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| Container Ship |
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| Thimble Shoal Ligh |
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| Wolf Trap Light |
We departed Portsmouth, VA around 0800, and made the radio
acquaintance of Blue Moon, a trawler from Dallas also headed north. We passed the Norfolk waterfront, squeaking
by a large container ship about to be turned in the channel in preparation for
backing to its dock. As we passed Naval
Station Norfolk, it was apparent that an aircraft carrier, the Theodore
Roosevelt, was preparing to depart for sea.
Fortunately we got past that area before its departure, as the waterway
was closed and the helicopters that repeatedly zoomed around overhead
intensified with that passage. At 1000
we passed the Thimble Shoal Light, and turned up into Chesapeake Bay. We had a fairly calm passage, passing the
York River entrance channel at 1105, and reaching Wolf Trap Light at 1300. Soon thereafter we turned into the
Rappahannock River, and by 1500 we docked at Dozier’s Regatta Point
Marina. Blue Moon was there, and we had
a delightful visit.
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| Regatta Point Marina |
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| Regatta Point Marina |
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