Who are "The Castaways"

Well we have been talking about doing this for awhile now, so here it goes. Our first attempt at putting together a group of people that share a common interest, Boating!

We have done many weekend trips, and have always enjoyed the company, so why not continue even in those dreaded months of winter when the boats are out of the water. (Oh I can't believe winter is coming again!)

So here it is; our group name is “The Castaways”, which has some history behind it! There will be no rules (except safe boating rules of course), no dues, no mandatory meetings, none of these are required. We can use this website and email to convey information, plan trips and events, and publish pictures of past events. We are just out to have fun and enjoy boating. Are you interested?

St Michaels MarineMax Getaway

We spent a fantastic weekend on a MarineMax Getaway to St. Michaels. A total of 19 boats invaded the St Michaels Harbor Inn marina for a 3 day weekend. The cruise over was a little choppy but not that bad, with the only daunting situation was when I drifted off course a bit. I could not see the marker numbers on my GPS without my glasses, so I asked my wife to read it to me. She said ONE, then “no that’s the depth”. Then I said some words that would be censored here and quickly throttle down, real quickly. Just as we got throttled down we bumped bottom just a bit. It was totally my fault, I had the course and compass readings charted correctly, and I just drifted off! Motored back on track slowly, it was less the 200 yards back to deep water, and then continued.

Friday evening we went to St. Michaels Winery for a wine tasting. After that is was back to the boats for more partying into the evening (sure hope they let us back!). Saturday was a day of touring the town, did some bicycle riding and some shopping. Later in the afternoon some of us went swimming in the marina pool. That evening it was a big dinner at the Crab Shack. After dinner what’s next, of course more partying on the boats.

Some of the boats coming in there are just amazing… Attached are some pictures.

Cruising over the bay at 24 knots, heading to Kent Narrows.

Dinner at the Crab Shack

St. Michaels Winery for a wine tasting

Breakfast on the 58 Sedan Bridge