We are spending today at anchor in Dymer Creek just up from Fleets Bay. It is about the first place to duck in on the northern neck (between the Rappahannock and the Potomac).
Yesterday morning we said goodbye to Urbanna. The rain moved out a little before sunrise. We made a last run to IGA, said our goodbyes, and cast off. Once clear of the channel and out on the Rappahannock we put up the main sail with one reef and let out about two thirds of the jib. Wind was 15 to 16 knots downwind and it was an easy ride for a while.
When we turned out of the mouth of the Rappahannock and turned north things got sporty in a hurry. The wind was just a little west of north and straight down the bay so we were now beating to weather in short period slop. You would have thought we’d have learned by now not to fight the wind, obviously not. It wasn’t as bad as when we left Mobjack but Nancy was queasy, but she probably had Covid. In addition to the destruction down below from heeling poor Mitzi got very sick all over, everywhere.
Things calmed down once we got in the creek and a little protected from the wind. We got a good set on the anchor and a night’s rest. Mitzi took us to a little beach in the morning. Her spirit was good even though her tummy was still bothering her a little. It was pretty here and we are comfortable, so we decided to wait a day for the wind to settle. Then we moved up to the north end of the neck, right before the Potomac, and tied up in a slip at a marina to wait out something tropical moving through.
We turned the tracker off when we set anchor but the link will take you to our position and show our track. More later
https://inreachlink.com/B3WO73B
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