CLSA 2010 Cruise
CLSA Cruisers:
Ready, Set, Go!
This Year’s CLSA Cruise is scheduled for the Chesapeake Bay, June 19- July 5. I know, I know, it is still frigging 25 outside, but that is exactly when you need to start preparing (not when the boat is in the water at the lake and any time you have to devote to sailing is spent there, I am charging my batteries as we speak). For traditionalists, NOAA Charts 12225, and 12230 will cover most of your area but you may want 12223, and 12235 for detail also. However, I have used ADC’s waterproof Chesapeake Bay Chart Book for decades, and it has never "steered me wrong." It has all the bay charts in one book, is a very convenient size for small boats, costs less than 3 NOAA charts, and it is waterproof (Matt and Sue, Bernard and Tamala may appreciate that). Like each and every chart, even NOAA's, it is out of date the instant it is printed and will need to be updated constantly. I use Deltaville/Windmill Point as my home-base (like Belhaven, in NC). There are many ramps available and 6 or 8 boat yards with lifts. I will call them for the best prices to put in. Please let me know if you plan to attend week one and lift in, the more boats we bring, will likely lower the fees.
Unfortunately, there will be no ocean beaches this trip to provide excitement ( I know Tamala is grateful), but plenty of bay beaches, marina pools, and many of the most beautiful anchorages in the world! There are many cruising guides to the bay. I like the Chesapeake Bay Magazine guide. Check out Windmill Point, Little Bay, Fishing Bay, Onancock, Tangier Sound, Crisfield, Solomons Island, Saint Marys River… We may not visit all, but they fall within what I call the quiet Middle Bay, south of Annapolis and north of the Yorktown zoo’s (you can almost step from boat to boat without getting wet in Annapolis). If you prefer more solitude and small town atmosphere, cheaper dockage, you will love this mid-Bay region. Navigation is usually a bit easier in the bay, harder to run aground than in the Pamlico Sound, and since it is deeper, the waves are usually less steep when the wind pipes up.
-Shep
Ready, Set, Go!
This Year’s CLSA Cruise is scheduled for the Chesapeake Bay, June 19- July 5. I know, I know, it is still frigging 25 outside, but that is exactly when you need to start preparing (not when the boat is in the water at the lake and any time you have to devote to sailing is spent there, I am charging my batteries as we speak). For traditionalists, NOAA Charts 12225, and 12230 will cover most of your area but you may want 12223, and 12235 for detail also. However, I have used ADC’s waterproof Chesapeake Bay Chart Book for decades, and it has never "steered me wrong." It has all the bay charts in one book, is a very convenient size for small boats, costs less than 3 NOAA charts, and it is waterproof (Matt and Sue, Bernard and Tamala may appreciate that). Like each and every chart, even NOAA's, it is out of date the instant it is printed and will need to be updated constantly. I use Deltaville/Windmill Point as my home-base (like Belhaven, in NC). There are many ramps available and 6 or 8 boat yards with lifts. I will call them for the best prices to put in. Please let me know if you plan to attend week one and lift in, the more boats we bring, will likely lower the fees.
Unfortunately, there will be no ocean beaches this trip to provide excitement ( I know Tamala is grateful), but plenty of bay beaches, marina pools, and many of the most beautiful anchorages in the world! There are many cruising guides to the bay. I like the Chesapeake Bay Magazine guide. Check out Windmill Point, Little Bay, Fishing Bay, Onancock, Tangier Sound, Crisfield, Solomons Island, Saint Marys River… We may not visit all, but they fall within what I call the quiet Middle Bay, south of Annapolis and north of the Yorktown zoo’s (you can almost step from boat to boat without getting wet in Annapolis). If you prefer more solitude and small town atmosphere, cheaper dockage, you will love this mid-Bay region. Navigation is usually a bit easier in the bay, harder to run aground than in the Pamlico Sound, and since it is deeper, the waves are usually less steep when the wind pipes up.
-Shep