The Voyage of the Jeff Osborn's "Keys Cat"
from Bremen, Maine to Galesville, Maryland July 17-24, 1999
Saturday, July 17, 1999 depart Bremen, Maine at 0815
Dodging lobster pots on the Muscongus Sound
A ferry in Casco Bay
End of the first day, arrived Peak's Island, Maine, covering 43 nautical miles
July 18, 1999 0815 depart Peak's Island for points south
Arrive Wentworth Marina, Portsmouth, NH at 1900. Minor squalls kept us from overnighting offshore to Provincetown. Max winds clocked at 109mph at Pease AFB nearby. Our instruments said 62. Covered 66 nautical miles.
July 19 0815 depart Portsmouth . No dawn departures for this crew (yet).
South of Cape Ann. See GPS screen for exact location.
Whales at play off Provincetown, MA
Arrived Provincetown 2000 in nasty little rain. 72 nautical miles. Classic vessel with the NY Yacht Club summer cruise.
July 20 0920 leaving Provincetown, after a leisurely breakfast, for (unknown) 3 days offshore.
Splicing 101
Entering Cape Cod Canal after the only 3 hours of the trip without the wind right on our nose.
Last of the Cape Cod Canal bridges ahead.
July 21 about 100 miles off Long Island. Gas running low, sailing to weather.
Landfall at Atlantic City, Trump sells us gas, off to Cape May.
At Cape May Inlet. we arrive July 22 at 1845, 3 days from Provincetown. 318 nautical miles.
July 23 0800 leave Cape May for CD Canal . Passing tanker on Delaware Bay.
July 23 at 1830 arrive Chesapeake City , covering 62 nautical miles. Next day gets us to Galesville, MD from 0545 (finally!) to 1445, covering 58 nm.

Our thanks to Jeff Osborn for his detailed delivery account - D. V.