This past weekend we cruised beyond the Choptank River and out into the Chesapeake for the first time since our delivery trip two months ago. The winds were very light when we started out Friday afternoon so we planned to go only as far as the lovely LaTrappe Creek, seven nautical miles from Cambridge, for the first night. It took us a few hours to get there and anchor the boat. At times we were sailing at speeds between one and two knots. We were sailing, though, so what could be wrong with that? We were in a beautiful, peaceful anchorage and had a restful night's sleep. On Saturday we weighed the anchor and started out for the Chesapeake and the Little Choptank River. We sailed, motor-sailed and then motored into the Little Choptank River. We chose to anchor in the first anchorage we found in Hudson Creek since the winds were predicted to be light again on Sunday. It was another beautiful, peaceful anchorage and we enjoyed our time there. When we started our short cruising trip...