The trip from Annapolis should have technically been about a 6-8 hour sail/motor. We ran up against a few obstacles. We soon learned that a sailboat is sailboat is a sailboat! You never know when you are on the water what could come up, it is important to stay calm and deal with each issue as it comes up. One big thing that came up ( we were to learn this later once we were at our marina and could look at the engine in a calm setting) the engine would overheat every two hours or so , we would have to shut down the engine for about an hour , she was smoking , it was scary and a bit nerve racking. The wind was almost non existent and the tide and currents were moving against us. At one point we were doing negative .2 knots!
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| Raising the Jib at Sunrise after a sleepless night on the hook.. off to Soloman's today |
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| First dinner on board with our butane stove |
After the storm, another night ahead , we have decided to sail the night to make it to the Marina
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| Before the storm |
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| Lots of traffic near the shipping lane in the Chesapeake |
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| hand made reef before the squall that was coming in quick |
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| After the storm , what a ride ! Winds shifted we were pushed over 9 knots in the right direction! |
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| Gave us the motivation to motor /sail through the night |
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| Dropped the hook last night at 2 am in the river a short distance from our slip as the engine gave out once again |
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| Beautiful clear morning after a long 36 hour trip! |
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| Shandy safely in her slip! |
