[Rhodes22-list] Crossing the Chesapeake

[cowie]

Did anyone get out on the chesapeake yesterday?  The wind was out of the
North blowing pretty hard at about 14kts, white caps, choppy seas and lots
of spray over the bow as I made my way from Herrington Harbor toward
Tilghman Island.  Lot's of pounding into the sea as I motored out of the
harbor.  Put the main  about 2/3 of the way out and lowered the boom and let
out about 1/3 of the jib with the sheets on the innermost cabin top cleats. 
She handled the seas a much better under sail and I had a fun ride up and
down the waves sitting in the captains chair.  Set the tiller lock and she
sailed close hauled for a couple of hours all by herself making a good 3-3.5
kts across the bay.  Took sail in and motored up to the Knapps narrow bridge
and tied up at the bridge restaurant for a crab cake and beer lunch.  The
wind died down on my way back across the bay and this gave me the
opportunity to run sea trials for my new tiller pilot.  Calibrated the
pilot, set a track on my Garmin 545 and let the pilot bring me back home. 
The wind picked up again about half way back across the bay and I had a nice
sail into Herrington Bay before motoring back to my slip in Herrington
Harbor.  Not a bad day.
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