We finished the trip last night!
Our final leg was Solomons MD to Urbanna VA (80 nm) 14 hours and 34 minutes (11 hrs under sail).
Trip Numbers
9 moving days, 3 weather days.
2 nights at
anchor, 2 nights on
mooring, 6 nights pier-side, 1 night underway.
Longest leg: Atlantic Highlands to Cape May 127 nm (105 under sail) 26hrs 29min
Total distance: 480 nm (under sailed 252 nm)
01 Oct Westport Ct to Port Jefferson NY - 35 nm (15 nm Under sail) - Mooring
02 Oct Port Jefferson to Port
Washington NY - 35 nm (0 nm sail) - Pier side
03 Oct Port Washington to Atlantic Highlands NJ- 37 nm (0 nm under sail) - Anchor
04 Oct In-port due to weather - Anchor
05-06 Oct Atlantic Highlands to Cape May NJ- 127 nm (105 nm under sail) - Underway
06 Oct In-port for rest - Pier side
07 Oct Cape May to Chesapeake City MD - 63 nm (16 nm under sail) - Pier side
08 Oct Chesapeake City to Rockhall MD - 43 nm (0 nm under sail) - Mooring
09 Oct Rockhall to Solomon's MD - 58 nm (51 nm under sail) - Pier side
10 Oct In-port due to weather - Pier side
11 Oct In-port due to weather - Pier side
12 Oct Solomon's MD to Urbanna VA - 80 nm (65 nm under sail) - Home
Six states and many wonderful cruisers along the way.
The CP-27 is a fine little ship, overall very comfortable and functional for 12 days aboard. I was pleased with her speed off the wind and ease of handling. With reefed main and full 135% she was well mannered in 15-20kts with gusts up to 25kts running down the Chesapeake. She is a bit lively when the seas are up - we were in a
washing machine on our run down the NJ coast and were pretty beat when we arrived Cape May. The
westerbeke 20 hp was flawless and allowed us to make time against the tides heading for the East River. If we had more time we would have gladly kept heading South, never felt cramped or stuck on a boat. The hard part is returning to boring everyday life.
Ahoy! what ship be that? We're HARRIER eleven days out of Westport CT, bound for Urbanna, VA - That was are rallying call things got interesting along the way, going to miss that part.
Great Job by my wife and shipmate Sonia!
Take care and good sailing,
John
1993 CP-27 HARRIER