CODA : Fairwinds to Annapolis
16 October 2024
Spa Creek Mooring, Annapolis, Maryland
Just up the side walk from the new Annapolis dinghy dock.
Marc- Lift-off for CODA was lifting its anchor off of the basin mud at 07:00. Some of the mud remain even after a good rinse. Winds were Northwest 10-15 knots: perfect! There was only one set back and that was the 2 knot counter current in the remaining 4 miles of the C & D canal. Once in Chesapeake Bay we had everything going our way. It worked so well that we could maintain an average boat speed of 8 knots whether we were under sail or under power.
Last nght we went out to look for Comet C2023. We did see a bright light in the exact position of the sky noted in Michael's Nightsky App. I tried taking a photo but it did not appear. A fellow boater did get a photo taken over time delay.
Michael Night Sky App.
Boater's time delay photo.
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This trawler was proceeding up the port side of the channel until he saw a ship coming and then decided to cross the ship's path. It looked like the trawler was in a game of chicken. The trawler did pull off in time perhaps aided by the ship's bow wave.
Now that is quite a bow wave.
We waited for the passage of this ship before going under the massive Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
Looking back as we entered Annapolis Harbor at the Chesapeake Bay Bridges
and a car carrier passing beneath.
We did find everything we needed in Annapolis: fuel, pumpout, water, groceries and exercise.
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