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2012 Wayfarer Chesapeake Cruise South Richard Watterson and Uncle Al do the circle tour one more time Thursday 24 May: Crisfield > Smith Island pics mostly by Uncle Al ...... |
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| Richard Watterson ...... |
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| the scenic route from
Crisfield to Smith: launch
at the Janes Island State Park > an aborted attempt
to go uptide (south), the tide and the effects of towing
Richard's paddle boat (below) proved to be too
much. - click here for larger
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| ... > reverse
course and enjoy a nice run north with the tide, around
the north end of Janes, followed by a lovely breezy close reach towards Smith Island's Big Thorofare. ......q |
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| Richard's paddle boat
was surprisingly easy to tow as we headed south towards
Crisfield, but the adverse wind and tide soon made us decide to go up the Daugherty Creek Canal northwards instead. ......q |
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| heading north up the
canal - click here for larger image ...... |
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| Captain Al hard at
work ...... |
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| Richard the Navigator ...... |
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| The breeze picked up
as we were passing the lovely north end of
Janes. - click
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| Up there, we even got
to fly the spi for a while. - click here
for larger image ............ |
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| Who better to see than
the lovely Carly as we ... ............ |
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| ... arrived at Pauli Eades' Smith Island
Marina in Ewell that evening!! ............ |
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| We had to hurry to do
the sail I had promised Pauli while it was still light.
Carly was happy to join us. ............ |
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| (l to r) Pauli,
Carly,
Al ............ |
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