Guide to Annapolis
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Best guide to Restaurants in
Annapolis (and MD) ,
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- Where to stay? Right in one of our rental floating
cottages! Call LGC 410-263-1818
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B&B's Schedule--See the actual B&B schedule for all area B&B's.
Closest, and really nice, a couple blocks from our office. Ask for Rick or
Jeanne: Inn at Spa
Creek In Historic District,
Gatehouse Inn
(Tell Nick or Cheryl--Bay Yacht-Eric or Douglass sent you!)
http://www.vrbo.com/
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VRBO--Vacation
rental units by Owner (Includes our Floating home units-#177946
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Hometown
Annapolis--Evening Capital newspaper--news & links for Annapolis &
MD Good list of B&B's--Eastport
House, closest to our office
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Annapolis Chamber
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Bay
Dreaming Complete information for major cruising areas around the Chesapeake, including
Annapolis.
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Bay
Guide--especially good links to marinas
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To check out, and understand the
Chesapeake Bay--you may want to visit
this
link. Or come back to it. There's a good explanation of the Bay, a photo
gallery, great links and more.
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Whats Up Magazine
Includes links to hotels and real estate, etc.
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Inside Annapolis,
Magazine
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Chesapeake life magazine--lifestyles, articles
Marinas everywhere-best aerial view!
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Rainy day? Try a pub crawl--use map and guide to
right: Use the water taxi to get to Annapolis. (Start about 3 or
4PM)
- Start at McGarveys in town. Try the raw bar.
- Middletons, have an Oyster shooter.
- Pussers--Have a Pain Killer--a (4) if you dare.
- Back on Water taxi. over to the Chart House (after 5:00PM, unless a
Sunday). Great views. Great place to wait for reservation...
- Now you can walk to:
- FINE DINING: Lewnes, Ruth Chris (Steaks), O'learys
(Seafood), or...
- Carolls Creek--most anything and all good. Watch the sunset or Wed.
nite races from the deck.
- PUBS: Boat Yard, or Davis's.
Rainy morning?
- Boat Yard-breakfast
- Chick and Ruths. Must visit. Watertaxi to Annapolis. Be prepared
for pledge of Allegiance during breakfast!
- The Harbor Deli--right next to our office.
- Cafe Guru--definitely local. A couple blocks up second street.
Dogs welcome.
- Eastport plaza 1/2 mile.
Rainy day--close by cruising...
- Cruise up the Severn River-anchor off Round Bay in a beautiful
creek for a barbecue on board. (An hour or so)
- Cruise around the corner to Whitehall Bay, for a quiet
anchorage. Or, go up Mill Creek for crabs at the famous Cantler's
restaurant. (Less than an hour)
- Motor around the corner to Chesapeake Harbor for a fine
restaurant experience at Sams waterfront restaurant (Less than 1/2
hour)
- Kentmorr Marina
w/Great seafood restaurant. bay-about an hour or a little less.
Directly across the Entrance recently dredged and now comfortable
for sailboats up to about 6' draft at normal low water. Great
sunsets from Restaurant or Tiki Bar. Beach volleyball. Great
mariners bar! Fishing charters available-some of the best boats on
the Bay.
- Cruise over to Galesville to enjoy Pirates Cove, Topside Inn, or
Wagners Steamboat Landing. (2 hours)
Ask us for more details...
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1. Annapolis, our home port--Favorite
places...
Quick look at all restaurants with hours contact info. and more
Click here. Click on links below for hours, reservations and more.
. BEST BAR/LOUNGE.
Chart House Restaurant (A). (adjacent to our office)
Best place to stay? One of our floating cottages, or 30
new and like new boats! Right
in our Marina, contact Lets Go Cruising
(A): 410-263-1818L. BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT. O'Leary's
Click here
Kids? What to do? Pirate
adventure--you gotta check out this link.
Click here.
C. BEST STEAK HOUSE, NICEST RESTAURANT.
(L) Ruth Chris Steak House (two blocks from our office). (C)
Lewnes steak house "The one restaurant to visit before you die!" (3 blocks from our
office.) Across from (C) Carolls Creek Restaurant. Best waterfront dining,
just great. Click here
Davis pub--for
crab cakes! end of 4th st. bottom of screen not marked--it's our secret
place!
