Chesapeake Bay Ports Of Call

"The author, Captain Michael Dodd, grew up in Baltimore and spent many hours on the Chesapeake Bay throughout most of his life. His book outlines a fascinating exploration of 23 cities and towns on the Bay from a waterborne perspective. He and his wife, Maureen, motored the length of the Bay during the Covid year of 2020. This book describes their journey, and each chapter starts with a delightful historic outline of the port visited. Little tidbits of tantalizing facts are discovered and explored and make this book more than a simple travelogue. Who knew there was a German U-boat at the bottom of the Potomac River? Or that tiny Tangier Island, Virginia, in the central Bay, was a British resupply fort during the War of 1812? We all know that Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Bangled Banner" while observing the bombardment of Ft. McHenry in Baltimore. But did you know that he was a temporary captive on a British ship when he watched the event unfold? The author's easy writing style makes this book attractive not only to yachtsmen and boaters of all stripes but to anyone with an interest in American history. This book includes: 23 ports of call Detailed sights to see and historic places to visit Describes entrance to each port Offers suggestions for restaurants and shopping spots Overnight visits to each port - with extra nights at Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington DC, Yorktown, and St. Michaels Suggestions for marinas Offers a summary of Bay historic events and their relationship to world history"--

This newly released Chesapeake Bay cruising guide contains dozens of color aerial photographs of Bay anchorages, harbors, channels, ports of call and marinas. Accompanied by informative text helpful for Chesapeake Bay sailing and cruising, the photographs are invaluable for visually assisted navigation and planning your next cruise. The photographs feature text overlays which identify marinas, resorts, suggested navigation routes, attractions and other points of interest. The photographs are extremely useful when used with your Chesapeake Bay nautical charts. The cruising guide provides Chesapeake Bay sailing, boating and cruising coverage from its northern boundary at Chesapeake City and the C&D Canal to Norfolk at the south. The book is designed to be utilized by cruising boaters, coastal sailing cruisers and those on a Chesapeake Bay vacation. If you are planning a Chesapeake Bay charter boat voyage, this book will be especially helpful for your Bay sailing trip. Separate feature stories about the Chesapeake Bay and its history describe dozens of the most popular cruising destinations, ports of call and their unique and colorful communities. Among the Bay cruising destinations on the Western Shore are Chesapeake City, North East, Havre de Grace, Baltimore, Fell's Point, Annapolis, Herring Bay, Chesapeake Beach, Solomons, Deltaville, Urbanna, Irvington, Hampton, Portsmouth and Norfolk. Eastern Shore coverage includes the Sassafras River, Chestertown, Rock Hall, the Bay Bridge, Kent Island Narrows, St. Michaels, Tilgham Island, Oxford, Cambridge, Tangier and Smith Islands and Crisfield. This boating book is at home at the helm of your boat or on the coffee-table. It joins this series of digital and print cruising guides including the East Coast Of Florida Ports Of Call, the Florida Keys Ports of Call, the Southwest Florida Ports of Call and The Bahamas - Abaco Ports Of Call. Discover other features and boating news stories about Intracoastal Waterway cruising, Florida and Abaco the Bahamas cruising destinations, new cruising guide releases, fishing, diving, anchorages and sailing vacations at www.floridacruisingguides.com.

"The author, Captain Michael Dodd, grew up in Baltimore and spent many hours on the Chesapeake Bay throughout most of his life. His book outlines a fascinating exploration of 23 cities and towns on the Bay from a waterborne perspective. He and his wife, Maureen, motored the length of the Bay during the Covid year of 2020. This book describes their journey, and each chapter starts with a delightful historic outline of the port visited. Little tidbits of tantalizing facts are discovered and explored and make this book more than a simple travelogue. Who knew there was a German U-boat at the bottom of the Potomac River? Or that tiny Tangier Island, Virginia, in the central Bay, was a British resupply fort during the War of 1812? We all know that Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Bangled Banner" while observing the bombardment of Ft. McHenry in Baltimore. But did you know that he was a temporary captive on a British ship when he watched the event unfold? The author's easy writing style makes this book attractive not only to yachtsmen and boaters of all stripes but to anyone with an interest in American history. This book includes: 23 ports of call Detailed sights to see and historic places to visit Describes entrance to each port Offers suggestions for restaurants and shopping spots Overnight visits to each port - with extra nights at Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington DC, Yorktown, and St. Michaels Suggestions for marinas Offers a summary of Bay historic events and their relationship to world history"--