We left Rock Hall at 11:00 on Sunday May 12th (Mothers Day).  My crew member is Phyllis Kucharczuk who joined the Corinthians 3 years ago and this is her first real event.  The wind was 25 out of the NW and we set sail with a heavily reefed Jib and a double reefed Main.  Current was also in our favor, so in 3 hours we had reached Bloody Point on the southern end of Kent Island.  Speed reached 8.5 kts and we kept extended our objective for the day from Annapolis to Galesville and finally decided to keep going and we dropped the sails off of Oxford at 5:15.  Wow - this was the best sail in a couple of years.  The Corinthian Cruise started on Tuesday with a dinner at the Tred Avon Yacht Club.

First Point of Aries

INSSA - "I'll Never Say Stinkpot Again"

First Point of Aries and Willoway

After the cruise we hit Antipoison Creek (where the indians treated a stingray sting with a potion remedy).  We had planned on seeing Onancock on Wed but the forecast called for heavy winds on Thursday and beyond so the 5 boats decided to book it for Solomons.  This time we had winds just off our port quarter and @15 to 20 and we went for a Spinnaker Run - Wow!  Another GREAT Sail.  We again hit 8.5 knots and actually caught a 34' catamaran that was ahead of us.  We dropped the Spinnaker off of Smith Point on the southern end of the Potomac when the wind shifted and increased and sailed with just a reefed Jib.  We arrived in Solomons at 3:00 and took a mooring for Wed Night and moved to a Tee Head for the rest of our stay (Winds are now out of the NW at 25 gusting to 30).  This actually worked out very well because Thursday was Phyllis's 70th birthday and her boyfriend drove down here 3 hours to spend the day with her.  He took her to dinner and spent the night on the boat.  Winds are expected to remain high until Sunday, so we are sitting tight until then.

I leave on Sunday for the Corinthian Spring Cruise of the Chesapeake.  The boat is ready and I have started the provisioning list.  There are 23 boats in the cruise, with 55 skippers and crew members plus 7 Drive along guests. The Itinerary is as follows:

Tuesday, May 14th: Tred Avon Yacht Club - Opening Dinner

Wednesday, May 15th: Zahniser’s Marina, Solomons

Thursday, May 15th: Point Lookout Marina Smith Creek

Friday, May 16th, Mill Creek, Great Wicomico - Progressive Dinner aboard.

Saturday and Sunday May 18th and 19th Chesapeake Boat Basin , Kilmarnock.  (This stop includes a Bowling competition.... How many years has it been since I have been in a bowling ally???)

Monday, May 19th: Urbanna, Virginia (there are several Marinas from which to select)

The week will be followed by a second week of informal sailing and coordination back to home ports.
I should be back just in time for final prep for the trip to the River Lot, in France aboard a charter with the Little Ship Club of the UK.