Near but not in Annapolis. Charming, romantic (Be sure to try an after dinner
port!--stay late, very late (Kent Manor Inn on Kent Island): KMI Home Page
B. HARBOR MOORINGS. Try to pick one in the middle of the group away from the channels.
E. BEST ANCHORAGE. N.E. of this point. (Sarles Marina). Better holding and
protection--quieter. The water taxi will still come and pick you up.
D. BEST YACHT CLUB. Annapolis Yacht Club. Worth a visit if you're a member of another
club. Great food. Beautiful facilities. One of the oldest in the Country.
However the famous Eastport Yacht Club, across from our
office on First St. could be the best informal, active club, and then
there's the famous, Severn Sailing Association next to that, and...
F. Fawcett's. BEST MARINE CHANDLERY. Loaded with gear, and knowledgeable staff. (There is also a
West Marine about 2 mi. drive West on Chesapeake Ave. (At Bay Ridge/Forest---Chesapeake
changes name to Bay Ridge.)
F.
Pussers landing
restaurant. Sailors pub. Sailors fare. On the harbor--actually, "Ego
Alley" Watch the parade of boats showing off.
FOOD AND LIQUOR FOR PROVISIONING-Eastport Plaza Liquor. Just off the map, West on Chesapeake Ave. at a small
shopping center. Or, Bar Ridge Liquors 1.5 miles up Bay Ridge Ave at
BlockBuster shopping center (Also home of West Marine)
MAJOR GROCERY: At Bay Ridge Plaza about 2 miles-"Giant". Up Chesapeake to
Bay Ridge, left on Forest (Changes name to Bay Ridge) to first
traffic light, left into Forest Plaza--Large Giant Food store.
F. BEST WINE/LIQUOR STORE. Mills. Just up from Fawcetts on the small main street circle
near the city dock. (Also, Eastport Liquors, Bay Ridge and now, Boatyard
bar and Grill--ask us for directions. All near by.)
H. NICE, HISTORIC RESTAURANT.
Middletons on the Harbor square. Evening folk music most
nights, the center of a large group of bars. Marias-Italian, next to
McGarveys--both have valet parking..
I. BEST, E. COAST SAILORS PUB.
McGarveys. A real pub with great pub food. You'll see the
likes of Walter Cronkite, Gary Jobson or any other sailing celebrity in town here. The
place to be seen and to meet
I. Best Italian (Sicilian)--Marias!
Meet Maria, ask for Bob..
K. MOST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT. King of France Tavern--Maryland Inn. A historic rendezvous
with all the right ingredients including live Jazz for a romantic evening.
Also, out of the way, and by boat if you know the way--Sams--see the
guide.
J. ANTIQUE SHOPPING AND STROLLING . Maryland Ave. Lots of shops. Don't forget this
lovely section of Annapolis if you're strolling around.
MOST INTERESTING (Popular--over 1M visitors/year!) TOUR. The Naval Academy. Go in the gate off Randall Street (Near {I}) .
Very interesting and they offer a great guided tour.
Click here for great information.
Most unusual tour--try a Segway.
Click here.
Kayak rental in Annapolis--in the middle of our
marina. Click here.
Undiscovered restaurant? Wild Orchid. You can walk a
little further. Click here.
So
see boats available for charter, and
Chesapeake Cruise itineraries, Let's Go Cruising Site-Chesapeake.
P.S. 2 Great things about Annapolis in addition to everything else...
1. We're the State Capital. This brings in lots of interesting people for a small (40,000
population) town.
2. We have two of the most interesting college campuses in the country. St. Johns. Very
classic. The Naval Academy. Very...Exceptional. When these kids are around,
everyone feels very welcome and safe!
 We are located on the Harbor, in Annapolis, America's Sailing Capital.
Airport locator, left. 3 major and 2 private area airports all
within less than an hour drive. (Easton Airport is about 75
minutes away for larger, twin engine or jet private planes.
(BWI is closest in with great connections for commercial flights.)
To print directions
for driving here, click
here.
