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Returned to the Chesapeake Bay - Fairlee Creek
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Author:  lake_norman_vic [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:30 am ]
Post subject:  Returned to the Chesapeake Bay - Fairlee Creek
I visited my family up in the Baltimore area this past weekend. I haven't been back to the Bay in 18 years!

We left out of Middle River and went across the bay between Hart/Miller Island and Poole's Island to Fairlee Creek and anchored out. The creek itself hasn't changed much since I left but they have this awesome bar now called Jellyfish Joel's right on the entrance of the creek. What a great venue!

I quickly forgot the average size of boats on the Chesapeake Bay versus my Lake Norman! And their wakes! Middle River and Fairlee Creek were nutty/busy as I recall but I forgot about the 5' wakes. And the currents in Fairlee due to the tidal change.... yet another thing I don't get on lake.

It really brought back great memories and since my wife saw my cousin's new 350 Rinker I now have permission to upgrade from my 245 Vista! :lol: Oh, and buy an inflatable dinghy!

I've lived in Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, San Diego, Virginia Beach and now here in Charlotte. I have to say the Chesapeake Bay is the best place to boat. It just sucks that it's seasonal where I boat here in Charlotte year 'round.


Have a good week! Looking forward to the Holiday weekend on Lake Norman.
Author:  mkivbren [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Returned to the Chesapeake Bay - Fairlee Creek
That's cool Vic. It really feels weird having the new boat and not being up there. I usually go every weekend but this summer with the new boat I'm on the potomac. I can't wait to take the 338 up there at the end of the summer. Take any pics?
Author:  lake_norman_vic [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Returned to the Chesapeake Bay - Fairlee Creek
Yea, we took some photos. I will get them up as soon as my wife takes them off the camera. Good people watching. Everything from hot chicks to hillbillies. :D
Author:  mkivbren [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Returned to the Chesapeake Bay - Fairlee Creek
Hey, did they have the area behind the JJ's roped off this year for the water toys? They did that last year and it seemed to hurt business; not everybody has a dinghy.
Author:  lake_norman_vic [ Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Returned to the Chesapeake Bay - Fairlee Creek
They had the shallow, smaller area way behind it for dinghies and PWCs. But also I saw on the side next to the tiki bar there were muscle-boats docked up. Probably about 10. Perhaps they had them reserved because there was a Poker Run on Saturday.

But they had both. I'm not sure what it used to be like because this was my first time there. Cool place, though. Addictive.
Author:  mkivbren [ Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Returned to the Chesapeake Bay - Fairlee Creek
Yeah... sounds like they kept the same rules they created last year... They wanted to curb the smaller boats from anchoring / drinking back there and not patronizing the bar. Really hurt business last year IMHO. The go-fast boats always raft up off the pier - they won't let you tie up unless you have a nice go fast boat (at least on the weekends). Can't wait to get back up there!
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