We left Cape May at 6:30 in pea soup fog. The canal was a real challenge. Pam stood on the bow looking and listening for other boats while I steered by the chart plotter. There must have been some current in there because I got twisted around a few times. We halted at the rail road bridge because we couldn't figure out what it was until we crawled up to it and looked at it. Finally, a few locals in fishing boats passed us and we followed them out of the canal.
It is now 8:15 AM and this is the view looking aft.
Very light winds, waves less than a foot, and nothing to see for miles. We're doing about 7.5 knots and I'm hoping this is as bad as the ebb tide gets. If we can keep this up, we'll make the C&D Canal before dark.
More later.
It is now 8:15 AM and this is the view looking aft.
Very light winds, waves less than a foot, and nothing to see for miles. We're doing about 7.5 knots and I'm hoping this is as bad as the ebb tide gets. If we can keep this up, we'll make the C&D Canal before dark.
More later.
The canal is very well lit. Once you make the canal, you should be able to easily hang in there to get to Chesapeake City. I've done that trip twice. Both times, we got to the canal at dusk or after dark.
ReplyDeleteNasty trip. Especially with the winds out of North at 25 kts, which was our first trip in an unknown boat.
Good luck and hang in there.
be very glad it is boring got beat up by Delaware bay once - about as bad as I've ever been beat up. - six foot swells short period that were vertical and stopped all forward progress. Boring is so much better Indeed the canal is super lit just remember, tonnage rules.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are home free now. You are passed the worst of it.
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