EP 31 The C&D Canal and Chesapeake City

Hello and welcome to the Sailing the East podcast. This is our podcast about sailing and cruising the east coast of the United States. In some episodes we will focus on passages and destinations, in other episodes, we will talk about boats, equipment, and techniques, and when we come across an interesting person, we will try to get them as a guest on the show. In this episode, Mike and I discuss the C&D Canal and Chesapeake City, MD. Chesapeake City is a small town on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. The population in the 2010 census was 673. The town was originally named by Bohemian colonist Augustine Herman the Village of Bohemia — or Bohemia Manor — but the name was changed in 1839 after the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was built in 1829. The C&D Canal, as it is known, connects the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware Bay. It makes the trip from NYC, Boston, or Philadelphia, to Baltimore or Washington several hundred miles shorter. Chesapeake City is located about ⅓ of the way from the Chesapeake to the Delaware Bay along the canal. In Chesapeake City, there is a nice bay to anchor in. With a Marina and restaurant with docks. The anchorage will hold about 5 or 6 boats, so it is not large. It is well protected from any wakes in the canal. The town is within easy walking distance and there are several nice restaurants and shops. WIth under 1000 residents, there are no big box stores or restaurant chains. It’s all local businesses. Thanks for listening! We will be spending most of the summer sailing around Narragansett Bay, Long Island Sound, and Buzzards Bay. Hope to see you out on the water. We love to hear from our listeners, send us your questions, comments, and suggestions at sailingtheeast@gmail.com. Wishing you fair winds, and calm seas. Bela and Mike