, then
turned almost directly south until we were getting kind of
close to the Bay Bridge, turned around and headed back to
the marina. We had about 10-15 knots of wind for most of the
sail, but there was about an hour or so when we had only
5-10.
A side note, granted the winds weren't too strong, but
nothing moved in the boat. We had framed photos setting up
in the saloon and they were still in exactly the same spot
when we returned. Jen also had a glass filled with water
with some fresh basil - still in the same spot, no spillage.
Gotta love a cat. |
8-8-08
Rock Hall, MD Day Sail
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1145 - underway |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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1500
(docked at North Point) |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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Total Time: 3
hours 15
minutes (including fueling), Total Distance: about 15 nm |
8-8-08: We left
our dockage at North Point for a day sail at around 1145.
Headed for the fuel dock at the Sailing Emporium since we
can't fit into the fuel dock at North Point.
Quinn fell asleep draped over the seat at the helm this
time, before we even got any pictures of him.
Didn't take many pictures today - mostly a training mission.
Jen trained on motoring and we both practiced tacking &
jibing. |
8-27-08
Rock Hall, MD Day Sail
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1015 - underway |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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1225 |
39°02.361N, 76°16.412W
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1455
(docked at North Point) |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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Total Time: 4
hours 40
minutes (including stop at pumpout dock), Total Distance:
about 18 nm |
8-27-08: We left our
dockage at North Point for a day sail at around 1015. Tied
up without incident at the pump-out dock, but the kids that
run the station had gone back to school so we were not able
to achieve our goal. Left the pump-out dock at 1045 and
headed out into the bay.
We did a big circle again, but this time headed on a more
southerly course and into the Chester River for a while. It
looked like there was weather coming, so we didn't stay out
for too long.
Also managed to calibrate the autopilot compass
(deviation=1°) while we were out. This involves dropping
sails and driving the boat in a circle for at least 2
rotations, then maintaining a constant heading long enough
to get the autopilot heading to agree with the rest of the
navigation system. |
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9-1-08
Rock Hall, MD-Annapolis, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0945 - underway |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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1030
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39°05.720N, 76°16.506W
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1100
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39°03.975N, 76°18.462W
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1130
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39°02.390N, 76°20.226W
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1200
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39°00.539N, 76°21.992W |
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1230
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38°58.759N, 76°24.444W
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1305
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38°57.890N, 76°26.318W |
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1405 (docked at Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard, Annapolis, MD)
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38°57.667N, 76°28.902W
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Total Time: 4
hours 20 minutes , Total Distance:
about 18.5 nm |
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9-1-08: Got out pretty early (for us, anyway). Lots
of chop. Labor Day - lots of power boats. Saw a regatta on
the way in to Back Creek. A few of the race boats are
actually on our dock. It was kind of cool watching them come
in. We are here for warranty work. Total distance sailed was
approx. 18.5 nm.
9-2-08: It looks like Hannah may prolong our stay here
at Jabin's. Will know more in another day or so. The first
stage of the gel-coat work was done today and some of the
other smaller warranty jobs were completed.
