That was Potomac River PR 2001, and I hit the all of a sudden combined wake of 3-35 foot plus cruisers heading up the river at 30mph or so. There were three rollers, all 4-6 feet. We skipped across the first two, landed in the trough, and drove up the third like a sheet of plywood; with just the pad in the water. Helicopter was 200 feet to SB. Landing was very nice, and very lucky. I did not back off the throttle much; as it was so fast. We were doing about 45-50 mph. The prop sort of carried the weight of the boat back into the water, and we levelled out a bit better by landing. That pic was taken upon re-entry, and we were at least 2-3 feet higher at peak. The boat went perfectly straight, with a relatively nice landing, and only leaned a bit due to prop TQ. I know. We were lucky. Significant APF on that one. (Ass Pucker Factor).

I got the a/c, gen, ps2,tv,vcr,all that crap but you know kids never happy. That was one of the reasons we got the new house on the water so when they get sick of being there I can take them home, and not have to load up the boat on the trailer. I have allways been a little scared about taking somebody's kid's out, cut a leg on the prop loose my house, or the dreded mom some girl took her top off and showed everybody, great now I'am in kiddie porn.

Team 42. LOR with his 42 and Mark House with his 37AT, are able to launch regularly at Leesylvania State Park, in Woodbridge, VA; via trailer ramp. In Low Tide, with a breeze eastward, the ramp gets shallow, but I do not know of anyone who could not retrieve there. Just keep the drives up. It is all mud there.

Brian, thanks for the info. Thats about an 80+ mile drive from my place. How far up the potomac from the bay is this ramp ? I know a couple members from the CPBPA club went up the potomac from the bay for the DC poker run last year. Took them 4 hours to get to DC running in 40' Excaliburs about 40mph or so from Sandy Point at the base of the Bay Bridge. I can ran from Annapolis to Solomons in less than an hour, about a 50-60 mile I think. Cruise about 50.......


LOR, thats why we rarely take the kids friends out. Sometimes you never know what you may run into. One time at a local hang out, with about 80-100 boats, this girl decides to strip out of her thong bathing bathing suit and proceeded to dance naked on the front deck of their boat for a good while. I had no problem with it but not good for the kids, had to send them below decks. Luckily had been keepin an eye on that boat for a while as she got more daring, once the top came off, sent the kids below. They never saw anything, they just watched TV for a while. Thats just one of the few topless or nude events I have personally witnessed. Few and far between.......

I don't happen to much down here much either but it only take's once. My older son is 14 I wont be able to get him to go down in the cabin not willing anyway.

LOR, Yea I know what you mean...... the 12 yr old could care less right now, but the 15yr old..... hormones on overdrive ! Twists his neck off to look at any girl. Can imagine what it will be like this year. Luckily the aforementioned incident happened a few yrs ago, so he didnt care back then, but now it is a different story.

Hart Miller Island, just outside of Baltimore, is rumored to have a nude beach area at one end. Just heard that last year. Dont know if any truth to it. Great place to hang out down here, vendors on the water that will deliver to your boat.... Pizza, Burgers, Dogs, Pit Ham/Beef, Itialin Ice, Snow Cones, etc. Anchor in about 3ft of clear water ( used to be when I was there last ) and also can walk to vendors. Tons of boats. Didnt make it there last year as boat was in the shop most of the summer with engine work. Will have to check it this year, without the boys, atleast the one end !

I went to a nude beach in South Beach once and only about 40% were good looking, and thats in Miami. You might want to put your beer googles on before you go to one in Baltimore.

I figured the same thing ! Figured on checkin it out from the water.

LOR Didn't you also go to the Bahamas at some point. If so I would like to talk to you about going there. Might want to try that run later this year IF it ever warms up so we can unshrinkwrap tha boat.

I done it twice and I can't type that much give me a call. 703 362-8011. Carlos the guy with the 460BT has been all over the Bahamas I guess he has put a 1000 hours on three boats over there. He has been going two times a year for two weeks a time since 92or93. do you have his #.