Finishing the Chesapeake Bay (Cruising to the start of the C&D Canal and Chesapeake City)

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After a long (for us) break off of Pivot, we are leaving Kent Narrows for the top of the Bay! Unfortunately, either because we are rusty or because its just one of those days, we were the "show". Two almost disastrous docking situations in the Narrows before almost colliding with a Catamaran at anchor led this day to be one to remember, and not in the best terms!
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🎥 Episode #261 | Filmed on June 2nd, 2022
🇺🇸 America's Great Loop | Kent Narrows, Maryland
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@SailingStarFire

That channel leading out, to the north was an anxiety inducing experience too! I’m a sailboat and I draw 5’. The sandbar just north of the bridge almost got me!

@ProductMgt Год назад

This has become one of my top, favorite AGLCA experience channels. I love real-world information, the reality-experiences and working through all of the things you encounter. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences, highs and lows and everything in between.

@woodside63 Год назад

To "spring off" and swing the bow off the dock, run a line from a stern dockside cleat forward and loop around a dock cleat and back to the stern. Hang a fender between stern quarter and dock. Engage reverse, medium throttle, the line will come under tension and the bow will slowly swing away from the dock. When far enough out, helm goes to neutral and crew at stern cleat releases the line and pulls it in. Then, power away with no drama. A bow thruster can be a convenience to make the getting off a dock easier.

@aqeelkhan2909 Год назад

You guys are awesome & very down to earth persons ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@juliahumphreys2347 Год назад

I live at the narrows! Glad you stopped by! The currents rip through the narrows and we’ve definitely seen it all 😂

@cmichaelhaugh8517 Год назад

Harrowing, but educational, day.

@TheBigWWI Год назад

In that first Kent Narrows dock, Use a spring line looped around a dock cleat, put the rudder hard to starboard and put her in forward. Get the stern off the dock and pointed into the current. Let the bow rotate on the pilings. Once at around 45 degrees to the dock go rudder amidships and half astern as you slip the spring line off the dock cleat. Back off till we’ll clear of boats and proceed. Learn to handle the boat using the wheel walk and only use the bow thruster once you know how to run a single screw boat using spring lines and leverage.

@COPPER71

That area of the narrows is super rough with a good current flow. The channel through the bridge can be super sketchy when the current is ripping. You guys had a nice slack tide cruising through the narrows.. well done

@karaDee2363 Год назад

I would have kept my bow tied to use as a pivot and then push off the stern, gently apply throttle to reverse away from the dock and then release the bowline, while continuing to back away from the dock into the current....

@briancarlin1817 Год назад

Your bow thruster may have a thermal overload feature that temporary switches off the thruster when you do a long thrust. It then resets itself when the thermal overload devices cools back off. Try not to rely on the thruster for close in maneuvering. Using pilings or docking cleats to "Pivot" on make a lot of sense in strong currents. Also the Navionics programs does have a Tides and Currents feature under Weather and Tides that provide valuable information. I'm so glad you enjoyed Annapolis during your stay!

@buckpowers4837 Год назад

You are still on a learning curve along with thousands of other boaters. You will get lots of answers to the docking problem, read them and when you can give a new idea a try. We have all had problems and they just make us wiser. A cold one and sleep will make it history. Enjoy

@user-nj4or1hk5i

I know this is ancient history now, and the other comments cover the spring line options, but i thought I would point out the ultimate, old school way of doing it, which is to take a light anchor out and pull the boat out to that before getting under way. Slow but utterly reliable and the stronger the wind or current the more sense it makes.

@SailingStarFire

Hahaha! I just spent a week on the same dock! Leaving it made me super nervous too! I did it at slack tide with minimal current.

@portfoliofotoz Год назад

Y'all should have taken a side trip up the Sassafras to Georgetown. Fresh water, no sea nettles, good swimming off your boat, and a cute town.

@billishmael9870 Год назад

The next you leave the dock try backing away from the dock and continue a 360 until your bow is pointed in the direction you want to go. It works for me!

@KSundstrom2 Год назад

Hey! I’m Bill and Margie’s son. I know they really enjoyed meeting and spending time with you both. They relayed many a tale of the trials and tribulations that are coming and I’m looking forward to watching all about it. I appreciate all you did for them and I’m sure they feel the same!