Checkmates on the Chesapeake Bay?

[Mooneys]

Hi to all, I'm looking to meet up with some Chesapeake Bay or Bay area river boaters, and/or even arrange a small "Checkmate preferred but not necessary" gathering/regatta in the Bay area. If anyone is near by and is interested let me know.

I hate boating alone and was hoping to get together on a regular basis out on the Bay, so if you in the area and boat on the Bay please let me know. I'm kind of new to the Bay and rivers around the bay (my old boat was a bit small for the Bay) so please forward some suggestions, thanks in advance,

 

[Mooneys]

I guess no one boats on the Chesapeake Bay. I guess I'll just have to have all the fun by myself or with the Baja and Gayliner owners :-(

 

[chinaride]

hey guys, just recently saw your post, I'm on the pax river running from jug bay all the way to solomons almost every weekend. My boat doesn't like big water so I tend to stay out of the bay, but looking for a zt240 as I type. your welcome to come down so we can meet up. The upper river is like glass most of the time but down near solomons it can get kind of rough. I've only seen 2 other mates out there but I'm sure there has to be more. Donconvinsor puts in at jug bay but haven't come across him yet. Let me know and maybe we can meet up one of these weekends. kyle

 

[Mooneys]

WOW! Someone responded

Where exactly is jug bay on the pax river? I do more boating on the upper bay area, but I plan to do more day and overnight trips to different bay rivers this season still. We should meet up sometime.

 

[chinaride]

pax is short for the patuxent river. jug bay is about 22 miles north of solomons island on the river. And right around solomon's are alot of hotels and bars. I have two small ones too, one 3 and the other 10. from solomons you can get to almost everywhere, from point lookout to cobb island and colonial beach, on the VA side. the potomac, patuxent, and the bay all meet pretty much right in the same area. lot of boats. It's pretty fun just watching all the big boats race up and down the river. the one that i see alot of is this guy that runs a 502 big block pontoon boat. I wouldn't mind checking out different parts of the bay myself, how is it up there? we should definitely meet up. kyle

 

[miller time]

mooneys
so have you made it to the bay yet? iam out almost every weekend some were between baltimore and annapolis. let me know if your ever in the area.

 

[Mooneys]

gmiller699,

We made it to Hart-Miller Island a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful day, but the wind kicked up and we couldn't cross over to the Fairlee Creek to have some fun at Jellyfish Joels

The rough water freeked out my wife and she is not into heading to the bay at this point. I need t0 find a good day and a nice ramp near a "C Bay" river with dockup bars/resturants/beaches and really WOW her on the Bay soon or my Bay days are never going to happen untill I get a bigger boat.

We've been heading down to the Rehoboth Bay/Indian River for the last few weekends and are headed there again this weekend. I plan to hang out at the "Rock The Bay" event in Northeast, but without my boat unless the weather looks awesome enough that I can put in after all the big boats start the Poker Run. I hope to get a day or two in on the Bay in Sept and Oct before winterizing, so I'll let you know.

Any suggestions?

 

[HemiBee]

Hey all, I boat in the middle bay. Have a place at Smith Point on the Little Wicomico River. Plenty of room to overnight at my pier for any of you that come this way. Anyone in the area is welcome to tie up. Also have a ramp at my house for trailer boaters...if you don't have a cabin....bring a tent! We have an awesome beach at the mouth of the river and spend most of the weekend there.

There was a thread last year about getting together at Solomon's this summer. Just been too busy to pursue it. Might be nice when it drops below 95 degrees!! An early fall rendvous????

 

[miller time]

There is a public ramp in pasadena on stoney creek (my boat is keep on stoney creek) $15 on weekdays & $25 on sat/sun.Its 10min from baltimore harbor 20min to hart miller and dobbins island, also 5min to rock creek were we go swimming alot with some frinds and a coulpe other checkmates.Let me know if you want more info.

Gary M.

 

[chinaride]

hemibee, is that cobb island where you are at. Have friends at the end of the wicomico and st. clements island, and right in cobb island, very fun place to boat.

 

[HemiBee]

I've heard of Cobb Island but not sure where it is. Smith Point is at the mouth of the Potomac (southern toip) where it meets the Bay. I'm on the Little Wicomico and there is also the Great Wicomico 5-10 miles south.
When you come out of our river and go left you are in MD waters, straight or south in VA....

 

[chinaride]

I'm going to be at a friends house labor day weekend, he lives at point look out. were going to probably try out a lot of different spots, maybe we can meet up? kyle

 

[HemiBee]

Kyle,

That's right across from me. on a clear day we can see Point Lookout from Smith Point. Easy ride if it's calm. It can get pretty rough in that part of the bay. We'll be down Thursday night through Labor Day. Let's hook up and drink a cold one....

Just got back a little while ago. Really calm this weekend and we drifted and swarm for a couple hours today. Woody

 

[chinaride]

sounds like a good plan to me. I'll get back w/ you a little bit later to exchange some info. kyle

 

[Mooneys]

Hey Chesapeake "Bay Watch" guys....

Do some chatting about a fall get together, I want to meet up with at least the 2 of you and hopefully we can get the rest of the NJ, MD, DE, PA folks to join in. I am headed for Lake Raystown in PA over Labor Day otherwise I'd be there as well. Post your thoughs here and lets see if we can get a second date set up. I'll come to Solomons, never been so good reason to head down there. There's always the Power Boat races weekend in Cambridge, MD. Not sure if we can watch from our boats or not. Just a first idea, open for more sugestions.

 

[chinaride]

that sounds good to me. pick a place and i'll be there. I don't mind trying out some new places as well. kyle

 

[ROBZ 27]

I WLL BE AT RAYSTOWN WITH 2 OTHER C-MATES FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND... I WLL ALSO BE AT THE BAY ON SUN SEPT. 18TH

 

[Mooneys]

Cool, what kind of Checkmate will you be in, how do I find you guys? We are staying in one of the Pine Cabins.

Where on the Bay will you be on the 18th?

Herb

Originally posted by ROBZ 27:
I WLL BE AT RAYSTOWN WITH 2 OTHER C-MATES FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND... I WLL ALSO BE AT THE BAY ON SUN SEPT. 18TH

 

[chinaride]

robz, I saw your boat and van on offshore. you selling it? like the kandy paint. kyle
hope your going to get another mate. you boat the any of the damns on the potomac?

 

[miller time]

Originally posted by Mooneys:
Hey Chesapeake "Bay Watch" guys....

Do some chatting about a fall get together, I want to meet up with at least the 2 of you and hopefully we can get the rest of the NJ, MD, DE, PA folks to join in. I am headed for Lake Raystown in PA over Labor Day otherwise I'd be there as well. Post your thoughs here and lets see if we can get a second date set up. I'll come to Solomons, never been so good reason to head down there. There's always the Power Boat races weekend in Cambridge, MD. Not sure if we can watch from our boats or not. Just a first idea, open for more sugestions.

This is an e-mail I recived from CBPBA.COM (chesapeake bay power boat association)

Here's an update on a few items:

CAMBRIDGE RACES
The 2005 Cambridge Race event is set for Sunday, September 25th. As most of you
already know, spectators can view the entire course from the Hyatt Marina dock,
or the old Route 50 bridge. Vantage points are so close, we usually only see
about 2 dozen spectator boats. Come on down early and grab a spot on the dock
or the bridge. If you're coming down by boat on Sunday, keep in mind the river
may be closed to all traffic as early as 10AM.