SUNDAY 14TH JUNE 2009
Timoneer left Thunderbolt Marine, Savannah on the evening tide of the 8th June. It was a busy yard period, including hauling the boat for bottom painting and ABS special survey. The main engine had a top-end overhaul and the bearings and seal replaced on the propeller shaft.
We had very light winds for the trip north, so motor-sailed for most of the way. We skirted the edge of the Gulf Stream and the fishing was good. We caught three dorado and two mackerel. We also had a dolphin escort for quite a lot of the way.
We came up the Chesapeake during the early hours of the 11th. Big thunderstorms were forecast, but luckily we missed the worst of them and had just light rain for part of the way. It is always scary passing under the bridges. The chart assures us that we had 12 feet of clearance, but up until the last moment it looked like it would be impossible to get under the bridge.
Timoneer is berthed in the Inner Harbor Marine Center, in the heart of Baltimore. We hope to sail north again on the 16th of June.
John