Sun - Tues. Sept. 28-30, 2025 Sassafras River Anchor and Georgetown Yacht Haven 5 miles
We spend two nights at anchor in a nice open cove but with good protection from the wooded shoreline and a high bank of land. Gave us plenty of time to relax, get some much-needed extra sleep, and even get caught up on a few days' worth of blogging where I've fallen behind.
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| Working on the blog. A bit time consuming but worth it. |
We've always enjoyed the eastern shore of Maryland. Such a complete opposite of the western shore lined with the big cities of Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington with all the hustle and bustle. On this side it feels like you've stepped back in time. Rural farmland mostly. It's the home of watermen, fishermen, hunters, crabbers and sailors. We're familiar with many of the typical anchoring spots here from our days of boating out of Middle River back in the 80's. Still Pond, Fairlee Creek, Rock Hall are all familiar. One of the reasons we decide to anchor in the Sassafras was to see and explore some new territory. The anchorage did not disappoint with a great opening to the west providing for some amazing sunsets.
By Tuesday we were ready for some civilization, so upped anchor and moved all of five miles to Georgetown Yacht Haven further up the river. Great fuel price at $2.99/gal so loaded up. Time for a pumpout too. Decided to take a slip and give the boat a needed washdown to remove the salt she accumulated running offshore. The Kitty Knight House is an Inn and restaurant located up the hill. A historic building dating to the 1700's, it was saved during the War of 1812 by Kitty when she confronted British Admiral Cockburn who was in the process of burning the houses of Georgetown. He was supposedly so impressed with her determination that he let her house stand. It has a commanding view over the marina and river and offered another awesome sunset as we enjoyed a nice meal at the restaurant. Delicious Cream of crab soup!
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| The historic Kitty Knight Inn and Restaurant |
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| Sunset view during dinner at the Kitty Knight House. Skies have been ablaze with fiery reds the last few nights |
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| Journey for Sept. 30, 2025 |
Wednesday Oct. 1, 2025 Worton Creek Inlet anchorage 24 miles
Just for fun I check the Windy weather app showing waves along the NJ coast. Would not be much fun out there in 10'+ seas. So again, glad we opted to get around when we did.
Worton Creek is another of those places we visited "back in the day". There's a marina tucked back inside the tricky entrance which I remember getting fuel at for our 34' Silverton. Only remember it because it was a bad docking experience with wind against the beam causing a too rapid approach. Story for another day! We initially planned to anchor inside the protected cove formed by a long strip of land at the entrance. This has always been skinny water, but at low tide and several decades of additional silt buildup we're stirring up mud. Spin the boat around and head back out for the more open waters of the inlet. Another great spot given that light winds are forecast again. Big open cove but good protection again from the NNE breezes with its wooded shoreline. Easy spot for southbound snowbird sail boaters to tuck in off the bay. We're eventually joined by 7 sailboats but plenty of room for all of us and more. Another evening of fantastic sunsets. Light winds even let Martha get the drone up for a sunset picture.
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| Beautiful day for a cruise. Ideal conditions out on the water. |
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| At anchor at sunset at Worton Creek |
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| Joined by a few sailboaters |
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| Journey for Oct. 1, 2025 |
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