Overboard Drill

Solomons Island, MD
N 38 20.162 W 76 26.116

We had a rare summer treat for the summer Chesapeake yesterday. A very nice 15 knot breeze came up. That allowed us to weigh anchor, set sail and take off at a fast clip. We sailed the 45 miles from the St. Mary's River to Solomons in just over six hours. That was a fast passage and very pleasant.

As we approached Solomons, we had a moment for minor panic. A bath towel hung to dry on the life line had fouled on the jib sheet. In the blink of an eye, the sheet flipped it off the life line and in to the water. "TOWEL OVERBOARD," I shouted. We spotted the towel in the water, turned around to try to rescue it, but to no avail. By the time we got back to that point, the towel sank.

We're anchored in Mill Creek this time. It's quieter here. Besides, we ran across some friends. Kurt and Judy from SV Decoy have a house along Mill Creek. We met them at the public dock in Oriental this year. Last night we enjoyed the sunset sitting on their dock.

Tonight, we plan to seek a 4th of July fireworks show. What else?