Author: Mark Haskell

Monday brought us back through the busy area of Hampton Roads. Between the US Navy, Tugs with Barges, Container ships and pleasure boats, all three of us were needed as active lookouts. It is a fascinating area to travel through with more warships than you will so most anywhere on the planet. We were a…

From Solomons we cruised 64 miles to Fishing Bay near Deltaville, Virginia where we anchored for the night. This is one of the deeper anchorages we’ve visited with twenty feet of water. It took us a couple of tries to get 150 feet of chain and our 45 pound CQR anchor to set, but it…

We anchored in a sheltered portion of Mill Creek near Solomon’s Island since thunderstorms were in the forecast. We played Quiddler last night while the wind gusted to 31 and the rain and thunder rolled through, so this was a good spot to be in. Of course, the wind did a 180 shift so we…

The Seven Seas Cruising Association took over Ruth & Chicks Deli this morning for breakfast. There were close to fifty cruisers in town for no special event. This is a weekly affair for however happens to be passing through. It was a noisy, crowded, fun place to eat. Noah complained that he couldn’t hear and…

We left Rock Hall this morning and had a great couple hours of sailing towards the Bay Bridge. The wind really died back about lunch time and we decided to head over towards Annapolis and Eastport to see if there was any space to anchor. It is really filling up as people jockey for spots…

Noah authored and typed this poem in school this morning: Blue                by Noah Haskell Blue tastes like a glass of water. Blue sounds like waves on the shore. Blue smells like the salty sea. Blue looks like the sea. Blue makes me feel hungry. While Beth was teaching, I…