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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 21:16:14
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The Chesapeake City Civic Association cancelled Canal Day this year. That affects the festival on land in the village. The usual boat party at the marina and the basin will go on.
The Chamber of Commerce is thinking of putting together a scaled down version of the land festival, and call it "Canal Fest". The Civic Association owns the name, "Canal Day", so the Chamber has to use the new name.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on May 14 2012 17:30:36
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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alk
RO# 5508
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 21:50:00
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That's a shame, as all the problems seem to occur in the basin - but you knew after the death last year, something was going to change.
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Homeport: PA
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 22:34:46
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<<..."That's a shame, as all the problems seem to occur in the basin - but you knew after the death last year, something was going to change."...>>
Oh, man. 
As I just pointed out in the Pending legislation raft-up rules thread, there is a lot of misinformation on the death in Chesapeake City.
alk - You need to read the other thread. There was no death that was directly attributable to the Canal Day event. It was a guy who hit his head on the town dock when he jumped from his boat to tie up. After he hit his head, he fell in the water. This happened just as he arrived. It's unrelated to any drinking or partying at Canal Day. He probably planned to drink and party at canal day, but that did not cause his death. The guy could have just as easily jumped from his boat and hit his head on the way to lunch at a marina.
Secondly, most of the trouble caused at the past Canal Days did not occur in the basin. It was caused by drunks, on land, getting into fights and causing trouble for the town's residents. Phil can tell you about the drunk couple "enjoying themselves" against his vehicle. Many others had used people's yards as public restrooms. And on and on. Those were not boaters in the basin. Most people in the basin never come ashore. And, the boaters on the docks are not as crazy, and usually well behaved.
Third .. There is not any change to the party in the basin or the marina. The part that was cancelled was the festival in the village. It will supposedly be replaced by a smaller land festival called "Canal Fest".
Again, there is NO CHANGE to the boat party. I'm not sure how they could "cancel" that part anyway. It's not an official event.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on Mar 27 2012 22:47:36 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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alk
RO# 5508
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 23:32:53
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Why did you start this thread if I need to read the other one on the same topic ? {:
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Homeport: PA
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Mar 27 2012 : 23:48:21
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The other thread was about raft-up legisltion and had a few postings about the misinformtion on the death in Chesapeake City. You mentioned the death, so I pointed you to that thread.
This new thread was meant as notice about the cancellation of the land portion of the Canal Day festival, in case anyone was planning to go that.
Will you be at the Canal Fest this year? We'll be on one of the docks. Stop by for a drink. (Just don't jump off the boat onto the dock :) ).
Glenn
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on Mar 27 2012 23:49:48 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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C team
RO# 24911
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 Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 11:13:24
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Originally posted by Chesagansett
The other thread was about raft-up legisltion and had a few postings about the misinformtion on the death in Chesapeake City. You mentioned the death, so I pointed you to that thread.
This new thread was meant as notice about the cancellation of the land portion of the Canal Day festival, in case anyone was planning to go that.
Will you be at the Canal Fest this year? We'll be on one of the docks. Stop by for a drink. (Just don't jump off the boat onto the dock :) ).
Glenn
Glenn, you won a slip?
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Craig
"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
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Homeport: Skipjack Cove, Sassafras River MD
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Mar 28 2012 : 13:43:27
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Craig -
Yes, we'll be in a slip at the docks.
Look for "Going Coastal". Stop by, say hi, and have a drink.
You too, Phil ... You're just up the street.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on Mar 28 2012 15:36:20 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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maxumaa
RO# 24188
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Apr 20 2012 : 18:20:50
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That should get interesting and might have DNR and USCG butting heads. DNR can't enforce a law that is a Maryland only law in the Federal Basin.
The USCG has already had to tell DNR to back down when they tried to cite a dinghy in the Federal basin for having no red/green light. USCG only requires white all around for dinghy, and DNR tried to enforce a MD law in Federal water. USCG had to set 'em straught. It'll be interesting.
The party on the dock slips will go on regardless.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on Apr 21 2012 12:22:36 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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alk
RO# 5508
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Posted - Apr 21 2012 : 20:02:48
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quote:
Originally posted by Chesagansett
Will you be at the Canal Fest this year? We'll be on one of the docks. Stop by for a drink. (Just don't jump off the boat onto the dock :) ).
Glenn
haven't decided where we are docking this year. leaning heavily towards a return to the Jersey shore, after six summers on the bay - but having second thoughts and thinking about one more in Maryland.
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Homeport: PA
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - May 14 2012 : 17:29:04
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UPDATE:
There will be no 100 boat limit by Maryland's DNR. As I had said earlier, it is not MD water. It is Federal water. DNR can assist in enforcing laws that are common to both jurisdictions, but they can't take a law that only exists in MD and then enforce it in non-MD water. Why the Cecil Whig newspaper did not raise that question from the beginning is beyond me.
As is their right, the USCG will limit the number of boats to what they considered a safe level, as they have done the past several years. The cut-off by the USCG seems to be around 400 boats for the past few years. I'm not sure if they even had to do a cut off last year, as there seemed to be fewer boats.
