Boating the Upper Chesapeake

SuperNova

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Re: Boating the Upper Chesapeake

here's another angle on it
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Looks like they're having a lot of fun, no?
 

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That is a GREAT pic Stan!

I wish I knew you were around that weekend, I was out and about then. We'll meet next year hopefully.
We are ALWAYS down for the Fourth. Sometimes by ourselves and sometimes with a veritable flotilla.
 

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We are ALWAYS down for the Fourth. Sometimes by ourselves and sometimes with a veritable flotilla.

Right on, we have a standing order with Tydings for a transient slip for the fireworks in HDG, best seat in the house!
 

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Neat Pics. Hopefully we can get down over the 4th again. I hope to get out and see more of the firework shows this coming year. This year we saw North East and HDG but I know that there are lots more to see....
 

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We only got to c the northeast fireworks this year. Blew my lower unit the next day. We try to make it down for the 4th as well. We generally try to spend 3 to 4 days on the boat. Hopefully next year everything will be good with the boat.
 

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My first time in that area was a couple weeks ago as I was in Baltimore.

I think I gained 10 pounds in one week eating around the inner harbour.
 

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We only got to c the northeast fireworks this year. Blew my lower unit the next day. We try to make it down for the 4th as well. We generally try to spend 3 to 4 days on the boat. Hopefully next year everything will be good with the boat.
That's o.k., we only did N.E. too. HdG was on Sunday night and I had work monday.
 

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Actualy Stan those pics were from The mouth of the Bohemia on are way to Loyd's creek
 

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Actualy Stan those pics were from The mouth of the Bohemia on are way to Loyd's creek
I stand corrected. You guys did meet us up at N.E. for the Fourth and so Pam would not have been able to take those wonderful pictures on that day. It was indeed on the way down to Loyds Creek.
 

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Can anyone tell me anything about the Sassafras river near Indian Creek Campground?

Would it be worth it to use my 26' Scarab there? Am I legal with headers?

Am I wasting my time with a performance boat there, and do people head out to the Chessie from the Sassafras?

Looks like tubing can be done around there... and we have four kids and they like to tube and we have a place on the Sassafras. We just know nothing about the area (long story, but we have a place right on the river).

Guess it's all fresh water there? Wow, that'd be nice for a change!

My towing run to the Sassafras would be 35 mins. We eventually rack the boat in South Jersey, but want some late spring and early summer fun closer to home.
 

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Can anyone tell me anything about the Sassafras river near Indian Creek Campground?

Would it be worth it to use my 26' Scarab there? Am I legal with headers?

Am I wasting my time with a performance boat there, and do people head out to the Chessie from the Sassafras?

Looks like tubing can be done around there... and we have four kids and they like to tube and we have a place on the Sassafras. We just know nothing about the area (long story, but we have a place right on the river).

Guess it's all fresh water there? Wow, that'd be nice for a change!

My towing run to the Sassafras would be 35 mins. We eventually rack the boat in South Jersey, but want some late spring and early summer fun closer to home.
It's been a while since I was to the campgrounds, if I remember right, they are pretty far up above Georgetown. I was only there from the land side and I was young then, I'm not sure I even realized it was off of the Sassafrass. I don't think you will want to run that boat up there other than as an access point. It's about an hour's run to get to the Bay proper. And it's brackish water, not exactly fresh, but no jellyfish.
 

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I'm not familiar with that campground, but MANY performance boats run up to Georgetown and back.
Here's some pics from the Sass from this past summer.

Rt 213
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Loud thru-hulls on the Sass
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Lots of traffic, especially in the speed limit area.
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Leaving wake speed,
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Many beautiful homes on the Sass
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The rest of the pics from that day are here,
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=299643&id=554955651&l=b5955249d5

It's a nice river, we really enjoy it. Like Stan said, it is VERY low in salinity, no chance of jellies this far up.
 

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Can anyone tell me anything about the Sassafras river near Indian Creek Campground?
Could you mean Indian Acres? http://indianacres.net/
If so then yes. I considered buying there about 15 years ago. My answers will assume this is the place you're referring to.
Basically, it's the waters north and east of Knights Island on the north side of the Sassafras.
On a chart, it's actually called Back Creek, then Dowdell Creek. And it's not beyond Georgetown, BTW.

