Delaware Bay to Cape May

7/21/07 – I woke up this morning and weighed anchor at 5:30am. I wanted to take advantage of the three knot ebb current for the journey to Cape May and keep from being stranded in the middle of the bay when the current switched. We cruised at record speeds because of the currents and made it to Cape May in the early afternoon. We motor sailed through the Cape May Canal and made it into Cape May Harbor at about 2:00pm. We picked up some fuel at a local marina and then anchored just east of the Coat Guard station right next to the main channel that serviced the harbor. I was a bit unhappy with the spot I had chosen but there were few other options that would be suitable. I set out a second anchor to deal with the strong tidal currents ripping through the Cape May inlet. The anchorage soon filled in with other boats and there was a constant flow of boats traveling by us in the channel. We ate a dinner of pasta with pesto sauce and then enjoyed the picturesque harbor during sunset. A very good band started playing across the bay from us and the sound carried perfectly over the water so we sat on deck and listened to them for a little while. It has been getting a bit chilly the past two nights so I had to dig in the v-berth for the fleece pants I brought with me for the first time this summer.