If the past few years are any indication, anyone who arrives by Saturday morning should have no problem getting in to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Basin along the C&D Canal.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on May 14 2012 17:33:05 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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psugar
RO# 8116
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 13:00:39
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Glenn you seem to be on this. I live in town and did not have that info. Is there anything on what is happening on land? I know they were talking about a scaled down version. Not sure if that got off the ground.
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Homeport: Chesapeake City, MD
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MikeeH
RO# 6342
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 13:48:17
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Maybe, just maybe we'll make it to the land side of the party this year. Too much going on in life right now to make any commitments.
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Mike
I recently realized that at this stage of my life I'm now wise enough to know better, but old enough not to give a damn.
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Homeport: Still Pond, MD
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mkivbren
RO# 27219
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 14:54:36
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Last year they did cut it off although it seemed there was room in the back of the basin for a few more raft ups. I was on my stand up ski trying to re-enter when the aux cg said no. I informed them the ski goes on the back of my yacht which happens to be anchored in the basin. So then they let me back in. Interestingly, last yr in my dingy on APG waters, the APG police told me I needed a flare in my dingy as well as all nav lights!! They only gave me a warning. I told them I'd never put a flare on a dinghy..
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Homeport: Bush River, MD
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 15:31:06
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Phil -
I haven't followed the land part as closely, but from what I've heard, the Civic Association will no longer do "Canal Day", but the Chamber of Commerce will do a scaled-down version called "Canal Fest" near the Pell Gardens. (The Civic Assocaition has rights to the name "Canal Day").
Mike - If you can make it, stop by and say hi and grab a drink. We'll be on the docks ... likely "C" dock, if past placement by the dockmaster is any indication.
Phil -It would be great to see you again, too.
Alk - Are you coming down? Please stop by for a cold one if you do.
Any other ROs are also welcome to stop by for a cold one, as well.
The boat party is still not really a kids event, but the festivities have really calmed down in recent years. It is much more subdued on the docks than out in the basin. It has calmed down from an R-rated event to a PG-13, with an occaisional R-rated "flash." Overall, it has seriously settled down.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on May 15 2012 15:35:06 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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bobh
RO# 13842
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 21:43:38
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Glenn,
When is canal day? How do you like Tome's Landing?
Bob
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Homeport: Delran, NJ
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 22:58:20
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Bob - Canal Day / Canal Fest is the last weekend in June. It would be great to see you again. You won't get a spot on the dock, as that weekend is very popular. In fact, the dock slips were awarded in a lottery back in January. You can go in the basin with your boat, or feel free to visit by land, and come see us on the dock. Like most boats on the dock, we have a little dock party, and lots of people visit by land. It's a good time. We'll have plenty of cold beverages on hand.
If you take your boat to the basin, be prepared to get in water gun wars with that nasty basin water. Lots of people with really nice boats won't take them to the basin. I don't blame them.
For the land side dock party, the main day is Saturday the 30th. Friday evening is also good, and they will have a great band named "Kristen and the Noise" on Friday night. Saturday night actually shuts down earlier than Frday night, and is not as fun.
When friends of ours come to this event, we tell them that if they come for one night and one day, the best time is Frday night and Saturday during the day. Last year, several of them stayed at the Hampton Inn in Elkton, MD on Fri and Sat nights and took taxis over to the dock party.
Hope you guys can make it.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on May 15 2012 23:33:51 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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MikeeH
RO# 6342
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Posted - May 16 2012 : 05:53:03
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Glenn,
Is the Inn still charging a heavy cover that weekend for visitors to the dock that don't have a boat berthed there? I seem to remember it was something like $20.
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Mike
I recently realized that at this stage of my life I'm now wise enough to know better, but old enough not to give a damn.
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Homeport: Still Pond, MD
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - May 16 2012 : 09:52:57
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Mike - It used to be $20, and they gave you a T-shirt. They lowered it to $10 for the past couple years, and no T-shirt. The music bands are usually pretty good, and worth the $10. "Kristen and the Noise" on Fri night is very good. They play from Bostom to VA, including at the Borgata in AC, and the Dewey Beach venues in the height of tourust season, so they're no garage band. Genuinely talented.
After getting into the Ches Inn, you will still need special dock wristbands to get on the docks on Saturday (possibly Friday, too). The people in slips get plenty of guest dock wristbands to give to guests. This is to prevent any 'ol hoodlems from cruising the docks, and crashing the dock parties. It is also to prevent the docks from sinking as it did several years ago from too much weight! If you think you'll make it, let me know. I'll pm my cell number, and you can call when you get to the Inn. I'll meet you on the land side of the dock to give you wrist bands. The dock pass wristbands don't get you on the Inn's property. You still have to pay the $!0 to get in the gate. The dock pass wristbands let you on the dock and join the private dock parties after you're already on the property. So, you'll end up wearing 2 wrist bands,... a general admission wristband, and a dock pass wristband. If anyone else is going to come to the dock parties, let me know, so I can pm you my cell.