9-6-08: Still in Annapolis at Jabin's. We think we
have a pretty well protected spot for riding out the storm
here, whereas we would be somewhat exposed in our slip at
North Point in Rock Hall. The plan is to head back to Rock
Hall tomorrow after a trip to the grocery store. Peak wind
during the storm (for us) was 30.4 knots at 1650 EDT. |
9-7-08
Annapolis, MD - Rock Hall, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1200 - underway |
38°57.667N, 76°28.902W
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1325 |
38°58.680N, 76°24.241W
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1420 |
39°01.644N, 76°20.516W
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1445 |
39°03.172N, 76°18.767W
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1600 |
39°07.929N, 76°14.909W |
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Total Time: 4 hours, Total
Distance: about 18.5 nm |
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9-7-08:
What little wind we had was on the nose, so we pretty much
motor sailed. |
10-3-08
Rock Hall, MD-Pasadena, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1220 - underway |
39°07.929N,
76°14.909W |
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1245 |
39°06.848N,
76°15.606W |
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1325 |
39°06.470N,
76°17.244W |
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1355 |
39°08.132N,
76°18.982W |
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1435 |
39°08.003N,
76°20.656W |
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1455 |
39°08.943N,
76°21.205W |
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1530 |
39°08.068N,
76°22.891W |
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1600 |
39°07.873N,
76°24.286W |
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1630 |
39°09.871N,
76°26.306W |
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1730 (docked at MDYC,
Pasadena, MD) |
39°09.195N,
76°30.015W |
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Total Time: 5 hours 10
minutes, Total Distance: 21.97 nm |
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10-3-08:
Nice wind, but it was on the nose so it still took us
over 5 hours to get to Pasadena (Maryland Yacht Club). Good
sail, though. Lots of practice tacking |
10-5-08
Pasadena, MD-Rock Hall, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1425 - underway |
39°09.195N,
76°30.015W |
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1505 |
39°10.236N,
76°26.796W |
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1615 |
39°07.285N,
76°20.371W |
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1730 |
39°07.928N,
76°14.907W |
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Total Time: 3 hours 5
minutes, Total Distance: 17.9 nm |
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10-5-08:
No wind at all... OK, maybe 2 knots on the nose. We
motored and practiced reefing. |
10-12-08
Rock Hall, MD-Selby
Bay, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1245 - underway |
39°07.929N,
76°14.909W |
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1315
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39°06.370N, 76°15.540W
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1510
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39°02.687N, 76°19.100W
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1645
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38°54.828N, 76°25.176W
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1730
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38°54.697N, 76°29.872W
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1800 (anchored at Selby Bay)
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38°54.624N, 76°30.512W
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Total Time: 5 hours 15
minutes, Total Distance: 21.9 nm |
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10-12-08:
After a wonderful sendoff from our friends at NPM, we
were on our way. Unfortunately, there was very little wind,
so we motor-sailed the entire 21.9 nm. Our first time
setting the anchor went relatively well and our first meal
"on the hook" was steak and spinach salad with a bottle of
wine given to us by Bill & Suzanne from TEQUILA. The
night was restful - except that Quinn spent most of the
night in our bed. |
10-13-08
Selby Bay, MD-Solomons, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0905 - underway |
38°54.627N, 76°30.505W
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1108
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38°46.679N, 76°26.467W
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1300
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38°37.953N, 76°24.840W
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1500
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38°27.606N, 76°23.020W
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1700
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38°19.191N, 76°24.658W
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1810 (anchored at Mill Creek, Solomons, MD)
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38°20.020N, 76°26.943W
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Total Time: 8 hours 20
minutes, Total Distance: 45.01 nm |
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10-13-08: We had some
wind - not a lot, but enough to turn off the engines for
about 3 hours or so. All in all, a nice, but long day. About
45 nm - total time was 8 hours 20 minutes. We finally chose
a name for Mirasol's auto-pilot. It will be "François", in
honor of her delivery captain. |
10-16-08
Solomons, MD-Spring Cove
Marina, Solomons, MD
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0930 - underway |
38°20.020N, 76°26.943W |
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1000 (docked at Spring Cove Marina, Solomons, MD)
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38°20.149N, 76°27.637W
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Total Time:
30 minutes, Total Distance: about 5 nm |
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10-16-08: Decided to spend a couple nights in a
nearby marina to get some work done, i.e., shop, clean,
laundry, mount water maker, and to hook up to power so we'd
have movies available for Quinn because of the rain. Staying
in a no wake zone in the rivers here, it only took about 30
minutes or so to get from our anchorage to the marina. BTW -
nice marina (Spring Cove), affordable in the off-season
($1.85/ft) and they have free pump-out at your slip. Free is
nice since we get charged double (2 holding tanks), problem
here is that the hose doesn't reach the port hull, so we'll
have to turn around to pump the other side before we leave.
