Tomorrow we will leave Cape May to head up the Jersey Coast. It should take us 3 days at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, with 2 rest stops, to reach Sandy Hook which is the northern tip of NJ. It took 7 days of anchoring and marinas to get to NJ from Annapolis. Only had one scare on a windy, rolly anchorage where we were taking on water. We had to pull anchor and head back up the C&D Canal to find shelter and fix the problem. We are working out the kinks as we go but loving the cruising life!
What a life my sister and brother! We hope you sail our way. The Jersey Shore is fun yes? Love you so much. Be careful and enjoy!!!
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Holley
I hope you liked NYC! Keep those updates coming!
ReplyDeleteWhat was the "taking on water" problem? I need details.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat, figures a salty dog like you would want the details. After passing through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal we stopped at an anchorage that wasn't well protected. It was bearable for the first hour and a half and then the wind and wind waves got really nasty. Might not have been a problem except the current kept the bow facing away from the wind and waves. Therefore the waves were crashing into the stern very vigorously. There was no better anchorage so we were trying to deal with taking this beating. Then Paula went below and looked up at me and said there was water in the bilge. So, we are in a boat we don't know that well and it is getting dark. I could not find the cause of the leak and was worried that something might have broke that we could deal with. So I decided to go back the way we came to the last marina which was about two hours away. After we docked we pumped and bailed the water out and waited to see if there was a problem. There wasn't, concluded the water must of found a way in through the stern somehow. I don't think I have ever been in a anchorage where the wind and waves came from one direction and the boat pointed in the other. I hope it never happens again.
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