ep49 - Sailing Chesapeake - Deal MD - Norfolk VA - Hallberg-Rassy 54 Cloudy Bay - Nov 2018

s/v Cloudy Bay (Hallberg-Rassy 54) left Herring Bay MD on a crisp bright day, and after a long day of motoring we anchored in the dark, in Fisher Bay, Deltaville VA. Overnight the wind picks up, and next morning we set off for a great downwind sailing to Norfolk VA. It’s been so long since we sailed, that we forgot basic tasks, like tighten the halyards, or how to rig the pole correctly. It was a very enjoyable sailing trip, despite the rolling and the cold wind.
In Norfolk, we dock right next to the historical town and the NOAA center, thanks to Gary & Greta, the OCC port officer, who arranged it for us. We were planning to stay for a couple of days, but the weather had other arrangements for us. We monitored PredictWind on daily basis, till we eventually got the right weather window for Bermuda. So we ended up spending a week in Norfolk, most of which was spent onboard, with jobs: cut holes in the cockpit tent for the mainsail and runner lines, re-seal master cabin window, flush the main engine and the generator raw water system. We do manage to squeeze a walk in Norfolk Town, on the only day when it didn’t rain! 6-16 Nov 2018