Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Tuesday 15th October, 2019


11 or 12 years ago when we were considering buying a Tomcat, we were put in touch with an owner named Bob Krchnavek, (pronounced Krchnavek).  We were living in Boston at the time and gave him a call on a Saturday morning to see when he might be available for a phone call.  By chance, at that very moment, he was sitting in a cafĂ© in Cambridge (about a 30 minute walk away), waiting for his wife to complete some business.  He pointed out that he was bored, so we walked right over and talked Tomcat’s for an hour or so. 

We knew his boat was in the Chesapeake and emailed him to see if a meet up was possible.  We agreed to anchor in Chesapeake City, where he could meet us this evening.  Chesapeake City wasn’t quite as far as we would have liked to sail today, but what the heck. 

We had a great close reach up the Delaware Bay followed by a beat in light airs with a fair tide to the start of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal.  Sailboats are obliged to motor through the canal – there are a lot of commercial ships and they don’t appreciate sailboats tacking back and forth in front of them!  So we dropped our sails and motored through with a 2-3 knot tide, reaching 7 knots at times. 

In fact, we were moving so fast is seemed a shame to stop, particularly when we looked at the tides and winds tomorrow.  So we called Bob who, as a sailor, immediately agreed that we should cancel the get together and carry on to the Sassafras River, where his boat his moored.  So we did.  Sorry we did not get to hook up Bob, but you were right – the Sassafras River was very nice.  We made great progress today and had a welcome shower and very nice meal at the Fish Whistle at the Granary. 

We picked up a mooring at 4:58, 39 21’.674N, 075 53’.282W, having logged 45.4 miles.  A great day and we’re now on our way down the Chesapeake. 

Ships Log: 6913.3, Trip: 45.4, Trip Total: 327.5

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