Our departure from Annapolis looked much the same as our entrance yesterday except today there was wind pushing along the massive number of boats that were racing in the bay. We decided to stay on the western shore and sail 15 miles or so south to Galesville, MD. With the winds out of the SW at 15 knots, we arrived around 1:30 and there was a flurry of activity in the tiny harbor as about 15 boats were awaiting the start of a chase race. Interestingly, anchored right in the middle of all the moving sailboats was an Island Packet sailboat with front row seats of the start. The docks were packed with sailboats and as we later learned, in years past Galesville was a popular stop for the paddleships that would bring shows to the village. Galesville also had roots in tobacco, boat building (Chesapeake 20), crabbing and oystering. Being Sunday, we got a dose of local history from two very friendly docents at the town museum that is only open for 3 hours on Sundays. The docents explained every exhibit to us in greater detail than desired but as it was the only thing in town, we listened and left them a little tip upon departing. Perhaps as interesting as the museum was on the inside, they had a shed outside where we found the boat pictured below.
"Pintail" is an appropriate name for this boat
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