[Public-List] Help with Trip Planning

[jay at saildriver.com]

Chris,
 
I agree with Bob.
That first 70m leg is hard. Can you split it up?
Plan on the locations where you can stop in between scheduled stops, just in case. The Cohansey River in NJ is one of them. You can anchor there or tie up to a dock. They have gas & ice.
Be very careful about timing your entrance to the C&D Canal. You want to hit it just at the end of the east-bound tide so you will have slack tide or a favorable (west-bound) tide while proceeding to Chesapeake City. The tidal current is so strong in the canal that if you hit an opposing tide it becomes very difficult to make appreciable headway.
Best wishes & enjoy your trip.

Jay Davenport 
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--- On Sat, 7/10/10, Janet Kirk <isobar at verizon.net> wrote:


From: Janet Kirk <isobar at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Help with Trip Planning
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Date: Saturday, July 10, 2010, 12:30 PM


Chris... Good luck; I admire your grit.

Those are long jogs but others have done them. Foremost, watch the weather, and don't be afraid to abort. For your kind of schedule you'll be motoring all the time, with a little assist from the wind, sometimes, maybe. Have faith in your engine plus spare gas (diesel?) cans & oil. Anything requiring spare parts would kill your schedule, anyway. Have unlimited towing insurance. That first day is probably too long; can you layover halfway in Atlantic City? Although if you're not singlehanding, you may as well sail overnight and just stop in Cape May for gas. You do have an autopilot? You can't make the trip without it singlehanded. Have GPS. You can laptop navigate with free NOAA charts and the free SeaClear software. For offshore, an EPIRB never hurts, but you're probably always in VHF range.

It's not clear from your email if you're only planning two days to Chesapeake City, and then pick up the boat another weekend, or if you're continuing on to Annapolis. In either case, you don't need to go near Delaware City. Your legs would be roughly,
Forked River - Cape May 70nm (You deserve a marina in Cape May; reserve one.)
Cape May - Chesapeake City 60nm (nice anchorage, crowded weekends)
Ches City - Annapolis 50nm

Things always take longer than planned. Storms never last, do they?
If I were a betting man...

Bob Kirk
Isobar #181

At 10:50 AM 7/10/2010, you wrote:
> My 'new' boat is finally ready so I need to bring it home from NJ. The boat is
> currently in Forked River, NJ and I am near Annapolis. I am reading everything I
> can, sourcing charts and so on but wanted to reach out for any advice on the
> trip.
> 
> First day to Cape May. Next day to Delaware City. Through the channel to
> Chesapeake City?
> 
> Not the best approach, but due to work I cant take a week off and take my time.
> I appreciate any advice or pointers. This is my first trip of this distance and
> it'll be in my new old boat. I cant wait!

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