Southern Chesapeake Bay Cruise August 2021
This is a summary of our cruise of the southern Chesapeake Bay aboard our 38' Silverton powerboat called Pure Lunasea. Initially we planned to do the Delmarva Loop, a 400 mile circumnavigation of the Delmarva Peninsula, but we decided we did not have the time and went with a less ambitious exploration of the southern bay. We called it our "No Reservations 2021 Cruise" because we had a loose idea of our itinerary and no reservations. We picked Virgina Beach as well a several small towns and anchorages as possible stops. This is what our trip ended up being: Day 1 We departed Annapolis on a beautiful still day and headed south. Conditions were perfect and we cruised smoothly at 18 knots (21 mph). It was clear we could cover some ground that day so we looked at possibly making Cape Charles or Virginia Beach. Calls to both locations found no available slips. There was a sailing regatta in Cape Charles and fishing tournament in Virginia Beach. We settled on Plan C - Little Ba...