| the Chesapeake Bay
Wayfarer Cruise 2007 Crisfield - Smith Island Wednesday 30 May - 2 photos mostly by Alan Asselstine and Uncle Al ... |
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| Half-way across to Smith,
this tug (l)
pulling a barge gave us a warning beep, but ... ... |
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... we were clearing him
by quite a large margin. It was a real revelation to me
that even in these light winds, we Wayfarers were mostly
doing close to 5 knots if our GPS was to be believed.
The GPS also made navigational life a lot easier towards
the virtually featureless low, green shore of Smith
Island. In the event, by following the GPS' arrow we
arrived right where I had chosen the waypoint to be,
just off the eastern end of the Thorofare via a shortcut
across shallows not available to deeper-draught craft.
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| Someone was already at our
waypoint, hard at work, but ... ... |
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| ... getting set to ... ... |
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| ... depart. This was ... ... |
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| ... the only building we
saw on the north half of Smith Island. ... |
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| Our flotilla soon followed
us into ... ... |
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| ... the Thorofare where ...
- click here to see full-size pic ... |
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... the wind - like last
year - blew right down its middle, giving us a very
useful run. Apart from the narrow channel which winds
through its middle, the Thorofare is extremely shallow,
and the Wayfarer's ability to sail in less than a foot
of water with rudder and board up comes in quite handy.
For the next while, Hans and I sailed along with Richard
and Alan (above) and
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| ... enjoyed ... ... |
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| ... the ... ... |
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| ... unique ... ... |
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| ... scenery. ... |
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| Already looking much more
relaxed in ... ... |
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| ... his Wayfarer is ... ... |
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| ... our new intrepid
mariner, Richard Watterson. ... |
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| Pretty shore but as
mentioned, not much in the way of obvious landmarks to
navigate by - click
here to see full-size pic ... |
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| With the Eastern Shore and
Crisfield astern on the horizon, the Wayfarer flotilla ... ... |
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| ... enters the Big
Thorofare. |