We left Solomons at 9:30 a.m. for Ingram Bay. Seas were 1-2 ft. with 17-20 knots of wind. It was great to see Bum's Rest sailing with us! The sun was shining bright and temps were to be in the 60s. Not bad.
Skipper Chuck pulled out the main sail to help give us momentum and stabilization. We moved at 6.-7 knotw. At 10:50 the winds decreased to 12-15 knots so we turned off the motor and sailed for about an hour. We were falling far behind Bum's Rest so pulled up the keel and started the motor. Winds were about 13 knots and we were going 7.5-8 knots. We saw a submarine at our port and a huge Bouchard ship with cranes passed us, as did several other large ships.
Around 2 p.m. the Potomac River got rough and the sun disappeared. Winds were 20 knots and seas were 2-3 ft., but rolling in close together, making it very choppy. We reefed the main and jib sails. Winds increased to 20-22 and waves were increasing, but the sails helped us bully through the waves and steadied us. We arrived at Ingram Bay Marina around 4 p.m. It's very shallow here, so it was a little hairy getting to our dock.
How's that for a report Steve? LOL.
Patti made dinner tonight and we ate on the "big boat." We're settled for the night and listening to the Eagles game on Sirius Satellite Radio.
Tomorrow: Deltaville.
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Now THAT's a sailing report! We wish you warm weather and good winds. --Steve
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