Long But Fast Trip to Summit North Marina

We weighed anchor at 0730 and departed Worton Creek along with 4 other boats from the Herrington Harbour Sailing Assn bound for Summit North Marina on the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal for one last stop prior to entering the Delaware Bay and heading south to Cape May.

Winds were in our favor and built from the low teens to mid-20’s during the day as we swiftly sailed on a single reach the entire way up the Bay until arriving at Turkey Point on the Elk River.  We hit a top speed of 8.1 knots under sail.  We reefed the genoa to 85% to flatten out the ride while the winds were in the mid-20’s.  The boat handled well and can take a lot of wind.

We arrived at Summit North Marina earlier than expected.  Some of us went swimming prior to the nightly “docktails” and we finished the day with a pot luck supper aboard Diva II.  Sira and Tom were a treat for everyone as they fielded questions about the life of a European university student and Wisconsin dairy farmer.  Everyone had a great time and went to bed early for our run down the Delaware Bay to Cape May.

http://www.summitnorthmarina.com/

Carla and I felt right at home at Summit North Marina since we kept the boat there over the winter and spent almost two weeks there preparing Foreign Affair for her launch in April.

Time sure is passing quickly.  We always seem to have something to do, someplace to go or someone to entertain.  We never seem to have time to just sit and relax.  We are sure that day will eventually come but are not sure when.