Four quiet anchorages within an hour of Pier 6
Where to drop the hook for lunch and a swim on a day boat, and which one to choose for
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We hand out buoyancy aids and waterproofs at the dock office, so you need far less than you think. But the few things you do bring make the difference between a good afternoon and a long one.
Here is what our skippers wear, what they ask guests to bring, and the things we would quietly ask you to leave in the car.
Soft soles, light colours, and nothing you mind getting wet. Deck shoes and clean trainers are perfect. Dark rubber soles mark the deck, heels and flip-flops slip, and bare feet are fine until you stub a toe on a cleat.
If you only change one thing, change your shoes. It is the first thing a skipper notices on the pier.
On the pier at Annapolis, a crew dressed for an afternoon that starts warm and ends cool.
It is always cooler on the water than on the pier, by about five degrees and more once the sun drops. Bring a warm layer you can pull on and off, a fleece or a light jumper, rather than one heavy coat that is either on or off.
“Nobody has ever been sorry they brought a warm layer. Plenty of people have been sorry they left it in the car.”
If you forget something, ask at the dock office. We keep spare hats, sun cream and a box of lost fleeces from previous seasons.
The sun on the Bay comes from above and from the water, so a hat, sunglasses on a strap and sun cream are not optional between May and September. Bring a full water bottle. There is drinking water at the dock and none on the boat.
Anything you would hate to lose overboard: jewellery, a good watch, the expensive sunglasses without a strap. A large suitcase or a hard cooler takes up the space where people sit. A small soft bag fits under the bench.
Everything else, from the buoyancy aid to the waterproofs, is on us. Just turn up fifteen minutes early.
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