TACKING Up the Chesapeake in a North Wind

Jim was determined to sail yesterday; even in a North wind, so.....the tacking fest started when we turned the corner at Cove Point outside Solomons, Md. Our destination was Oxford, Md, an easy? 30 mile sail. After 10 tacks ( of a minimum of 2 miles, most were 3 - 4 miles). and 11 hours later, we had sailed 53 miles to our destination. We anchored in Town Creek in Oxford. As soon as we dinghied into shore, we meet the one person that we know from Oxford, Toby. He graciously invited us over to his home for drinks, drove us to the local market, and then we had dinner together at Schooners. Then to bed Early!