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Upper Chesapeake trip: Kent Narrows, MD to Potomac River - destinations to visit along the way
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That tooYou mean studying the chart right?
Using Navionics, when I first did an Automatic trip from Wells Cove to Fairlee Creek it couldn't find Fairlee. Then it drew a route taking me to the other side of Chestertown on the Chester River, thus must post. Then your reply and @marz989, then I studied the chart, looking North, and found Fairlee.
We are down to one weekend, one trip before I have to move the boat, weather pending of course. Now I can't decide if Chestertown or Fairlee would be the "best" trip. I see a Swan Creek on the way to Fairlee that looks interesting. My thought is do the trips that are farther North now and we can hit the ones closer to the south later/Potomac once she is moved there.
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If you are not planning to come back up this year I would probably go to Great Oak/Fairlee Saturday (get there early) then short run to hit Tolchester on your way back Sunday.That too
Using Navionics, when I first did an Automatic trip from Wells Cove to Fairlee Creek it couldn't find Fairlee. Then it drew a route taking me to the other side of Chestertown on the Chester River, thus must post. Then your reply and @marz989, then I studied the chart, looking North, and found Fairlee.
We are down to one weekend, one trip before I have to move the boat, weather pending of course. Now I can't decide if Chestertown or Fairlee would be the "best" trip. I see a Swan Creek on the way to Fairlee that looks interesting.
Swan Creek is the back side of Rock Hall. Nice Anchorage, some good marinas back there.
If you go to Fairlee, have folks here tell you how to enter.
It's sorta like drive up onto the beach, hard left, drive up onto the beach, shake hands with folks at Jelly Fish Joel's, hard right, power through the cut, now you can breathe again.
-Chris
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If you go to Fairlee, have folks here tell you how to enter.
It's sorta like drive up onto the beach, hard left, drive up onto the beach, shake hands with folks at Jelly Fish Joel's, hard right, power through the cut, now you can breathe again.
-Chris
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mrsrobinson
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Ha, been there done that before at other destination/favorite watering holes. Watching this video is what got me interested in Fairlee:
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I'm assuming you are planning your trip for this coming weekend? Just a couple of thoughts...
Jelly Fish Joels in Fairlee doesn't open until May 21. However The Landing, the restaurant at Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing Marina is open now. I don't think the Tolchester Shanty bar is open until May 21 either, but not positive.
There isn't a town connected to Fairlee Creek like at Chestertown Marina. Just the marina the restaraunt and the tiki bar. It really depends on the experience you are looking for.
Check the weather, it looks like we may have rain up here this weekend.
Jelly Fish Joels in Fairlee doesn't open until May 21. However The Landing, the restaurant at Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing Marina is open now. I don't think the Tolchester Shanty bar is open until May 21 either, but not positive.
There isn't a town connected to Fairlee Creek like at Chestertown Marina. Just the marina the restaraunt and the tiki bar. It really depends on the experience you are looking for.
Check the weather, it looks like we may have rain up here this weekend.
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MR. study entrance to Fairlee carefully. It’s a narrow channel almost on the beach then a sharp right thru the cut. At times the current thru can be very strong. And if another is coming out as you going in it can be tricky.
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the shanty is currently open, May 21 is first date for bands.
I have dibs first in line when bar opens.
I have dibs first in line when bar opens.
mrsrobinson
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Current reservations for Chestertown are the weekend of the 21st. We will not be on the boat this coming weekend.
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Good call, another weekend the weather going to suck
techmitch
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That channels' width shrinks at low tide and the current can be quite swift at changing tides.
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I was thinking about this as well, two different experiences.
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Before Safe Harbor bought it, it was Great Oak Yacht Club GOYC, aka Get Out Your Cash.
Great times. My avatar pic was taken at Fairlee just inside the cut. The cut is just over my son’s right shoulder.
It looks wide. It’s not. The sandbar from the trees on left extend pretty far into the cut.
Great times. My avatar pic was taken at Fairlee just inside the cut. The cut is just over my son’s right shoulder.
It looks wide. It’s not. The sandbar from the trees on left extend pretty far into the cut.
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Pirate Lady
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This time of year my opinion is Chestertown is better. More to do. If it was July, hot, toes in sand weather, than Fairlee.
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Tolchester is nice too.
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Can I "redact" my earlier post? Lol
Between the forecast, opening/entertainment schedules of the two aforementioned places and the fact that you already have a reservation in Chestertown lends to sticking with your original plans.
Also as mentioned above, the town has much to offer especially if the weather doesn't cooperate and you can't "have your toes in the sand". @Pirate Lady
As for the entrance "cut" to Fairlee, it can be interesting in more ways than one, for sure.
Commin outta turn one and I spot this guy on the sand bar of turn two.
mrsrobinson
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Ha, looks like a party. There was a place on the James River like this, we called it the gravel pit, it's where all the barges were stored in a cove. Woke up one morning with a barge only feet away from the boat, that was interesting, it had broken free. Usually had to pull some drunks off of the shoals in the entrance.
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The 370DA they're rafted up with in the video is a good friend of mine.
Pirate Lady
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The top pic … current flowing out, you’re coming in, hard right, don’t ground, oops boat coming out same time, tight squeeze, power up to fight the current, holy shit, 12 peeps in a 7’ 2hp zodiac are crossing the cut heading to JFJ now right in front of you! Good times!
