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Catalina 22 Fleet 10 Annual Cruise |
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The 2010 cruise will explore the lower Potomac River, and include stops at St Mary’s City and other sites that played prominent roles in the founding of colonial Maryland. The cruise also includes a stop at Colonial Beach Virginia near George Washington's birthplace. |
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Proposed 2010 Fleet 10 Cruise on the Potomac River June 26 to July 2nd (Subject to Revision)
Saturday; Fleet gathers at Solomons Md. (official start of cruise) (marina)
Sunday; Solomons to Prices Cove (off the St. Marys River) 34 miles (anchorage) ** On the north side of St. Georges Creek behind St. Georges Island at the mouth of the St. Marys River. Charts show this cove to have depths of 7’ average, This is a favorite stop for Tom and Loretta when cruising the Lower Potomac.
Monday; Prices Cove to Canoe Neck. 20.3 miles (anchorage) ** Anchorage is off Canoe Neck Creek on the north side of the creek with average depth of 8’ all around. We’ve nicknamed it “Heron Cove” after all the blue and white heron that always seem to be in great abundance along the shore line. (bring binoculars) On the way into the anchorage you may want to plan time to stop off at St. Clements Island. (about three miles from the anchorage) Here’s a web address for more information on St. Clements Island and the nearby museum. http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/museums/stclementsisland.asp
Tuesday; Canoe Neck to Colonial Beach 14.5 miles (marina) Colonial Beach; We’ll plan to stay at Colonial Beach Yacht Center (www.cbycmarina.com) and enjoy the town, shops, sandy beaches, Nancy’s Ice Cream, etc.
Wednesday; Colonial Beach to Lower Machodoc 18.7 miles (anchorage) This is a good anchorage right behind “Narrow Beach” with depths of 7 to 8 feet. It’s a good stopping point between C/B and Kinsale.
Thursday; Lower Machodoc to Kinsale, Va. 17.5 miles (marina) We’ll stay at Port Kinsale Marina for the evening, here’s their web address (www.portkinsale.com), highlights are “The Mooring Restaurant”, pool, and possibly the town nearby.
Friday; Kinsale, Va. to St. Marys 14.1 miles (anchorage) Anchorage is in Horseshoe Bend on the St. Marys River. This is a wonderful anchorage and local on shore attractions include St. Marys City (actually it’s a beautiful college campus), the sailing ship The Maryland Dove, and last but not least, on Friday evenings during the summer there is an outdoor concert series http://www.smcm.edu/rcs/ that we can take advantage of if we wish.
Saturday; St. Marys to Solomons (official end of cruise) 36 miles |
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