[C320-list] Status of the Chesapeake Bay

[Brad]

Hey Bruce,

We were out yesterday (Saturday) and saw quite a few branches, logs and other debris mid bay south of Pooles Island.  Nothing that could really damage a boat going 5 or 6 knots, but there were some heavier pieces that would KILL a fast moving power boat.

A LOT of dodging around trying to miss everything.   Couple of hull strikes that of course make you sit up and pay attention. 

There was a LOT of half submerged stuff, that was a bit un nerving. 

My biggest fear was getting a branch in between the shaft and the hull and jamming up the prop.  Fortunately didn’t happen. 

Good luck on your journey.  

-Brad Kuether
SV Independence

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From: Allan S Field
Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2018 10:01 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Status of the Chesapeake Bay

We were out this afternoon out of Herrington Harbour South, about 17 miles south of the Bay Bridge, and saw nothing. Last Sunday was like running a slalom course down here.

Allan S Field
Sea Shadow - C387, #103
Columbia, MD

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> On Aug 5, 2018, at 7:27 PM, Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Sassafras is clear.  Mouth of the Elk has just a few more logs than normal
> to dodge.   Susquehanna channnel has a lot of nuisance debris and a few
> larger branches.  Boat traffic tends to push the debris out to the edges of
> the deeper channels.
> 
>> On Sun, Aug 5, 2018 at 9:07 AM Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:
>> 
>> Git a favirble report yesterday from my brother in law who was crabbing on
>> the Patapsco River yesterday. He saw very little debris where he was. And
>> he caught a bushel of crabs in less than an hour!
>> 
>> --
>> Doug Treff
>> doug at treff.us
>> 
>>> On Sat, Aug 4, 2018, at 1:31 PM, Edward Thompson wrote:
>>> A friend of mine is currently on the bay enroute from Kent Narrows to
>>> the Magothy and reports no debris just a lot of dead fish!!
>>> 
>>> Ed Thompson
>>> Bellavia Hull #739
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 12:53 PM, David Nolte <dcnolte at mac.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Sounds like a great cruise. We were going to do that a couple weeks
>> ago but had to cancel due to the weather.
>>>> 
>>>> I don’t know about the current debris situation, but I just got a news
>> item that many local beaches are closed due to bacteria levels so probably
>> best not to go swimming on the water. As you know, Lankford Bay Marina has
>> a great pool.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> https://patch.com/maryland/severnapark/s/ghggr/weekend-beach-closures-because-of-high-bacteria-levels?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=weather&utm_campaign=alert
>>>> 
>>>> If go, please let us know what you see in the Bay and in the Chester.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> David Nolte
>>>> Beach House 0004
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 3, 2018, at 10:12 AM, B. Stumpp <bstumpp at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can anyone give a recent status of the Bay in the last day or two?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Planning to cruise this weekend and particularly interested in the
>> area from
>>>>> Poole's Island to the Bay Bridge and up the Chester.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Areas we are considering are Swan Creek, Rock Hall, Chester River,
>>>>> Queenstown Creek, Langford Bay Marina Langford Creek,  the Corsica.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Most news available is a few days old so looking for something more
>> recent.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bruce Stumpp
>>>>> 
>>>>> #627, Adventure
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frog Mortar Creek, MD
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>