Chesapeake Bay and a Crew Change

We’ve made it to Chesapeake Bay which is the sailing capital of the United States.  Unfortunately, we’ve had no wind so we’ve been motoring or motor sailing the whole time.

The smooth water is pretty to most but not to a sailor

Our first stop after Norfolk was Regent Point Marina on the west side of the bay.  What a great place to stop – I don’t think I’ve ever met friendlier boaters.  It was very hot when we arrived and we don’t have air conditioning.  Another boater and the marina owner each gave (not loaned) us an old box fan to keep the boat cool.  When we spent 24 hours with our hatches closed in a downpour we sure appreciated them!  The owner also picked us up some crab cakes when he went to the local fish market.  They were definitely the best I’ve ever had.

At Regent Point we also picked up a buddy boat – a solo sailor who is headed to New York for the same time as we are so we are traveling together.  We don’t go to the same places every day but we see him every few days and are planning a passage on the outside from Cape May to Sandy hook together later this month.

After Regent Point was spent one night at anchor then arrived in Solomons, Maryland which I visited often when I was still racing Buccaneers. In fact, this trip was dreamed up by Sam and me on a patio of a restaurant in Solomons in 2015 when we were here for the Buccaneer North American Championships.

In Solomons we said goodbye to Riley who has been feeling really homesick.  Reg drove him back to Ontario and is staying there for two weeks until Sam needs to go home to work for the summer.  At that point Reg will rejoin me for the last leg.

Sam and I heading to Solomons for an adventure in 2015

Sam and I leaving Solomons for an adventure in 2018