Doug,
I am interested in the boat show cruise. Please keep me posted @
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Thanks,
Jesse Tate
Carolyn J
M 15 #343
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From: "Doug Kelch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Montgomery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 9:46 AM
Subject: M_Boats: Boat show cruise
> During the spring CBC we got to talking about a fall
> cruise and a suggestion was made to combine a cruise
> with the Annapolis boat show.
>
> I really liked idea of combining a cruise with the
> Annapolis boat show. Sailing around the the Annapolis
> area during the boat show is an annual favorite of
> mine. The true lifestyle cruising boats make this a
> staging area that week. They are doing their fall
> migration to the south and stop here to get good boat
> show prices on all of their necessities - (electric
> wine coolers? :)
>
> Almost 100 long term cruising "snow birds" anchor in
> Spa Creek and Weems creek but few of the them are
> anywhere else.
>
> I love cruising around the anchorages checking out the
> boats.
>
> 2003 Show Dates:
>
> Thursday, October 09, 2003
> through
> Monday, October 13, 2003
>
>
> We already have 3 boats interested so I thought I
> would float the idea to the entire list to see what
> the response is.
>
> If anyone is interested please let me know.
>
> The cruising grounds around Annapolis are plentiful
> and there are slips available a short distance from
> Annapolis.
>
> There is a free, good, public launching ramp in SPA
> Creek at Long 76'30 lat 38'58.2. It has free parking
> but may be in a low rent area. I have parked there
> overnight on several occaisions with no difficulty.
> For two shows I have anchored right near there where
> the water gets too shallow for the big "snow birds".
> This is a well protecteded area with little to no boat
> traffic since it is the end of the creek.
>
> There is also a very good launching ramp with
> excellent parking at Sandy Point State Park but if
> it's blowing out there is no place go. The launching
> area is well protected but when you leave the
> launching area you are directly below the Bay bridge
> in very exposed water.
>
> There are a couple of small marina's up the Severn
> river north of Annapolis which are too far from the
> action for the "snow birds" as well.
>
> Just to the East of the Severn is Mill Creek with a
> couple of nice secluded branchs and a little farther
> east is Whitehall creek with a couple of branchs.
> Both offer very nice anchorages with little to no
> traffic. Again they are toooo far from the action
> during the boat show to draw a crowd.
>
> If it is cold and blustery all of the above offer
> short distances and very good protection with enough
> interesting cruising for three days.
>
> One possible itinerary is below.
>
> Day 1, launch, raft up and ferry or water taxi to the
> show, back to the raft up and anchor for the night.
>
> Day 2 AM day sail with any boatless Montgomery sailors
> in the area, checking out all of the cruisers and
> explore the Whitehall creek for an evening anchorage.
> If no boatless Montgomery sailors are around we would
> skip the return drop off at Annapolis and head for
> the Magothy River and anchor in back of Gibson Island
> - a beautiful secluded view of the manicured golf
> course.
>
> Day 3 back to SPA Creek in that clear sparkling fall
> air with the leaves just turning, mmmmmmmm goood.
>
> Contingency plan if the weather is bad - Party at Al's
> house for 3 days! - Just kidding of course.
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug Kelch
> "Seas the Day"
> M15 #310
>
>
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