rme78
New Member
Hello everyone,
I am potentially relocating from Lake Minnetonka, MN to the D.C. Metro, Virginia, or surrounding Maryland area. (I will be based out of South Suburb D.C. but I can live anywhere within 1 hr) I am looking for suggestions for fun places to boat that would be within a half hour drive. I have a wife and two dogs. We are looking for fun places to anchor and hang out with fellow boaters and also be able to go to bars/restaurants. We are also looking for suggestions of places where the water is clean. I have heard mixed answers on both the Potomac and Chesapeake. My research also showed Lake Anna but I am not sure if it has bars/restaurants on it. (which would be a deal breaker for the admiral)
Another concern, while I have been boating for years I am not so sure about getting into "choppy water"....i.e. three foot waves. I have only ever boated in lakes with the largest being about 14,000 acres so I am a little nervous about being on the bay if the waves are big. I am going from input and I have heard everything from the bay is like glass to it can get nasty. If it does get nasty, is that common? Is that only with 30 mph winds? Any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I am potentially relocating from Lake Minnetonka, MN to the D.C. Metro, Virginia, or surrounding Maryland area. (I will be based out of South Suburb D.C. but I can live anywhere within 1 hr) I am looking for suggestions for fun places to boat that would be within a half hour drive. I have a wife and two dogs. We are looking for fun places to anchor and hang out with fellow boaters and also be able to go to bars/restaurants. We are also looking for suggestions of places where the water is clean. I have heard mixed answers on both the Potomac and Chesapeake. My research also showed Lake Anna but I am not sure if it has bars/restaurants on it. (which would be a deal breaker for the admiral)
Another concern, while I have been boating for years I am not so sure about getting into "choppy water"....i.e. three foot waves. I have only ever boated in lakes with the largest being about 14,000 acres so I am a little nervous about being on the bay if the waves are big. I am going from input and I have heard everything from the bay is like glass to it can get nasty. If it does get nasty, is that common? Is that only with 30 mph winds? Any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks!