[Rhodes22-list] Out and about this weekend - Chesapeake
R Orkin
roryorkin at verizon.net
Fri Sep 11 17:02:39 EDT 2009
Hey Lee,
Thats why we like it.. It is really out there :-)
Cable TV on most of the island .. No Pizza delivery but available with a 3
min drive (one end of the island to the other) there is a Pizza shop.. Not
New Jersey Pizza but then what is
Rory
Leland wrote:
>
> Mary Lou,
>
> Torrential rain. 36 knot wind. 5 foot waves. Middle of the night.
> Maybe I'll stick to daysailing.
>
> I thought Rock Hall was remote. Tilghman Island is really out there. It
> does have its charms but it's a long drive to civilization. That's
> probably what the residents like about it but I don't know how long I'd
> last without pizza delivery and cable TV.
>
> If the weather clears up enough for us timid sailors I'll look for you on
> the Chester.
>
> Stay safe!
>
> Lee
>
>
>
> 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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