Dates: June
14 through June 28.
Cruise Captain: Roger
That will direct this cruise
Float Plan:
| Day - Date |
Destination |
Anchor/Dock |
Dinner Plans |
| 14th Sat |
Magothy R. Gray or Broad Cr. |
Anchor |
On-board |
| 15th Sun |
West R. |
Anchor |
Ashore |
| 16th Mon |
Choptank R. below Knapps Nr. |
Dock |
Ashore (Harrison's) |
| |
Tilghman on Chesapeake Marina 410-886-2389 mention
"Fleet-8" |
| 17th Tue |
Baby Owl Cove W off Broad Cr. |
Anchor |
On-board |
| 18th Wed |
St. Michaels |
Dock |
Ashore |
| |
Higgins Yacht Yard, 410-745-2929; not glamorous
but affordable; mention Fleet-8 |
| 19th Thu |
Corsica R. |
Anchor |
On-board |
| |
Maybe an afternoon visit to "Docs"
rest&bar near Centerville Landing |
| 20th Fri |
Davis Cr. off Lankford Bay |
Dock |
Undecided |
| |
Lankford Bay Marina, 410-778-1414; mention Fleet-8 |
| 21st Sat |
Home if not continuing; for those continuing
on the 2nd week: |
| |
Whitehall Cr. off Whitehall Bay |
Anchor |
On-board |
| 22nd Sun |
Knapp Narrows |
Dock |
Ashore: Bay Hundred Rest. |
| |
Knapp Narrows Marina, 410-886-2720 |
| 23rd Mon |
Hudson Cr. on L. Choptank |
Anchor |
On-board |
| 24th Tue |
Solomons Is. |
Dock/moor |
Ashore. One of these two nights, we'll have
the marina pavilion for a Pot-Luck dinner. Bring a dish of
your choice. |
| 25th Wed |
Solomons Is. |
Dock/moor |
| |
Zahniser's Marina, 410-326-2166; Mention Fleet-8 |
| 26th Thu |
Dunn Cove on Harris Cr. off Choptank |
Anchor |
On-board |
| 27th Fri |
Magothy R. |
Anchor |
On-board |
| 28th Sat |
Home: Thanks to all for a fun cruise |
Communications: Fleet 8 monitors and uses VHF
channel 78 as a working channel. For this cruise, Fleet 19 will
also use channel 78.
Monitor channel 9 for hailing (Radio checks only on ch. 9,
please.)
Monitor channel 16 for hailing, emergency & distress
Click here for full chart of VHF
Channels
Links:
Tides: Find tides at NOAA's tides-online
NOTE: The Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System (CO-OPS,)
has changed to www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov
Weather: www.weatherunderground.com
Enter Zip code for specific areas.,
OR.... Get it all from the horses mouth at...
Tolchester Bouy: Click
Here for current conditions
Or go here: NDBC
Chesapeake Bay Map
Then, click on the bouy you want to see.
Dial a Data Bouy directly on your cell phone:
(Note: as of April 17, 2007 "Dial a Data Buoy"
is now BACK IN SERVICE.)
Call 888-701-8992 then, when prompted, "1" then
Station ID (below)
(program this on your cell phone for use on the water.)
For Tolchester, Station TCBM2, dial "82262#"
For Baltimore, Station BLTM2, dial "25862#"
For the complete list of real-time data buoys, Click
Here
Coast Pilot 3 - 38th Edition, 2005, current
version from NOAA: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot3.htm
Light Lists from USCG Nav. Center (Note:
the Light List publications are not corrected. Use the link
for the corrections to obtain the updates for the latest version
of the publication.) http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/LightLists.htm
NOAA Raster Navigational Charts (Free)
http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/index.htm
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