Voyage 2005-2006: Chapter 1

03 Jun 2005, More Nowhere Cruising, 38 34.560 N/ 076 04.400 W

We woke up the next morning and no NanSea D. Were they mad at us? We called them on the VHF but no answer. Hmm. We checked our email and they sent us an email indicating that they were staying at Maxmore Creek. Oh well, time to head for Cambridge. A moderate easterly (15 kts) was blowing which gave us a short opportunity to sail (sans iron genny). In less than an hour, we had to point the bow east and down came the genoa. (that would be the last time the sails went up). The wind weakened for our approach to the municipal marina. A flawless (rare for Bob) approach to the t-head ensured a clean exit when we wanted to leave.

Shortly after our arrival (1330), we got a call from NanSea D indicating that they were about two hours behind us. Sure enough, around 1530 they were coming down the fairway of the marina. We contacted SV Magic (Ren and Barb) who are home ported near Cambridge and they decided to drive up for a dinner at Snappers. We all had a great time as Ren was the life or the party. The next day, the four of us explored Cambridge, rested, caught up on work, and had a farewell dinner at the Portside Restaurant.

05 Jun 2005, The Early End of the Nowhere Cruise, 39 16.792 N/ 076 35.025 W

We left Cambridge at mid morning, with flat seas an no wind. The sails will not feel the wind this day. This is getting old very fast. Also, it feels like the Washington summer is here early this year. The trip was uneventful but hot and muggy. NanSea D anchored several hundred yards from us as there was the possibility of squalls. We met a business associate on SV Freedom at the anchorage and chatted with him for awhile. Nancy was kind enough to fix us dinner again on her boat. We pumped the dinghy up again (we had stowed it prior to entering Cambridge) and headed for the NanSea D. Great grub, great companionship, but a possible storm scared us back to the Jule III.

This morning, we part company with NanSea D and head for the South River. We both leave via Knapps Narrows, a narrow channel guarded by a bascule bridge. It is always dicey for us as the 6 foot channel and our draft sometimes conflict. However, this was not the day as we always had at least 6 inches below our keel. However, the latest weather forecast had hot and humid with little wind. As we headed up the South River, the world seemed to change. Large power boats were zipping around everywhere generating continuous seas of 2-3 feet. We give up! It was over 90 degrees in the cockpit, no wind, and no relief for several days...we were miserable. So we left the South River, and headed back to Baltimore. At 1930, we tied up at E49 at Anchorage Marina. We were disappointed to cut our trip short, but we will wait until another time when there is wind to sail.