Cape May NJ to Bohemia River, Chesapeake City MD

Start time and hours                                  0850                            3344.96

End time and hours                                    1850                            3354.91

      After spending a comfortable night on the South Jersey fuel dock we took advantage of good seas and weather, if not tides, to make our way up the Delaware River.  Our intention was to get through the C&D Canal and anchor in the Bohemia River in Chesapeake City MD.

     We got an early start, relatively speaking because we had to wait for some fog to burn off, and set off through the Cape May Canal and turned north into the Delaware River.   The seas were great all day, less than two feet to start and getting smaller as we continued north.  The tides were a little against us but the wind was good off of our starboard quarter.  We saw very little boat traffic for such a good day on the river.

     After three days travelling on the New Jersey ICW this was very low stress cruising.  We did not have to stare at the depth finder all day wondering if we would run aground.  We were not constantly looking for the next marker and trying to stay in the channel.  The toughest part of the day is navigating by the compass and trying to maintain a consistent heading.   It is hard to do without a visual reference in front of you.   Maybe we will get an auto-pilot some year.  

     The last couple of hours on the river we finally got a following tide and managed to enter the C&D Canal about 4pm.  The canal was smooth and deep and easy to navigate.  About half way through the canal we determined that we were going to reach our destination in the Bohemia River just around sunset.  We increased RPMs a couple of thousand and ran a little faster.  We thought we would need those extra ten minutes for anchoring and we were right.

     We entered the Bohemia River and anchored just past the mooring field of the Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor in about 6ft. of water MLW.  This marina is where we bought our boat in 2015.  We anchored in the last few minutes of remaining daylight and settled in for the night. 

     A well-earned IPA and beef burritos rounded out the night.  The anchorage was well protected from the wind and the seas were calm.  We slept well with a very gentle rolling. 

Bohemia Bay Yacht Club, where we bought our boat.

Sunset over the Bohemia River, hadn't seen one for a while.

Next day same place.

      

     We decided that this Sunday would be a day of rest.  We had a great spot on anchor in the Bohemia River that was mostly calm.  Being a Sunday there were a few wakes by small local fishing boats and a few cruisers.

     We got some reading and crafts done.  We picked up the Ravens/Bears football game on the radio and rooted for the Bears to win.  They did, in overtime.  We also kept track of the Patriots/Jets game on NFL Mobile.  Of course, the Pats beat the Jets, need you ask.

     The weather cleared up in the afternoon and we got to see a sunset for the first time in a few days.  We also got to see the stars for a change. 

     Sunset cocktails and hors d’oeuvre on the flybridge followed by chicken marsala completed the evening.  (and also listening to the Sunday night football game on the radio).