Yeah, the Chesapeake Inn has been controlling the event and the dock crowd much more the past few years. It was too much mayhem 5 or 6 years ago.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on May 16 2012 13:36:40 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - May 16 2012 : 17:44:17
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bobh wrote:
<<>..."How do you like Tome's Landing?"...>>
Oops. I forgot to address this. Tome's Landing Marina is nice. Nice people. Good service. Well-run operation. It's a high and dry "boatel" facility. In non-rush hour, it's a little over 1.5 hours from where we live.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on May 16 2012 17:48:16 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - May 18 2012 : 13:04:15
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Another minor update. Just found out that they will not require dock pass wristbands this year to get on the docks. You still need to pay the $10 general admission to get into the Chesapeake Inn's property to get to the docks from land. If any ROs are visiting by land, and go to the Chesapeake Inn, feel free to stop by and join our little boat party on the dock. You won't need to call me ahead for a separate dock pass wristband anymore.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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woodchuck
RO# 3462
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Posted - Jul 02 2012 : 20:59:21
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Well how did the weekend go? We were there overnight the weekend before but spent this weekend at the jersey shore. I have not heard of any problems. Did you get hit with any storms?
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Homeport: Bear, DE
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 10:42:03
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We were there in one of the slips at the Chesapeake Inn. Bobh came by for a visit, and helped put our canvas up before the skies opened up. We defnitely had several leaks around the canvas and had to have all hands on towel and leak patrol with about 6 or 7 aboard at the time. The wind supposedly gusted to about 70 nearby. I would guess about a 35 to 40 gust at the mosts in the basin. Not really bad, but I learned the next day that it was enough to push a long raft of anchored boats across the basin. One or two boats sunk, and had to be removed by crane the next day. I'm guessing too many boats off too few deployed anchors.
Overall, the weekend was hotter 'n hell. It was bobh's first Canal Fast, and as a Canal Fest virgin, he received the official Canal Fest welcome from the Canal Fest welcoming committee.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
Edited by - Chesagansett on Jul 03 2012 16:06:53 |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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psugar
RO# 8116
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Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 11:53:04
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I was thinking of you. The wind was ridiculous on land, but I slept through it. They said it was a Derecho which I never heard of but say winds were upto 100MPH. Two flagpoles in front literally bent in half. I awoke to chainsaws at 5:30 and thought what the hell?? There were trees down all over the place. Had to fire up my generator. Did Chesapeake Inn keep power to the Docks with their big generators? Power came back on at 1pm but People in Elk Woods still don't have power today. There was one poor house that got hit by five separate trees.
As far as on land, very tame, although somebody broke their key off trying to get in my house instead of the Blue Max. I think the big thing they did was say no open containers on land. Kind of confirms your thoughts that the boaters aren't the issue as much as local idiots driving in and getting blind drunk.
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Homeport: Chesapeake City, MD
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Jul 03 2012 : 16:02:53
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Phil -
I heard that there were some really bad winds nearby. I think gusts were very localized. If it was 70 or 100 mph in the Corps of Engineers Basin, my canvas would have been gone. I had the whole camper canvas up. But, it could have been 100 near your house a short walk away, given the destruction. Very, very localized. Someone said they had a gust of 153 at the Bohemia River. Several sailboats were sunk. I'm not sure how that was measured with no weather stations down there.
The Chesapeake Inn did use generators, but they only powered the Inn itself..... not the docks. We had a room in the ShipWatch Inn, which had no power the whole night. Luckily, all the rain cooled it to about 75. As it was heating up the next morning, we were thinking of checking in to the Holiday Inn Express in North East, which had power. But, the power came on mid-day, and we remained checked in at the ShipWatch Inn.
We had two of those drunk land idiots mosey down to C-dock on Sat night, and try to start trouble. Andy the dockmaster and security dragged them out. Another brief scuffle Fri night that turned out to be another non-boater. My general rule is that if they have more tattooed skin than un-tattooed skin, they are generally non-boaters, and often looking to cause trouble.
By the way, we'll be staying at the Blue Max Inn this upcoming Fri and Sat nghts. We'll try not to jam those keys in your door! LOL! You should open the "Red Roof B&B" to compete with the Blue Max. There's only 4 B&Bs with a total of 28 rooms in town that are often filled up. ... Possible money maker there.
Anyway, we'll be watching the fireworks Friday night (July 6) from the T-Head of C-Dock where we'll be tied up for the night. Come on by if you'd like. Some friends from Richmond, VA will be joining us, too.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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Chesagansett
RO# 9880
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Posted - Jul 06 2012 : 17:01:16
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If anyone wants to join us for the fireworks tonight, we got switched over to D dock.
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Glenn
Herndon, VA
Four Winns Sundowner 245
"Going Coastal" |
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Homeport: Upper Chesapeake Bay / Key Biscayne, FL
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psugar
RO# 8116
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Posted - Jul 09 2012 : 11:45:18
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Sorry I got really busy and didn't check this board. Its better to email me. We actually watched them from Shaeffer's deck but would have had a better view from my deck (they changed the location, we usually go to a house in the north with an unobstructed view. Their deck is going to be nice. I heard about the incident Friday night. What amazes me is how cheeky some people are. I could not imagine trying to board somebody's boat, much less with a lit cigarette. What could you be thinking? Oh that's right not a thing.
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