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2025 Fall Topper - FULL

Date and Time

Saturday, October 11, 2025, 5:00 PM until Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:00 PM

Location

Somewhere on the Chesapeake Bay
Haven Charters
20846 Rock Hall Ave
Rock Hall, MD  
USA
(410) 639-7140

Additional Info

Cruising

Event Contact(s)

Rich Sita


John-Paul Black

Category

Cruising

Registration Info

Registration has closed - Event is past

About this event

Ahoy Liberty Sailors! 

Time to make plans for our late season "Fall Topper" weekend on the Chesapeake - October 11-13. This coincides with the Annapolis Boat show, so you can spend the day at the boat show Friday, then join the LSC folks in Rock Hall in the evening.

For those of you unfamiliar with the format, we charter some boats from Haven Charters (410-639-7140) in Rock Hall, MD and spend the long weekend around and about the upper Chesapeake. Where we go and where we stay is all determined by the crew and the weather, and usually decided at a Skipper's meeting Friday evening or Saturday morning. Destinations could be slips at St. Michael's, Annapolis, Baltimore or elsewhere... or anchoring out off the Wye, West, South, Magothy, or Corsica Rivers.  Feel free to bring your own boat.  Family and friends are welcome.

The general plan is to leave the marina in Rock Hall early Saturday morning and return Monday mid-afternoon. The boats are available for Friday sleepover, so many folks meet up for dinner Friday evening.  Its a fun weekend and a great chance to get experience with chartering larger (35-45 ft) cruising yachts and explore the beautiful Chesapeake Bay.  Check out this video from the 2018 Fall Topper.

The charter companies are very busy so the boats need to be booked ASAP to ensure availability.  Most have 2-3 double berths and can accommodate one or two additional people in the salon. The cost to charter the boat is usually around $500-600 per person, which includes our Liberty Sailing Club discount; the final price determined by the specific boat and number of crew.  Provisions, slip-fees, fuel and pump out are additional and are shared among the skipper/crew.  A 50% deposit will be required to reserve each boat, so expect to make that payment at the beginning of July.

As always, boat owners are encouraged to bring your own boat, please register for that no-cost option so we will all know who's coming - the more the merrier!
 
Please register as captain or crew to reflect your interest as soon as possible so we can gauge the response and reserve boats with Haven. Each boat will require:
 - a qualified skipper, with cruising experience/training to reserve the boat
 - a crew, some of which should have cruising experience on larger boats
 - we will do our best to accommodate everyone on a first-come/first-serve basis


 Some clarifications:
 - This event is not sponsored by Liberty Sailing club - each captain/crew is responsible for all of their expenses
 - These are privately-owned boats and carry damage insurance with a $3000 (typical) deductible; any damage costs will be shared among the captain/crew
 - In case of running aground, the captain/crew is responsible for any towing fees, but always contact the charter company first! 
 
Email or call the event contacts with any further questions.