We hoped to spinnaker all day to the Wye River, but it was not to be.
We ended up motorsailing to Rock Hall's Swan Creek.
Several boats anchored there, but we fit in.
Sunset at Swan Creek
Chesapeake Bay Bridges
through the ship anchorage
Lotsa races going on near Annapolis!
South to Bloody Point Light ( but we are not scared )
Turn left on Eastern Bay, then right on Miles River. Then left up Wye.
We see watermen every morning.
Pretty boat houses!
We anchored beyond Grannary Creek, then back down to Shaw Bay,
where we first met on the water. A few years ago, the Wilmington Sail and Power Squadron cruise i was on, gathered on Shaw Bay and coincidentally Dave was anchored there too. He came over for dinner with the group and it was a nice evening.
Good bye Wye River ( looking back at the river entrance. Bennett Point is on the left.)
We sailed out on wide tacks in the light winds.
Bennett Point Lighthouse. Moments before running aground...but just briefly. We were about a half mile farther out than this when the we hit soft bottom, on the shoal that goes out from the lighthouse point, where it was supposed to be about 14 ft. About where shallower keel boats take the shortcut around the lighthouse. We just tacked and started the engine, just in case to help us get out, which we did quickly.
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