Chesapeake Sailors

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Interested in sailing the Chesapeake Bay
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  • Bermuda Ocean Race (BOR) 2012

    Served as Watch Captain on June 2012 Bermuda Ocean Race.  Start with light winds and missed slack water of tide at mouth of Chesapeake Bay.  Anchored not to lose any further distance, and called swim call for two hours.Following the Gulf Stream warm eddies foretasted for sling shot effect to avoid…

    By Captain Ron

    Mar 28, 2013

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  • Planning DelMarVa sail May 25-June 3

    Again planning on sailing with my brother Capt. Bob on his 43 foot Beneteau "Breezing Up" this late spring on the Chesapeake Bay.  He is planning sail the DelMarVa between May 25 and June 3 and would welcome some accompany boat(s).  He would be probably doing the counterclockwise route based on…

    By Captain Ron

    Feb 22, 2011

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  • Races with Cruising class

    Hello, I'm new to this site, but I can already tell I will enjoy reading all of the interesting comments and opinions about the Chesapeake Bay.  I have been sailing on the bay for 13 years and I don't believe their is a better place to sail.  Most of my sailing has been spent crusing the upper and…

    By David Runkle

    Feb 26, 2011

    3

  • Pre Planning for 2010 Lower Chessie Bay Cruise and raft-up

    Once again, I'm planning a 7 to 14 day Bay Cruise for the period around Memorial Day weekend. It would be great to get several boats to buddy cruise, for whatever time each was able to commit. Boats could join and leave the group at any time during the cruise. I'm thinking of heading south from the…

    By Larry Wilson

    Jan 29, 2010

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  • 7-Day Chesapeake Cruise

    Hello everyone. In order to get through the winter, I'm planning a 7-day spring trip on the Chesapeake. I'd appreciate some recommendations. We'll be leaving from Rock Hall, MD and it will be our first overnight trip in our new boat. I'd like to stop at St. Michael's and visit the maritime museum.…

    By Donna

    Oct 27, 2009

    10

  • St. Mary's- Maryland's 375th Birthday Celebration

    Check out this website. http://www.maryland375.com/ This should be fun. There are 3 boats so far heading up from Deltaville tomorrow. Mad Dash 9.....Gaye Currier

    By Gaye Slaughter Currier

    Jun 18, 2009

    1

  • Pre-Planning for Chesapeake Bay Meet Up / Buddy Sail / Raft-up

    SeaKnots Chesapeake Bay Sailors 1st Annual Buddy Sail and Raft Up</Pre-Planning AnnouncementMay 22, 2009 at 6pm to June 1, 2009 at 7pm –Tides Inn or some other mutually agreed upon venue.This will be an unsponsored group sail and raft up.Agenda and destinations are up for discussion. The…

    By Larry Wilson

    Feb 16, 2009

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  • Anyone sailed the Rappahannock?

    I love visiting the wineries around here, and noticed a couple are on the Rappahannock river. Has anyone done any sailing on the Rappahannock? How is it? How far up can you get a sailboat?

    By Anne

    Oct 22, 2008

    6

  • Winter Sailing on or around the Chesapeake Bay

    January 23, 2009Urbanna Harbor, VirginiaI spent a great day out sailing in 50 degree + weather today. Wind was 5/10 mph,Sun was shining. Left the slip around 10:30am, sailed SE from Urbanna for about 2 hours, then returned on a reverse tack, and back in the slip at 3:00pm. Great, great day. We saw…

    By Larry Wilson

    Jan 23, 2009

    12

  • Fireworks in DC

    We are thinking of going to DC for the 4th of July. Anyone have suggestions for traveling up the Potomac and seeing the fireworks from a boat? Anchorages, marina's, side trips? We are a sail, 55ft mast 4 1/2 ft draft

    By Fred Molden

    Jan 4, 2009

    2