Tuesday, October 14, 2008

From Cape May up the Delaware Bay







October 9, 2008
Lots of discussion at the marina in the morning about the conditions on the bay. Some had departed earleir but returned after it was too rough. Some said they tried the day before with similar winds and had to return. But after looking at the winds and the strong tidal currents we decided it should be good to head out close to noon. So off we went wondering if we had made the right decision or if we would get out there and get tossed around like a bag of salad only to return to a “I told you so”. When we got out onto this huge bay we were met with good, but not unmanageable waves and were greeted by a number of dolphins. We were soon on a course that allowed the waves to push us a bit along with the wind and the tidal current. Not a bad combination. By mid afternoon we had peeled off layers of clothes and were basking in the sun, a wind on our forward beam a boat zipping along at close to 7 knots. Delaware Bay is very big and for a while we were totally out of sight of all land. Felt like the middle of the ocean!
By 4:30 we were pulling out of the bay into the Cohansey river. This river is a beautiful anchorage – especially on a beautiful evening. BBQ pork chops and potatoes for supper while we watched the effects of the current on our anchored boat. Then there was the perfect sunset…

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