[Rhodes22-list] Out and about this weekend - Chesapeake

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Mary Lou:

I may try to get tomorrow afternoon if the wind and waves let up a bit, will
look for you around Poplar Island if I make it that far across the bay.

Chris
Opus Herrington Harbor



Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> Lee,
> We are snugged in quite nicely here at Knapps Narrows. We are really 
> hoping that the winds die down enough tomorrow so that we can be on 
> our way. Fortunately once the winds die down, the waves die down 
> quickly as well.
> 
> Here's the latest marine forecast:
> Late Afternoon: NE wind around 20 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. 
> Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Waves around 4 ft.
> 
> Tonight: NNE wind around 23 kt, with gusts as high as 36 kt. Showers 
> and possibly a thunderstorm. Waves around 5 ft.
> 
> Friday: N wind 16 to 21 kt becoming WNW 9 to 12 kt in the morning. 
> Showers likely, mainly before noon. Waves 2 to 3 ft.
> 
> I actually have never seen the bay with 5 ft waves. No desire to see 
> it from the cockpit of a Rhodes 22. Note that the Friday 16 to 21 
> knots is actually Friday before the morning when the waves are 
> supposed to die down. If it's still icky in the morning we may go as 
> far as Tilghman Cr. on Friday afternoon and back to Rock Hall on Sat. 
> In either case I think we'll stay out of the Bay proper and head up 
> Poplar Island Channel and up Eastern Bay and through Kent Narrows to home.
> 
> It's actually been a nice cruise with some good sailing. Spent a 
> pleasant evening with Rory & Yvonne Orkin eating some very good 
> appetizers at the restaurant next door. Rory also took us out to his 
> place so we could see Duet II on her lift (what a beautiful windy 
> spot) and opened the doors for us so we could see the Tilghman Island 
> Waterman's Museum - very very nice. Thanks Rory!.
> 
> Tilghman is sort of like Rock Hall in some ways and very different in 
> others. Biggest difference I think is that there is even a stronger 
> presence of the old Eastern Shore. It's there in Rock Hall but the 
> links to the past seem a bit more tenuous.
> 
> On the other hand, there's a good Internet connection here so I'm 
> actually getting some work done while we watch the weather forecasts.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 03:33 PM 9/10/2009, you wrote:
> 
>>Mary Lou,
>>
>>Looks like an 80% chance of rain and 20 mph winds at midnight.  You and
Fred
>>will be rockin' and rollin' tonight!
>>
>>Good luck!
>>
>>Lee
>>1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>>Kent Island, MD
>>
>>
>>
>>Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
>> >
>> > Excellent. Like the picture. We used to sail our Com-Pac 16 in that
>> > vicinity, launching from Elk Neck.
>> >
>> > We have interrupted our cruise to wait out the weather. Holed up at
>> > Knapps Narrows. Hope to head home to Rock Hall tomorrow or Saturday.
>> >
>> > Mary Lou
>> > 1991 R22 Fretless
>> > Rock Hall, MD
>> >
>> >
>> > At 07:45 AM 9/10/2009, you wrote:
>> >
>> >>We were out Saturday by Turkey Point for my first sail with the family.
>> It
>> >>was a little too hot for the dog, but otherwise it was great.
>> >>
>> >>1979 R22 Serenity
>> >>North East, MD
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