Sassasfras River (Georgetown, MD) to Worton Creek

Another good day on the Bay.  Motored out of the Sassafras under partly cloudy skies.  The scenery was the highlight of the morning.  The winds picked up to 10 – 15 knots once we were on the Bay.  Waves were less than 2 feet and the clouds changed from bright white to light grey.  Southerly winds caused us to repeatedly tack to reach our destination; however, we were usually sailing at 5 – 6 knots.  

We decided to anchor at the mouth of Worton Creek rather than move upstream since the channel is narrow and meandering with very shallow water on either bank.  Also, the anchorage upstream would require us to leave early in the morning to make certain we could get out at other than low tide.

By the time the sun went down we were one of five sailboats anchored at the mouth of Worton Creek.  Thunderstorms are possible tonight.  Our anchorage is well protected except from the west.  We let out additional anchor chain to help hold us in place should winds grow during a thunderstorm. 

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