{"id":350,"date":"2013-07-15T04:29:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T08:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomdove.com\/blog\/?p=350"},"modified":"2015-07-12T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T17:58:10","slug":"over-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tomdove.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/over-the-horizon\/","title":{"rendered":"Over The Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over The Horizon<\/strong><\/span>
\n by \u0004\u000e\bTom Dove<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally published in several Maryland newspapers 2\/24\/89<\/span><\/p>\n

If your cruising has been restricted to the Chesapeake Bay and you would like more of an adventure this summer, why not plan a cruise that will take you into completely new waters? Go over the horizon and up the coast or around the Delmarva peninsula.\u0004<\/span><\/p>\n

You can make an extended cruise in almost any boat. If \u0004yours has bunks, head and galley, you have more options for \u0004overnighting than if you are traveling by small runabout, but it is possible to make long trips by stopping at motels and hotels for the night. You might consider camping as you go by water, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the perfect time of year to plan your adventure. The \u0004weather is still too cold to actually go out on the Bay with any \u0004comfort, but the days are getting noticeably longer so spring must be on its way.\u0004<\/span><\/p>\n

First, pick a place you would like to cruise, then see if it is \u0004practical to get there in the time available. Start with a large-area chart that includes both your homeport and your destination to get the “big picture” and to estimate travel times.\u0004<\/span><\/p>\n

For relaxed cruising under either sail or power, 50 miles per \u0004day is plenty. Sailors will probably be more comfortable planning \u0004on an average of about 35 miles per day, with a few longer legs \u0004included where necessary. Powerboaters could certainly go as \u0004much as 100 miles in one day, but they will be very tired of the noise and vibration at the end of the run.\u0004<\/span><\/p>\n

If your destination seems too far away for your vacation time \u0004of one or two weeks, consider breaking the trip into two sections. \u0004Perhaps you could take the boat part of the way over a long \u0004weekend and leave it at a marina, go back and cruise for a couple of weeks, then bring it back home during another long weekend\u001bnear the end of the summer.\u0004\u000e<\/span><\/p>\n

Trailerable boats make long range cruising easy. A friend once took his 22-foot Aquasport along the coast from Annapolis to Maine over a two-week period and left it there in a boatyard. At \u0004the end of the summer, he drove to Maine with the trailer and\u0018brought the vessel home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some suggestions for cruise destinations and routes:<\/span>
\n \u0004<\/span>
\n *** AROUND THE DELMARVA PENINSULA – Circumnavigate in \u0004\u000eDeither direction with stops at Chesapeake City, the Cohansey River, Cape May or Lewes, Ocean City, Chincoteague, Norfolk, Mobjack Bay and Crisfield.\u0004\u000e<\/span><\/p>\n

*** TO NEW YORK AND LONG ISLAND SOUND – North through \u0004the C&D Canal and down Delaware Bay, up the New Jersey coast with stops at Cape May, Atlantic City and Manasquan, through \u0004New York harbor and into the Sound, where you should spend a week or two exploring the harbors and towns.\u0004\u000e<\/span><\/p>\n

*** TO NEWPORT, MARTHA’S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET – Add \u0004a couple of weeks to the Long Island Sound run and visit this excellent sailing area. Go to Block Island, too.\u0004<\/span><\/p>\n

*** TO MAINE – Just keep going north. If you have less than four weeks, consider leaving the boat up there for the winter, then return next summer to pick it up and continue your cruise.\u0004<\/span><\/p>\n

*** TO THE NORTH CAROLINA SOUNDS – This area is like the Chesapeake was 20 years ago, but it’s hot after June.\u0004\u000e<\/span><\/p>\n

*** TO NOWHERE, OFFSHORE – Get some open ocean experience by going east from Norfolk for a day or two to get into the Gulf Stream, then turn around and come back. This is the easy way to \u0004find out if you like ocean cruising without committing yourself to a \flong voyage.\u0004\u000e<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember to build in lots of extra time to your plan and do not schedule tightly. Have alternate destinations in case the weather closes in or people get tired. Don’t push; just have fun.<\/span>
\n \u0004\u000e<\/span>
\n — The End —<\/span><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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