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Irene.4

Irene has shifted slightly to the west and the forecast for our area has changed again. It looks like Sat night early Sunday will be the worst;.Sat…Tropical storm conditions expected with Hurricane conditionspossible. E winds 35 to 45 kt with gusts u…

Irene.3

We just had an update for the Chesapeake Bay from Smith Point to Windmill Point, which is the area between the Rappahonock River to the south and the Potomac River to the north, on the western “VA” side of the Bay. .Sat…Tropical storm conditions poss…

Irene.2

 We have been watching the forecast for Irene for a multitude of sources:NOAAwundergroundstormpulseweatherbankhurricanehuntOcean Prediction Centerbarometerbobcpc.chesapeakebay.noaa.govNot sure I have a favorite, they all give somewhat similar data…

Irene

Keeping our eye out on Irene as each day brings new information. We like number 96 the best hurricane images .Depending on the conditions we will be rigging for a storm soon, as Irene moves north and east, further away from us, a tidal surges begins to…

33 years and counting

We took a short trip this past weekend to the Tides Inn. to celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. Our son Billy and his girlfriend Courtney joined us for the festivities. We go about once a year and have a great time. The funny thing is the Tides Inn…

Dropping anchor and the dog days of August

For many,  summer is their time to get out there and boat, as it was for us for many years.  But now for Jeannie and I, it is our slower shore bound time. A short trip here and there but largely we are not out on the water as much, too darn h…

Boats, boats and more boats

We decided to make the trip to Annapolis a two day event. It is about 100m run up the bay and at 8.5 kts, it is a long day. We have done it in the past but there was no compelling reason to do so this time. Besides, we were in a late afternoon thunders…

Electronics

I just added the electronics layout in the boat section.  I am increasing the technical information about Seabright and will be adding more in the coming days.Find us here

running

Check out our track as we go up the Bay, go to current locationFind us here

Getting ready to go

We plan on traveling up the Bay for a short weeks trip with stops in Solomons and Annapolis MD.We are attending an open house for OR and hope to meet up with some friends, Ray and Susan Cope.However there  were a bunch of maintenance things to get…