we are finishing a
cruise up and down the
potomac river this year and here are some thoughts
first -
washington dc - if you leave the cobb island/colonial beach area you can make wdc in a day but it will be a long day and you will push
current all the way up - the river twists and turns a lot so we did get some help from our sail but not a lot - we anchored in james creek at $1.25/ft but could have anchored in the
washington channel and probably used the dingy
dock at gangplank marina - as infor we pushed hard up the river and made 6-6.3k all the way up at 2800 rpms - on the way back we made 8-9k with a top of 9.6k at 2000 rpms -
mt vernon does not have enough
water to handle a sailboat with a
draft over 3' - they told us we would have to
anchor out and dingy in - we skipped it
second - cobb island is a nice stop with good anchorage on the south end and some nice resturants and if you want a marina there are a couple - i know a couple of boats went in to colonal beach marnias before heading north -
third - leonardtown - off brenton bay - cute town but do not go on a monday a everything is closed - even the visitor center - have a great
water front but watch you
depth gauge going in - we stopped at 7.4' and anchored - probably could have gotten closer as
charts say there is water but then again -- leonardtown does have a few things going on during the later part of the week - there is a little
shopping but nothing close to reprovision - a couple of good bars through
fourth - kinsale is a cute little town with some incredible nice people - one local couple - don and judy - dingyed by and talked to us and we gave them a
boat card - they went home and called the museum director and asked if she would open for us in the morning as it is only open on thur-sun and it was a wed - she not only opened but gave us a guided tour and a complete
history of the town - the people could not have been nicer - great anchorage just past the town next to a bluff in 10' water - tstorm came thru and we did not feel it - could be a great
hurricane hole - no shops and resturant just closed but very pretty anchorage and deep water all the way up -
fifth - up the st marys river to st marys city - good deep water all the way up - sailed most of it - anchored off st marys college in 16' of water -
not a lot here but an old city that is a reconstruction and the college - no bar within walking distance - but a free friday night concert on the green of the college - can use the college dingy
dock if ask - not a lot of protection but holding is good
chuck patty and svsoulmates
on the hook st marys city md for a free concert