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Old 28-05-2020, 15:12   #1
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Single hand from Hampton Va to Rockport Maine

I plan on making a solo sail from Hampton Virginia to Rockland Harbor Maine. Sailing from Hampton to Martha’s Vineyard, thru the canal. Not sure if I should hug the coast or just sail direct. Have only previously sailed as far as Block Island.
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Old 28-05-2020, 16:42   #2
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Re: Single hand from Hampton Va to Rockport Maine

Are you asking if you should hug the coast after the canal? I'm guessing that is what you are asking if you've already been as far as Block Island.

We took the direct route last summer and it is pretty straightforward. Little traffic after you pass abeam Provincetown. If motoring, or if your keel or rudder is prone to snagging stuff, I would not go past perhaps 10 miles SW of Monhegan at night as the lobster traps start popping up in surprisingly deep water and you are likely to wrap one up in your prop in the dark.
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Old 20-08-2020, 00:58   #3
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Re: Single hand from Hampton Va to Rockport Maine

Ended up sailing only as far as Hampton to Marblehead b/c my Raymarine linear drive quit on me and I had to hand steer for about 18 hours. Replaced the part (thanks Defender) and drove up to Maine to spend time with my family, who drove up.

Sailed back home to Hampton from Marblehead, with the working Autohelm, with a stop at Sandwich marina.

Gotta tell you...I HATE Buzzards Bay! Too much fog, too many Scallop boats without AIS, that don’t obey the rules of the road, and lobster pots in the channel. Next time, going around Cape Cod!
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Re: Single hand from Hampton Va to Rockport Maine

Thanks so much for the follow-up, Romerarms!

I often wonder about how an OP got on with the advice they'd received from the Forum.

Sounds like Buzzard's Bay is not your cup of tea.

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Old 20-08-2020, 08:52   #5
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Re: Single hand from Hampton Va to Rockport Maine

Being from Hampton Va, my main cruising area is the Chesapeake Bay, I can count on there being a line of crab pots, that once you pass the line, your free of them and can sail unimpeded. Also, the pots are not located in the channels.

I arrived in Marblehead at night, and decided to motor sail, following the red/green channel markers, staying as close to the red marks as I could. Well I ran over several lobster buoys that were placed right next to the markers!! That would never fly in the Chesapeake.
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Sea Shield makes a cutting head incorporated with the shaft zinc. It saved me from having to go over the side when I found an abandoned line.
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