There's nothing like sailing the islands off the Maine coast... Enjoying the glorious scenery, sipping hot coffee, listening to your crew read off the soundings... "178...60...22... OH F#&[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
Not something we see much on the Chesapeake. And you don't have to clean mud off the keel up there - you just have to clean keel off the rocks. Got the t-shirt. Chris -----Original Message----- >From: Joe McCary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jul 17, 2008 11:38 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Seabiscuit for sale > >Gosh, that sounds a lot like The Chesapeake Bay, except for the fog and rocks >and ledges and whales and seals... We have plenty of crab pots spread about >that can foul if not avoided. And our bottom is 99.9% soft mud and our tidal >range is minimal (central Chesapeake). We do have "No See Ums" and flies... >But the relaxing part is much the same down here... OH, and our season lasts >from April through Early November. Last January 7th I went sailing in 60° >weather! Come on down if you want to visit "The land of pleasant living" as >the old beer commercial said. > > >Joe McCary >Aeolus II, West River, MD >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> On Behalf Of A&D Hoy >> >> Between the fog rolling in - sometimes unexpectedly - the rocks and >> ledges below, the friendly whales and seals, the ubiquitous lobster pots >> (floats) one can forget about the rest of the world, and any aches and >> pains...move cautiously! >> >> Dave Hoy >> WYANOKEE #6295 >> Camden, Maine > >
