Sheet Music 323: Solomons Island, Md. Tonight; Tomorrow: Annapolis!

We pulled out of Deltaville Marina at 6:50 a.m. I had to put thermal underwear on under my shirt. Damn, it's cold! We wore our pea coats and gloves today.

The sun was very bright and glaring, which caused a problem for some boaters leaving the channel this morning. Frank from S/V Kyria said the sun was in his eyes and he missed the marker and went aground. All the sailboats leaving had to go around him as he was taking his anchor line by dinghy to pull himself into the channel. What a way to start the day!

Below, Wayne looking at the grounded boat.

We motorsailed with the full jib out. SOG was 6.5-7 knots. SOW was 7.2 knots. Winds were 18-20 knots from the Southeast. The Chesapeake Bay was 1-2 seas and choppy, coming over our starboard beam. It wasn't long before seas were 3-5 ft. Two waves came quick, one right after the other and as they hit Sheet Music and I swear there was a 6 ft. wave!

Even Jazzy, who hates it outside when we're underway, jumped on the bottom step to come outside! I took half a Dramamine first thing this morning and gave her the other half, since she was sick yesterday. She laid on my lap under the blanket most of the day.

When it started with light rain, since the waves were calmer, Jazzy and I went downstairs and took a nap. We pulled up to the fuel dock at 3:30 p.m. and into our slip at 4:15 p.m. We have electric here, so the heat is on to help dry out the boat. Tomorrow we'll probably be on a mooring ball, so I'm enjoying the heat while we have it.

Patti cooked tonight: steak with mushrooms and onions, baked red potatoes, peas and salad.

Tonight, the four sailboats that traveled together: Bum's Rest, Sheet Music, Mystic Rose (FL), Illusion (IL). We say goodbye to our new friends tomorrow, as we're leaving earlier than they are. Hopefully, we'll see Bob on Illusion in Atlantic City. We'll take him to Shop-Rite to provision his boat and maybe have a drink or two. Mystic Rose is staying in Maryland.