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Originally Posted by chesapeakesailor
Thanks Dave - appreciate the pointers from a guy who has experience doing it. I have Jimmy Cornell's Ocean Atlas - good news! So they keep the freshwater running through February at Cobbs Marina!?! Excellent to know because I have wondering about where I would top up water before heading out.
Would you elaborate on what you mean by "...head out (leave) on a front passage"?
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I've not had trouble getting water at Cobb's. One of my few rules: information is
power when shared. That means when you're getting ready to leave Annapolis you
email David Benns <cobbsdockmaster@yahoo.com> and tell him you're leaving and you're coming and when you expect to be there. They can plan and run hoses out to the
fuel dock if need be. Please do tell them I sent you as that helps the next people I send: "Dave sends us lots of people, let's make him proud." You won't be disappointed. When you get close, say six hours, send him another note with an updated ETA. On your
boat I would expect Annapolis Harbor to LC2 is about 20 hours under most conditions.
Enter the channel into Little Creek. There's lots of room. Hug the right side and make turn to the right up the creek. If you overshoot the nice
men in boats with big black
guns will direct you. *grin* Do not go into the
Navy base. A lot of landing craft will be on your left after the turn. Cobb's is the first marina on the left after the base. The fuel
dock is the last of I think three docks. It's on shore, not at the end of the dock, right next to the
lift and
lift well. They'll sort out fuel and water for you.
Diesel only - no gasoline. Get
dinghy gas before you leave Annapolis. I recommend ethanol free Avgas at Lee
Airport in Edgewater.
Provisioning depends on where you are in Annapolis. I'm a huge fan of Sam's on Defense Highway with fill-ins at whatever Giant is closest. If you need a Sam's
membership I can share.
Weather on the US
East Coast and particularly the midatlantic is dominated by Low pressure systems that are born over or North of the
Great Lakes and drag cold fronts across the country and out to sea. When a cold front approaches and passes the wind clocks. On your
boat I would leave before a shallow front passes or right behind a deep one. For your boat and schedule from Chesapeake to across the Gulf Stream is about a day (shorts and t-shirts in the day, bundled up at night).
Are you based here or is the boat just here? Annapolis proper or Galesville or Deale? Happy to meet at Davis' Pub or Caliente
Grill or Pirates Cove and walk you through this. Bring Ocean Altas and I'll bring my
laptop. Drinks and French fries are on you. *grin* We can talk about routes and weather and anything else you aren't sure about. As long as I'm not
offshore my schedule is pretty flexible.