Subject: newcomer's guide to the Crisfield
Triangle Chesapeake
Cruise
140406
final update for
the 2014 Chesapeake
Cruise
From: Al Schonborn <uncle-al3854@cogeco.ca> Sent: Thurs, March 13, 2014 10:12:10 PM Weather
permitting, we
most often do the Triangle counter-clockwise:
Crisfield > Smith >
Tangier/Watts > Crisfield. At least Hans and
I, will make every
effort to make it to Onancock this year. This
would make it a
quadrangle: Crisfield >
Smith > Tangier > Watts > Onancock >
Crisfield. A
likely itinerary will be as follows:
Excellent launch ramps across from the Marina In 2012 this place, our favourite, was closed. Sun 25
May 2014:
arrive around noon at the Somers Cove launch
ramp across the Cove from
the Somers Cover Marina > boat set-up and
Marina check-in > group
crab dinner in whatever restaurant has survived
the hard times.
Accommodations: Most sleep aboard in their Marina slip. Hans and I are booked into the Paddlewheel Motel aka Capt. Tyler's (410-968-2220) which we find eminently acceptable: clean, very reasonably priced, right near the Marina. Mon. 26 May: sail to Smith Island - stay at the Marina Accommodations: Most sleep aboard in their Marina slip. Hans and I plan to stay in Pauli's unofficial B&B ((410) 425-4220 paulizk@verizon.net) at the Marina (Smith Island Marina 410-425-2111 | 866-420-4220 Toll free) Pauli points out there are other B&B's now available near the Marina. Note: We normally don't book until we are pretty certain the weather will permit us to be there, e.g. as we leave Crisfield in a decent breeze. Tues 27 May: sail about 12 miles south to Tangier Accommodations: Most sleep aboard in their slip at Milton Parks' Marina 757-891-2581 757 8912567 . B&B: We have usually had good luck getting rooms at Hilda Crockett's Chesapeake House 757 891 2331
chesapeakehouseinfo@yahoo.com
Note: We normally don't book until we are pretty certain the weather will permit us to be there, e.g. as we leave Smith in a decent breeze. Tangier > Watts Island > Tangier Thurs. 29 May: sail to Onancock (map above) - beg Gary and his motor to accompany us? Those needing to depart the cruise early, can easily head back to Crisfield at this point - or even the day before. Fri 30 May: return to Crisfield - book into Paddlewheel again? Possibility of emergency stop on Tangier if weather is a problem? Fun
thinking about
this, isn't it?
Best
regards,
Uncle
Al (W3854)
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