RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 25 voyage

Scott, On the topic of itirnery as opposed to equipment, check out the SailNet Chesapeake Bay mailing list. It you look int the October - November timeframe, there were a couple of very extensive threads on just this voyage, and a couple more on Chesapeake iterneries. When are you planning to do this? Next year I will be comming down from Long Island Sound, and going down the Chesapeake. I haven't decided whether to do both north and south in the bay (places to stop, weather holes, lots of gunkhole oportunities) or go one way outside (hey, I went round delmarva!). Seeing as how I need to go both ways along the NJ coast, I'll probably go both ways in the bay! td From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Alfred Poor Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:43 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 25 voyage Scott is thinking about a DelMarVa circuit. Scott, may I offer a couple of planning points: 1. As Charlie pointed out, Delaware Bay is everything that the Chesapeake is not. It is endless, featureless, and there is no place to hide. It's been years since I went into Cape May, but as I recall, it's not something I'd want to do in the dark the first time. Or in a hurry with a squall line bearing down on me. 2. Plan to use the Bohemia as your staging point for the D&C canal. Schaeffer's on the canal has been closed for about a year now, and I'm not sure where there's fuel on the canal, or if you can get to it with a Cal 25. There's fuel at Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor, right across from Veazy Cove which is an excellent spot to anchor out for the night. 3. C&D currents are serious business, and you have to motor (no sailing). You may also get to share the alley with a giant car carrier or other freighter. It's a puckering experience, best enjoyed in the daylight. I have no experience turning south from Cape May; all my trips were deliveries to or from New England. I suspect that the Atlantic coast south of Cape May is much like the coast headed northward: featureless and endless. One additional thought: have you considered enlisting another boat or two for the cruise. There would be more people to party with in the evenings, and there would be a friend within hailing distance if you should encounter difficulties. Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod" DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems.

Ok, everyone, perhaps we can make this a Cal flotilla event! ;-) I was thinking of going either in late spring/early summer or early fall, once the summer doldrums have lifted. Any other Cal skippers interested in trying this adventure? Heck if the west coast can have it's CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC, then we should have a CCDC(Cruising Cal Delmarva Circumnaviation). :-) Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Downing, Thomas To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:46 AM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 25 voyage Scott, On the topic of itirnery as opposed to equipment, check out the SailNet Chesapeake Bay mailing list. It you look int the October - November timeframe, there were a couple of very extensive threads on just this voyage, and a couple more on Chesapeake iterneries. When are you planning to do this? Next year I will be comming down from Long Island Sound, and going down the Chesapeake. I haven't decided whether to do both north and south in the bay (places to stop, weather holes, lots of gunkhole oportunities) or go one way outside (hey, I went round delmarva!). Seeing as how I need to go both ways along the NJ coast, I'll probably go both ways in the bay! td -----Original Message----- From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Alfred Poor Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:43 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 25 voyage Scott is thinking about a DelMarVa circuit. Scott, may I offer a couple of planning points: 1.. As Charlie pointed out, Delaware Bay is everything that the Chesapeake is not. It is endless, featureless, and there is no place to hide. It's been years since I went into Cape May, but as I recall, it's not something I'd want to do in the dark the first time. Or in a hurry with a squall line bearing down on me. 2.. Plan to use the Bohemia as your staging point for the D&C canal. Schaeffer's on the canal has been closed for about a year now, and I'm not sure where there's fuel on the canal, or if you can get to it with a Cal 25. There's fuel at Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor, right across from Veazy Cove which is an excellent spot to anchor out for the night. 3.. C&D currents are serious business, and you have to motor (no sailing). You may also get to share the alley with a giant car carrier or other freighter. It's a puckering experience, best enjoyed in the daylight. I have no experience turning south from Cape May; all my trips were deliveries to or from New England. I suspect that the Atlantic coast south of Cape May is much like the coast headed northward: featureless and endless. One additional thought: have you considered enlisting another boat or two for the cruise. There would be more people to party with in the evenings, and there would be a friend within hailing distance if you should encounter difficulties. Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod" DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems.

If you wait until early fall, the Atlantic hurricane season will take care of the doldrums. By the way, as you are List Guru, are we to tolerate these indecent rubrail references? My cat chases the screen cursor and she might read this filth. John D. Scott Sauvageot <rx… [at] hotmail.com> wrote: Ok, everyone, perhaps we can make this a Cal flotilla event! ;-) I was thinking of going either in late spring/early summer or early fall, once the summer doldrums have lifted. Any other Cal skippers interested in trying this adventure? Heck if the west coast can have it's CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC, then we should have a CCDC(Cruising Cal Delmarva Circumnaviation). :-) Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: Downing, Thomas To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 5:46 AM Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 25 voyage Scott, On the topic of itirnery as opposed to equipment, check out the SailNet Chesapeake Bay mailing list. It you look int the October - November timeframe, there were a couple of very extensive threads on just this voyage, and a couple more on Chesapeake iterneries. When are you planning to do this? Next year I will be comming down from Long Island Sound, and going down the Chesapeake. I haven't decided whether to do both north and south in the bay (places to stop, weather holes, lots of gunkhole oportunities) or go one way outside (hey, I went round delmarva!). Seeing as how I need to go both ways along the NJ coast, I'll probably go both ways in the bay! td -----Original Message----- From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Alfred Poor Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:43 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Cal 25 voyage Scott is thinking about a DelMarVa circuit. Scott, may I offer a couple of planning points: As Charlie pointed out, Delaware Bay is everything that the Chesapeake is not. It is endless, featureless, and there is no place to hide. It’s been years since I went into Cape May, but as I recall, it’s not something I’d want to do in the dark the first time. Or in a hurry with a squall line bearing down on me. Plan to use the Bohemia as your staging point for the D&C canal. Schaeffer’s on the canal has been closed for about a year now, and I’m not sure where there’s fuel on the canal, or if you can get to it with a Cal 25. There’s fuel at Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor, right across from Veazy Cove which is an excellent spot to anchor out for the night. C&D currents are serious business, and you have to motor (no sailing). You may also get to share the alley with a giant car carrier or other freighter. It’s a puckering experience, best enjoyed in the daylight. I have no experience turning south from Cape May; all my trips were deliveries to or from New England. I suspect that the Atlantic coast south of Cape May is much like the coast headed northward: featureless and endless. One additional thought: have you considered enlisting another boat or two for the cruise. There would be more people to party with in the evenings, and there would be a friend within hailing distance if you should encounter difficulties. Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, “Pentaquod” DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know.