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October 18, 2022
Welcome to Virginia! Benvenuti in Virginia! Today we sailed from Solomon Island in Maryland to Deltaville in Virginia. We woke up to a beautifully sunlit day that had a chill in the air! The night before, temperatures had dropped to an unseasonable low of 42 degrees, and the sun did little during the day to…
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October 17, 2022
Rough day on the bay. We left a calm and serene Spa Creek in Annapolis with a bridge opening at 9:00 a,m. The weather forecast called for 50% chance of rain and winds at 11 knots. We left early enough to catch a favorable current. We thought we would have a comfortable sail; but the…
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October 16, 2022
Waking up early in the morning and having to clean the dinghy from the droppings of an insolent cormorant, is not really a good start to the day. Svegliarsi di prima mattina e dover pulire il dinghy dagli escrementi di un cormorano insolente, non e` proprio un buon inizio alla giornata. Today we attended the…
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October 15, 2022
Today was a day filled with chores. It had to be done. After a leisurely breakfast, we cleaned the boat, head, galley, cabins and cockpit. When household duties were finished, we took the dinghy to shore with a load of clothes to wash and a shopping wagon for filling with food, Oggi è stata una…
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October 14, 2022
Annapolis here we come! Leaving Chesapeake City at dead low tide was a nail biter. The sun was just peeking over the horizon and visibility was dim. Three boats were picking up anchor at the same time; a Canadian trawler, a Canadian sailboat and Floriana. I noticed right away that all of us were timidly…
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October 13, 2022
The marine forecast predicted heavy rains and 20 knots of wind from the south, gusting to 25 knots. The wind on the nose and the current against us convinced the crew of Floriana to stay in Chesapeake City for another day. Everyone spent the lazy day their own way. Il meteo marino prevedeva piogge abbondanti…
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October 12, 2022
After a tranquil night at the Cohansey River, we pulled up the anchor at 7:30 in the morning and made our way back towards the commercial shipping lines. We were headed to the C & D Canal that would lead us out of the Delaware Bay and into the Chesapeake Bay, and into the state…
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October 11, 2022
The sail out and around Cape May couldn’t have been more enjoyable. The ocean was extremely calm! I’d never seen it so tranquil! We picked up the incoming current into Delaware Bay that propelled us around the point of Cape May and spilled us directly into the bay at 8 knots. And the bay itself…
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October 10, 2022
The crew of Floriana has decided that Atlantic City is a fun town whether you access it by car or by boat….but only for a night! The next morning we left our dock at 9:30 in the morning, after a leisurely breakfast at the casino. We were in no hurry to sail off because we…
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October 9, 2022
The plan was to sail 67 nm to Cape May Inlet, provided we could maintain a hull speed of 6 to 7 knots. With the days getting shorter, it is imperative that you arrive at the head buoy of the inlet you intend to enter no later than four o’clock. This will allow you enough…
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