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quilombo
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Initially Posted - 06/20/2008 : 06:17:04

how long do you guys think it would take to get from NJ (Hudson River area)to Georgetown Md,
I know theres a way to calculate, but I figure theres someone out there thats done it,,,
any input would be great
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 06:54:57

Unless there is a shortcut, just looking at MapQuest it looks like you have to go all the way down to enter the Chesapeake Bay and then work your way up...and up further to get to Georgetown, MD. The leg down - that's in the ocean for a good bit of it.

Just eyeballing the map and the mileage key, it looks like about ~350 miles and that is if you started in Atlantic City area..and with no tacking. Do I have that right ?

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Even Chance
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 09:34:01

No, you can take the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which connects the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays near the head of the Chesapeake. Be warned that you cannot sail in the canal -- you have to motor. The C&D Canal is a significant shortcut, especially going to Georgetown.

I'm assuming you mean Georgetown on the Sassafras, not Georgetown on the Potomac. If you do mean the latter, it's a VERY long trip up the Potomac from the Bay.

This is a long trip for a C25, involving coastal sailing off NJ. Also be warned that the mouth of the Delaware can be pretty rough, and you're contending with big freighters and tankers, as you also will in the canal. There's an ICW route for some of NJ inside the barrier islands you should check out.

Per another discussion thread here, thirty miles is about the outside limit of what you should plan per day. You can make more distance than that, but you shouldn't PLAN more than that.

That's not a trip I would make in my boat, but you may be braver and better than I, as well as have a lot more time. I would want something bigger, more comfortable, more offshore capable, and with an inboard diesel for potentially very long stretches of motoring.

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Frank Law
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 11:42:56

I have been up and down that route on my brothers 40' trawler. The last time heading south,we left Manhatten area at 6am and pulled into
Atlantic city after dark( October).There are other stops you can make
like Manesquan(sp).The next day we stopped in Cape May, Third day
up the Delaware Bay then thru the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Very few marina choices in the Del. Bay (several on N J Rivers) You can dock at two or three marinas in the canal,the canal is about 20 miles long with strong current but has no locks..Leaving the canal
you enter the Elk River for about 6 miles Then the top of the Chesapeake Bay for 6 miles . Turning east into the Sassafrass River
its about 10 miles to the Georgetown harbor with its 6 marinas..
It's about 5-6 hours from the mid point of the canal to Georgetown.
His boat is a slow boat we rarely hit 7 knots
The Sassafras river is my Boating grounds..
If you took the inland water route thru N.J it would add days to your trip..It all would depend on ocean conditions and the Del. Bay.
Which is 20 miles wide at Cape May.

Frank Law
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 11:48:41

I hate to say this but, this is the best reason to keep the trailer for a boat this size. You can haul and launch in a couple of hours or sail for a day or two or three or..... just to get to the sailing area you want to sail in.

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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 12:32:34

I have friends with lots of cruising experience on bigger boats, and they have great respect for Cape May, Delaward Bay, and the C&D Canal... IMHO, this is not a trip for a beginning sailor in a 25-foot outboard-powered boat.

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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 13:11:30

You might enjoy going here and viewing my trip down the Hudson (Chapter 8), through the Delaware Bay, C&D Canal, and Chesapeak (Chapter 9).

http://www.indiscipline.org/cruise2000/cruise.html

It was in a big power boat. The trip took us about 2 weeks. I really loved the New Jersey ICW. We had only 25 miles offshore, all the rest inside, with many bridges. But we had a serious wait for good weather in New York and Cape May.

You can easily do this trip in a C25, just wait for good weather for each leg. Do the New Jersey inside route. Have a good quality engine in excellent condition. I think it would take about 2 to 3 weeks.

Every time I crossed the Chesapeak I got my butt kicked! It can be windy and rough.

Edited by - JimB517 on 06/20/2008 13:21:53

John Russell
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 14:39:06

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JimB517
 You can easily do this trip in a C25, just wait for good weather for each leg. Do the New Jersey inside route. Have a good quality engine in excellent condition. I think it would take about 2 to 3 weeks.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Jim, I think YOU could easily do this in a C25. I agree with Dave. This isn't a trip for a sailor in his first season.

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quilombo
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 14:50:09

ok, got it,, dont do it,thats what I thought, thanks all

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JimB517
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 15:55:33

You may be right, especially a guy that sails with a steering wheel on the companionway!

By the way, I have talked to Quilombo (Bill) on the phone and he is an allright stand up guy and has powerboat experience, so its not his first year on the water.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 06/20/2008 : 16:47:56

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by JimB517
 ...I have talked to Quilombo (Bill) on the phone and he is an allright stand up guy and has powerboat experience, so its not his first year on the water.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I didn't mean to imply otherwise--I'm learning the differeces with each trip out into rough stuff around The Race, Plum Gut, etc. on Sarge. One of these days I'll be ready for Cape May.

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