The Corinthian Annual Cruise is designed to attract participants from all the Corinthian fleets which extend from New England to the Chesapeake Bay. This year is no exception and the 2016 Corinthians Arcadia Park Centennial Cruise will begin in Southwest Harbor, Maine, July 30 and end seven days later in Northeast Harbor. With many members eager to participate, the Annapolis Fleet organized a seminar February 20 at which fleet member David Hornbach provided information and advice for those planning to make the passage north from the Chesapeake Bay.
David, who it seems has been on the water continuously since childhood, has a sailing resume which is both extensive and impressive. His 50 years of boating experience includes multiple passages to the Caribbean, Bermuda, and the Azores as well as many offshore passages, including some singlehanded, from Florida to Maine in his Island Packet 35 Eau de Vie. David joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary while still in high school and along the way has amassed a string of qualifications in seamanship, navigation, communications, and rescue diving and is a licensed instructor in many of these fields.
Organized by fleet member Henry Meneely, more than 50 Corinthians attended the February 20 seminar which was held at the Annapolis Elks Club and included lunch served on the premises. David Hornbach’s comprehensive presentation covered advance boat preparations and safety equipment, route options to Maine with anchorages and marinas identified, advice on current/tides, and possible weather contingencies. Last but not least, he educated the uninitiated on one of Maine’s major hazards: the prodigious number of lobster pots to be encountered in northern waters, the sheer density of which will prevent Chesapeake Bay sailors from ever again grumbling about local crab pots. thecorinthians.org
