Worton Creek to Cacaway Island on Langford Creek

Beautiful Dairy Farm on Langford Creek

Left Worton Creek under engine power as the winds were strong and against us with storms headed our direction for across the Bay.  We made good time as the tide was with us and the waves were less than 2 feet.  Fortunately, we stayed just ahead of the storms and by late afternoon the sun was bright and the winds dropped to less than 15 knots.  By 1400 we were under sail and tacking our way to the Chester River.

Like the Sassafras River, the Chester River appears mostly undeveloped land with occasional estate properties dotting the shoreline.  Unlike the high bluffs of the Sassafras, the land surrounding the Chester is flat and occasionally a farm is seen along the shore.


We decided to anchor behind Cacaway Island on Langford Creek as it got great reviews in Active Captain and was just a short dinghy ride from the Langford Bay Marina where we will be harbored for three days while we take the American Sailing Association's Course 118 - Docking being taught by the Maryland School of Sailing.  About 18 boats were rafted/anchored when we arrived in early evening.  Most of the powerboaters departed before dark and left a half dozen cruising sailboats at anchor for the night.  When we arrived music was blaring from the rafted boats and the water was filled with swimmers.  All was quiet by dark.