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Trip Day:
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84
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Latitude:
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39°30.81 '
N
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Locks Today:
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0
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Miles Today:
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22
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Longitude:
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075°33.98' W
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Locks Total:
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8
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Total Miles:
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1,610
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Location:
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Reedy Island, Delaware
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Bohemia River was a peaceful overnight anchorage and we slept well. We took our time getting underway, timing our departure with the current which is very strong in this area. As we headed up the Elk River we felt it would be a great place for a summer cottage. It was a protected waterway, but still wide enough to sail or power boat with quick access to the Chesapeake Bay.
We entered the C&D canal with a 2 kt favorable current, but no wind so we were not able to sail. As one would expect, we had lots of company on the water for Memorial Day activities. Boy is it HOT!
As we exited the canal and entered Delaware Bay we had plenty of wind, but it was directly on our nose and we were still not able to raise the sails. It was early in the day so we decided to go further than planned and travel 12 more miles to the next anchorage. We rounded a point where the Bay opened up, we had 12-14 kts of wind against and then realized we also had a 2-3kt current now against us. After motoring for about an hour with our over-the-ground speed now having reduced to less than 3 kts we conceded—turned around and went back to Reedy Island to anchor for the night. Soon after anchoring we had a Skype request from family and happily obliged—there was a Memorial Day pool party in full swing so we got to see the grandkids in action!
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