Georgetown Yacht Basin, Delaware City Marina, Aug 11 & 12 2012

We received confirmation for the Registration of the boat for the name Surona II. We had submitted a number of names ie, Against the Wind, Surona II and Deja Vu. They just confirmed Surona II. It will make it easier for people to remember our name.

I had to set up an alternate email address. I think Head Office decided that since I am retired that I can no longer work off of their system. My password no longer works. New email is: cherylwebb60@yahoo.com  If you have sent anything to the old address in the last week, I did not receive it. All new messages need to go to the new address. Sorry for the inconvenience.

While we were at Baltimore, our Looper friends Greg and Leslie Marsh took us to get our car from Portsmouth and bring it forward. Greg and Peter drove down. That was such a long day for them, Peter didn't get back to boat until 10:30pm. Portsmouth is such a poorly designed traffic system. Thanks for all your help Greg and Leslie.

All along the Sassafras River they anchor out.  Made us a little homesick for Georgian Bay. This plane was moving around the boats at anchor.

We set out the next morning to meet with Bob and Linda at Georgetown Yacht Basin (GYB). It was another beautiful boating day. Nothing of note, except; "HOLY CRAB POTS!!!" when you make the turn off the Bay channel to go up the Sassafras River, what a mess of pots. There is hardly anywhere to go. Worse than Tarpon Springs and that was bad. Thank goodness it only lasted for a relatively short area at the mouth of the river. GYB is a long way off the bay, between 8 and 11 miles in. A really good location, very protected.

Bob and Linda kept their boat here, and the marina owed them some money, so they paid for our slip for the evening. WOW! These Looper friends just don't quit being extraordinary. They met our boat and took our lines on arrival. Then they took us for a tour of the facilities and introduced us to a lot of the staff, the owner and his son. Then we had to go and get an ice cream cone at the store that is right on the property.

Georgetown Yacht Basin and neighbouring marina.  So many boats.

There is another Gulfstar on the same dock. A Gulfstar 36. Also a friend of Bob and Linda. We exchanged boat visits with John from the other Gulfstar.

We went out for dinner with Bob and Linda at the restaurant that is also on the premises. We got caught up over dinner.

We made plans for the next leg of the journey which takes us to Delaware City. We started early, at 7:00 am as we would travel the C&D Canal (Chesapeake and Delaware) and we were not sure what and where the current would be and how long it would take. The goal was to arrive Delaware City Marina at slack tied 2:00pm.   The canal is 14 miles long. The entire trip was about 35 miles.

We arrived Delaware City Marina by 1:00 pm. An hour early. The marina is along the original canal, so the docks are built along the canal lengthwise, and it is then a side tie.  How easy can that be? The trick is the current, but Jim the dockmaster, and Josh the dock helper are so knowledgeable and make it so easy. Jim will help us to determine when to leave to catch the tide for the trip out Delaware Bay to Cape May.

Lunch at Crabby Dick's

Did I mention the beer also.

But first, we need to go for lunch. Jim says he is going to Crabby Dick's for a couple of hours. Entertainment and beer. They gave us a golf cart to go and return. Complimentary tickets for mini crab cakes.

Delaware City is a delightful spot. Old buildings that are being well maintained to their period.

Linda had invited us for dinner on their boat, but after our late lunch everyone was pretty full. She moved her dinner off to the next night.