10-17-08: Planning to
leave Solomons tomorrow. Should be a long day - about 45 nm
to get across the Potomac to our next anchorage in VA. Will
probably be at least a couple days before we have internet
access again. Anyway, it was a good stay here. We managed to
get quite a few things done. |
10-18-08
Solomons, MD-Sandy Point, VA
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1000 - underway |
38°20.149N, 76°27.637W
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1130
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38°16.065N, 76°19.526W
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1320
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38°06.318N, 76°14.249W
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1510
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37°56.437N, 76°11.630W
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1740 (anchored near Reedville, VA)
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37°49.394N, 76°18.691W
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Total Time:
7 hours 40 minutes, Total Distance: 48 nm |
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10-18-08: Wow. Bumpy (and fast) day. We had 25 knot
winds with gusts over 30. It was a "queaser". As our friend
and future crew, John, would say, "it was blowing like
stink". We were both eating crystalized ginger hoping to not
hang our heads over side. On the upside, we did 48 nm in
less than 8 hours.
10-19-08: It was still "blowing like stink" today
(gusts over 30 on the bay, we guessed), so we decided we
could wait a day to head on to Irvington. After Irvington,
we plan to head on to Sarah Creek off the York River, then
to Norfolk. |
10-20-08
Sandy Point, VA-Irvington, VA
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0915 - underway |
37°49'.394N, 76°18'.691W
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1110
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37°43'.79N, 76°12'.77W
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1350
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37°34'.857N, 76°15'.346W
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1620(anchored near Irvington, VA)
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37°39'.705N, 76°26'.068W
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Total Time: 7
hours 5 minutes, Total
distance: 36.02 nm |
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10-20-08: Not much wind today. We sailed for about
the first half of the trip and motor-sailed for the rest.
Then, as we turned in to head up the Rappahannock River, the
wind turned on and we had 10-15 knots on the nose. Made for
a cold river cruise. Total distance: 36.02 nm, total time: 7
hours 20 minutes.
10-21-08: We picked this anchorage in Carter Creek
because of the recommendation in the "Gunkholer's Guide",
and it is pretty and quiet, however, it does not appear that
there is a lot to do off the boat. We're going to try to
find a dinghy dock so we can get Quinn some exercise today.
He hasn't been off the boat since the 17th. Update: we got
off the boat for a short while tonight - long enough to have
a very expensive dinner at The Tides and for Quinn to run
around for a while. Tomorrow morning, early hopefully, we
will be heading out for Yorktown, VA. |
10-22-08
Irvington, VA-Gloucester
Point, VA
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
0900 - underway |
37°39'.696N, 76°26'.070W
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1100
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37°34'.383N, 76°15'.232W
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1310
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37°22'.708N, 76°11'.437W
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1630
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37°14'.295N, 76°24'.732W
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1730 (docked @ York River Yacht Haven, Gloucester Point, VA)
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37°15'.336N, 76°28'.805W
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Total Time: 8
hours 30 minutes, Total distance: 50.17 nm |
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10-22-08: Started out
moving down the Rappahannock - at like 8+ knots. Ok, for the
winds, maybe we were a bit over-powered. When we got out
into the into the bay, we put 2 reefs in the main and 1 in
the jib and we were still seeing speeds in the 7-8 knot
range. So, yeah, we needed to reef. Waves were steep and
close so Quinn & Jen both were feeling a bit queasy. Jen put
some aromatherapy oil behind Quinn's ears and gave him a
gingersnap - that seemed to do the trick for him. After a
few hours, the winds settled down a bit and we ended up
motoring up the York River because what wind there was, was
right on the nose. |
10-24-08
Gloucester Point, VA-Norfolk,
VA
Crew: Gregg, Jen, Quinn
1005 - underway |
37°15'.336N, 76°28'.805W |
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1210
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37°13'.07N, 76°18.44W
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1410
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37°02'.86N, 76°15'.63W
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1650 (docked @ Waterside Marina, Norfolk)
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36°50'.627N, 76°19'.551W
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Total Time: 6
hours 45 minutes, Total distance: 38.43 nm |
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10-24-08: Most of the ride was pretty bouncy and
uncomfortable - 10-15 knot winds on the nose and steep,
close waves. We motored the entire way, put out the jib when
we turned in towards Norfolk at around 1400 EDT.
10-29-08: We've been mostly working on getting ready
for going offshore. Quinn, unfortunately, has a touch of the
flu so Jen hasn't been able to get him out to do much. He
did get to go to a Halloween party at the Children's Museum
of Virginia where he had a great time... and we figure that
is probably the source of his bug. Hopefully he'll feel
better soon so we can get him out a bit more before we head
out. The photos from the party are below. |
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