Would it be worth it to use my 26' Scarab there? Am I legal with headers?
For launching at their ramp- only near high tide. I took my 23 Nova there and could only get to their dock within an hour of high tide. The bottom is all soft mud. Once you're out of Dowdell Creek the depths are OK but there are lilypads lining both shores until you get past Mcgill Creek.
As far as sound legalities, check here: http://www.cpperformance.com/TechTips/state_noise_laws.htm

Am I wasting my time with a performance boat there, and do people head out to the Chessie from the Sassafras?
There are lots of performance boats in the upper Bay but this isn't one of their 'hang-outs'. The closest one is Lloyds Creek, off the Sassafras near Ordinary Point.
SuperNova said an hour to the Bay- well maybe for a sailboat, but for a speedboat it's more like 10- 15 minutes. :D

Looks like tubing can be done around there...
On the Sassafras side of Knights Island (which BTW, isn't really an island) there's plenty of room for tubing, but the river can get busy so it's best to stay out of the channel.

Guess it's all fresh water there?
As SuperNova said, it's brackish- mostly fresh. In 25 years I've never detected any salt.
 

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Could you mean Indian Acres? http://indianacres.net/
If so then yes. I considered buying there about 15 years ago. My answers will assume this is the place you're referring to.
Basically, it's the waters north and east of Knights Island on the north side of the Sassafras.
On a chart, it's actually called Back Creek, then Dowdell Creek. And it's not beyond Georgetown, BTW.


For launching at their ramp- only near high tide. I took my 23 Nova there and could only get to their dock within an hour of high tide. The bottom is all soft mud. Once you're out of Dowdell Creek the depths are OK but there are lilypads lining both shores until you get past Mcgill Creek.
As far as sound legalities, check here: http://www.cpperformance.com/TechTips/state_noise_laws.htm


There are lots of performance boats in the upper Bay but this isn't one of their 'hang-outs'. The closest one is Lloyds Creek, off the Sassafras near Ordinary Point.
SuperNova said an hour to the Bay- well maybe for a sailboat, but for a speedboat it's more like 10- 15 minutes. :D


On the Sassafras side of Knights Island (which BTW, isn't really an island) there's plenty of room for tubing, but the river can get busy so it's best to stay out of the channel.


As SuperNova said, it's brackish- mostly fresh. In 25 years I've never detected any salt.
Like I said, it's been years since I was there and I went in from the land side. We took a boat out in the creek from the campgrounds ramp, but we didn't go far. My time estimate was based on where I thought the campgrounds were. I didn't even remember the name correctly; I knew it didn't sound right but couldn't figure out why. I did get the brackish part right though, and I definitely remember the lily pads. That's a whole other story, though.:eek:
 

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This is from Skargo's album, but I found it humorous.....


Just what do you think that skipper is looking at? I bet it's not the Jet-skier :D
 

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This is from Skargo's album, but I found it humorous.....


Just what do you think that skipper is looking at? I bet it's not the Jet-skier :D

That's one of our friends on SW.

My wife has a good eye for eye candy ;) She takes most of the pics when we're out.

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That's one of our friends on SW.

My wife has a good eye for eye candy ;) She takes most of the pics when we're out.

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I just want to know what you have to do for a living to be able to afford the house and the boat.....and the blonde.
 

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I just want to know what you have to do for a living to be able to afford the house and the boat.....and the blonde.

Be in massive debt perhaps? I pay cash for everything, probably why I drive an 11 year old truck for daily transportation, and a 32 year old boat. I hate debt.

That house is right past Anchor and the Goose, sweet setup! I'd love to have something similar. :cool:
 

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Be in massive debt perhaps? I pay cash for everything, probably why I drive an 11 year old truck for daily transportation, and a 32 year old boat. I hate debt.
i feel the same way...if I can't pay in cash then either I don't need it or I wait til I can. Credit is a killer.

That house is right past Anchor and the Goose, sweet setup! I'd love to have something similar. :cool:
My trucks are newer, but my boat is an '86. Speaking of which, here's a couple of little pieces of info about my boat which you might find interesting, since you're familiar with the houses around Anchor. You know that little spanish villa looking place on the first point on the left as you're coming out of Anchor? It used to be owned by a man named George Braun....that's right as in "Braun Shavers". Guess who the original buyer was on my boat? Damn your good, that's right George Braun. My boat used to sit on the lift at the side of the pier at that little villa. It was purchased originally from Anchor Marine. I musta passed it and admired it a thousand times back in the late 80's and 90's. Never woulda thought one day I'd own it. Go figure.
 

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Neat little story Stan. We always comment about that place coming or going from the Goose. Neat little villa. Thanks for sharing. Its funny how small the world is.

And I know what you guys mean about credit too. My wife and I are adament about getting out from under it. This past year we attacked all the loans, (car, truck, school, etc.) All that is left is the house and we are attacking that now. It is refreshing to see people with the same view in this economy that is so debt-friendly!
 
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