Our Final Passage? Sailing into Chesapeake Bay After 2 Storms / Sailing Aquarius Ep. 227

After years of adventures aboard Aquarius, our journey takes a bittersweet turn. We leave Georgetown, pushing straight for Chesapeake Bay — 380 nautical miles in just over two days. Along the way, we battle two storms, dodge lightning, and even alter course for a distress signal… only to find out it’s a military exercise. Sailing the U.S. East Coast has proven more challenging than we imagined — fewer anchorages, tricky tides, and storms almost every day. But reaching Chesapeake Bay feels like crossing a final milestone. This could be our last overnight sail on Aquarius before hauling her out in Deltaville. It’s not just the end of a passage… it’s the end of an era. 💙 ⛵ Join us as we share the raw reality, shifting plans, and reflections on a life lived at sea. Timestamps: 00:00 Change of plans – heading to Chesapeake 02:10 Storm hits hard – 19 to 45 knots in under a minute 04:35 Distress flares in the night 08:50 Storm number two & new cockpit panels 14:30 Sailing past Cape Hatteras 18:55 The last overnight sail? 22:40 Arriving in Chesapeake Bay 26:50 The final anchorage under our ownership 30:10 Preparing to haul out in Deltaville #Hashtags: #SailingAquarius #ChesapeakeBay #SailingLife #BluewaterSailing #StormAtSea #SailingCouple #SailingAdventure #SailingUSA #SailboatLife #CruisingLife #SailingVlog #SailingCommunity #SailingLifestyle #LiveaboardLife And thanks so much for watching 🙏 Stay tuned as next Friday & Tuesday 1PM EST we release a new video 🎥 We do our best to keep you entertained and informed and if you find it fun, enjoyable or informative, consider becoming part of our team and ➡️ join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svaquarius ➡️ want to support us, but not sure about long term commitment? Make a one time donation on PayPal: go to https://www.sailingaquarius.com and click “Donate” button up top. 🙏 More about us: https://www.sailingaquarius.com/ Our boat tour video: https://youtu.be/Ey1FX9icWv8 YouTube is our main focus, but on Instagram or Facebook we post more frequent updates: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SailingAquarius/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sailingaquarius/