Commander #5

[paulsproesser]

Getting started on the bottom, On 4/2/12 monday am when we crossed the river wind was about 20-40 knots with gusts even higher and swells up to 5 ft. and real choppy , we had to go up river against it to get out far enough to turn east toward the bay and solomons Island to put the current and swells in our favor. There was one other boat out on the Patuxent that morning doing pretty good with storm jib and main up about a 30-35 foot sloop and while we were waiting to get pulled out we drove out for lunch to see the rescue squad with boat in tow and the state police chopper hovering over the river , Evidently one of those gusts of wind took them out and they had to be rescued . So occasionally we do get some tricky weather here which requires quick judgement and it always seem to come off the land from ssw.