Sheet Music is on the water again, this for a short two-week trip. We're heading to Annapoils, Md., for the World's Largest Sailboat Show. This is our seventh year attending this show.
We left home port on Tuesday, Sept. 28, around 4:30 p.m. and hooked on Ken and Debbie Wescoat's mooring at the Black Hole in Brigantine. After about 3.5 hours of sleep, we were up at 2 a.m., checked the weather online and readied the boat for the journey.
Waves were 6-8 ft. and I have to admit, I was less than thrilled going in the dark with that wave height. I get seasick in the ocean, so I had to lie down in the cockpit. Chuck had on his new raingear and I was wearing my peacoat and covered with a blanket.
We arrived in Cape May at Utsch's Marina and refueled around 9 a.m. Wednesday. We picked up a part Chuck had ordered (unfortunately, it was the wrong one) and an hour later, frustrated, we got back on the water.
This time, the wind and current were in our favor and our trip up the Delaware was very pleasant. We were making around 8 knots SOG all day and the wave height was less than a foot.
We pulled into Summit North Marina at 5:45 p.m. and prepared for the storm. It's a hurricane hole, so we were very protected from the winds there.
We stayed in the boat most of the day Thursday with lots of rain. Nature gave the boat a good washing. The winds and rain were still hanging around on Friday morning, so we opted to stay another day to see friends who used to dock with us at Viking. It was great to see Jim and Ruth Edwards (Naut Home II), Larry and Kathy Goldman (After Seven) and Wayne and Marlene Miller (Miller Time).
We went to dinner to Jim and Ruth while we were waiting for the others to arrive. As soon as we stepped out of their vehicle, we ran into our friend Betty Luderitz who lives in Newark, Del. Wow, how lucky was that?!
Last night, when we left After Seven (thanks for the yummy dessert, Kath), we checked out e-mail and found a message from our friend, Ron Pence, who lives in Annapolis. He is running a trip of an 18-boat raftup in Aberdeen Creek today and invited us to join them for a Chili Cookoff.
So, instead of Annapolis today, we're heading to Aberdeen Creek on the Sevens River near Annapolis, to anchor with them.
It feels great to be traveling again and I wish we were heading south for the winter. Maybe next year!
Fair Winds,
Kathy & Chuck
S/V Sheet Music
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