Near Deltaville, VA
After the helicopters quieted down, we had a good restful night in Willoughby Bay. We got off to a good start in sunny conditions which were warming the cockpit nicely. The anchor came up with minimal mud and we were off. It was a short trip from the anchorage to the Chesapeake Bay. Now we were out in open water. We set several waypoints for the chart plotter and were able to have the autopilot steer the boat for as much as 2 hours at a time. All we had to do was sit back and keep a lookout for other boats. We only saw one other boat all day. It was a catamaran and it was on a collision course with us. With the WHOLE bay he had to pick a collision course instead of heading ahead or behind us. I slowed down and let him pass so that he wasn't inconvenienced anyway.
We came into the anchorage outside Deltaville. I checked the weather and winds were forecast for to be 10 kts out of the South. Not a problem. The anchorage we chose is exposed to the South but there is not very much fetch so it should be fine. We got anchored and the anchor well set but the wind picked up to the 20's. That makes the boat a little rolly but it also keeps tension on the anchor so it should stay set well.
Our plan is to travel to near Solomons tomorrow and on into Harrington Harbor Marina Friday. We will have Saturday to try to clean the boat up until it is presentable and Sunday the prospective buyer will come by to get his first look at the boat.
It is going to take a while to get a surveyor to check everything out and then a sea trial before the deal is done. All of that is going to take until the end of the month, so Lynda and I are going to rent a car Monday and head home. We don't need to be present for the closing.
I have agreed to come back and help the new owner move the boat to his home port in Connecticut. That will probably be sometime in mid-April.
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