May 9 & 10 - Havre de Grace to Chesapeake City, MD to Delaware City DE

 May 9 & 10


We left Havre de Grace on Thursday, slogged through some pretty rough water, and then hoped to get into the Bohemia River to purchase gas at a discount - unfortunately, the tide was out, and we had to much of a draft to do so.  We continued up the Cheasapeake entering the Chesapeake & Delaware (C & D) Canal at Chesapeake City.

The C&D Canal is a 14 mile long, 450 foot wide and 35 feet deep canal that connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay. It was opened in 1829 by some very astute businessman to shorten to delivery of goods between Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Chesapeake City is a delightful little town with a free dock - all you have to pay for is the electricity, a whopping $15.  We enjoyed walking around the town, patronizing the Tiki Bar at the Chesapeake Inn and meeting fellow loopers, Ed & Marieta from Florida.

On Friday, we had a super trip east on the C&D Canal.  Sun was out, the winds and tides were with us and we arrived at Delaware City Marina with plenty of time to walk the town!  Tim, the owner of the marina held a special 1/2 hour talk with all of the mariners who were going down the Delaware Bay the next day.  Delaware Bay has the reputation for being a challenging trip due to it's position relative to prevailing winds. It can behave like the high seas on a regular basis. Tim was super informative and based on projections of weather, wind and tides, we should have a nice voyage tomorrow.  There is nothing like having a resource of local knowledge.

Cady Girl at Free DOCK




Tiki Bar @ Chesapeake Inn

Summit Bridge in fore ground & Con Rail bridge behind

Boats at Delaware City Dock










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