the 2012 Wayfarer Chesapeake Cruise South
Richard Watterson and Uncle Al do the circle tour one more time
Thursday 24 May: Crisfield > Smith Island
pics mostly by Uncle Al
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Richard Watterson
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the scenic route from Crisfield to Smith: launch at the Janes Island State Park > an aborted attempt to go uptide (south), the tide and the effects of towing Richard's paddle boat (below) proved to be too much.   - click here for larger image
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... > reverse course and enjoy a nice run north with the tide, around the north end of Janes,
followed by a lovely breezy close reach towards Smith Island's Big Thorofare.
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Richard's paddle boat was surprisingly easy to tow as we headed south towards Crisfield,
but the adverse wind and tide soon made us decide to go up the Daugherty Creek Canal northwards instead.
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heading north up the canal   - click here for larger image
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Captain Al hard at work
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Richard the Navigator
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The breeze picked up as we were passing the lovely north end of Janes.   - click here for larger image
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Up there, we even got to fly the spi for a while.   - click here for larger image
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Who better to see than the lovely Carly as we ...
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... arrived at Pauli Eades' Smith Island Marina in Ewell that evening!!
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We had to hurry to do the sail I had promised Pauli while it was still light. Carly was happy to join us.
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(l to r) Pauli, Carly, Al
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