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The Chesapeake Bay
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The Chesapeake is
one of the largest estuaries in the world. Chesapeake means drowned river and was formed
by the glaciers carving out spaces which the
Susquehanna river then filled. Indians were the
first residents and Michner's book Chesapeake makes interesting reading as you're
cruising. Our waters are brackish varying from very salty near the mouth of the Bay to
almost fresh at the northern end. (Best swimming is North of the Bay Bridge because sea
nettles (Use meat tenderizer if you get stung) take up residence in the summer in the
lower bay.
 The sail'n is
easy. The bottom is soft and forgiving. There is virtually no fog and navigation is line
of sight. The tide range is only about 1.5 ft. and the maximum tidal current in the middle
of the bay averages less than 1/2 knot.
Along with this,
the sailing is delightful. There are over 5,000 miles of navigatible shoreline! (It's been
said that a person 20 years old could cruise and anchor in a different place each night
for the rest of his life!) Summer winds are somewhat light averaging about 8-12 knots.
Spring and Fall sailing are a little brisker and with the warm water of fall the
temperatures are very comfortable making this one of the favorite times for cruising by
local sailors. While
Annapolis is bustling and you'll seldom find a weekend where there aren't billowy,
colorful spinnakers painted against the sky on a summer weekend, within 40 minutes you can
be sailing all alone. You can plan your itinerary to eat at fancy, or local seafood
restaurants every night, or do as I do and barbecue aboard in a secluded cove every other
night or so.
Typical sailing
distances average about 3-4 hours giving you lots of time to relax and enjoy.
Pollution, mostly
from Farm fertilizer run off, has been a problem but major efforts are being made to solve
this problem. Do your part by using your holding tank, and storing your trash until you
get to a shore side facility.
Of course, the
famous Chesapeake Blue Crab and Chincoteague oysters (in R months) are world famous seafood
treats and you'll probably get a chance to see our waterman out on the bay (watch out for
those pesky crab traps--but don't disturb them!).
 The Chesapeake also boasts the last of
the genuine, exclusively sail, working fleets. The Skipjacks sail mostly in the Fall, but
you can see them up close at the St. Michaels, or Solomon's
maritime museums.
The Chesapeake is
a gentle, body of water surrounded by lovely creeks and coves populated by friendly, water
oriented residents. We welcome you to our world.
So
see boats available for charter, and
Chesapeake Cruise itineraries, Let's Go Cruising Site-Chesapeake. Link to BayDreaming-CLICK
HERE--links to many destinations on the bay. Very complete, highly
recommended. Link to Marinas everywhere--excellent overviews and
aerial shots.
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Chesapeake Bay,
inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.200 mi (320 km) long, from 3 to 30 mi
(4.8–48 km) wide, and 3,237 sq mi (8,384 sq km), separating the
Delmarva Peninsula from mainland Maryland. and Virginia. The drowned
estuary of the Susquehanna River, formed in an ancient meteorite impact
zone, the bay is fed by rivers including the Potomac, Rappahannock,
Pocomoke, and James. It is entered from the Atlantic Ocean through a
12-mi-wide (19-km) gap between Capes Henry and Charles, Va.; the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel crosses its mouth, and the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge crosses the upper bay. Part of the Intracoastal Waterway, the
bay is linked with the Delaware River and Bay by the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Baltimore, Md., is the largest city
and main port on the bay; the Norfolk–Hampton Roads region of Virginia
is a key naval complex. The bay's famous fisheries (oysters, crabs,
etc.) have declined as residential and commercial development around it
have increased; various projects and interstate agreements seek to
reverse this trend. The English colonist John
Smith explored and charted Chesapeake Bay in 1608.
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Where ever you choose to cruise on the
Chesapeake, Annapolis is at it's center! From here you can walk or take a
water taxi ride to town. Walk to cozy pubs and restaurants, but don't be
fooled. Annapolis is known as "America's cruising capital". We have sail
and power boats--but also 2 major colleges and we're the State's capital
as well. The Hotels and Inns are busy year round.
We are located on the Harbor, in Annapolis, America's Sailing Capital.
Airport locator, left. 3 major and 2 private area airports all
within less than an hour drive. (Easton Airport is about 75
minutes away for larger, twin engine or jet private planes.
(BWI is closest in with great connections for commercial flights.)
