A little more information. I own a 30 foot sailboat currently. I have cruised her all over the bay. I pull an 8 foot hard fiberglass dingy behind me.
I have anchored in some nice areas. I sometimes take my dingy with the 2.5hp outboard out to fish from. It does a good job in most areas of protected water.
One place that I have wanted to sail to and fish was Kiptopeake State Park. You can anchor behind the ships there and fish around them. It is deep water with a bit of current. I am guess you need sinking line to get down deep.
There is also a lot of people who fish the bay bridge. That would be a neat trip and some people even fish them in fair weather in kayaks.
None the less I have my 30 foot sailboat for sale. I will probably downsize to a smaller boat that I can put up on a trailer. I will still be able to stay aboard her for weeks at a time and cruise to different areas.
I have hit a full gale at Smith Point, VA. This was the most fear that I have ever felt. There were 8 foot waves coming out of the Potomac River (the direction I was going) and they were steep against the current. I took breakers over the bow of my boat (some went to my cabin roof). I beat into this for 5 hours before getting into the Coan River (the Coan may have some really neat fishing in it but I haven't explored it much).
Get a boat that you will be safe in but you will still need to watch the weather and constantly monitor it. Get familiar with what the clouds look like before a storm or a front. The fronts in the spring and fall are really powerful.
-- I have anchored in some nice areas. I sometimes take my dingy with the 2.5hp outboard out to fish from. It does a good job in most areas of protected water.
One place that I have wanted to sail to and fish was Kiptopeake State Park. You can anchor behind the ships there and fish around them. It is deep water with a bit of current. I am guess you need sinking line to get down deep.
There is also a lot of people who fish the bay bridge. That would be a neat trip and some people even fish them in fair weather in kayaks.
None the less I have my 30 foot sailboat for sale. I will probably downsize to a smaller boat that I can put up on a trailer. I will still be able to stay aboard her for weeks at a time and cruise to different areas.
I have hit a full gale at Smith Point, VA. This was the most fear that I have ever felt. There were 8 foot waves coming out of the Potomac River (the direction I was going) and they were steep against the current. I took breakers over the bow of my boat (some went to my cabin roof). I beat into this for 5 hours before getting into the Coan River (the Coan may have some really neat fishing in it but I haven't explored it much).
Get a boat that you will be safe in but you will still need to watch the weather and constantly monitor it. Get familiar with what the clouds look like before a storm or a front. The fronts in the spring and fall are really powerful.
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