The northwestern shore of the Chesapeake Bay (the Baltimore-Washington area) is one of the most densely populated parts of our country. It's pretty hard to be "alone" on the upper Bay. On weekends, it's maddenlingly crowded...a watery version of the Washington beltway.
true enough.
that little section from merrill's house down 20 miles to plum point (where they found his boat adrift) is one of the most heavily trafficked sailboating grounds in the USA, maybe in the world (annapolis is the acknowledged "sailboat capital of america").
especially in june. especially in 6-8 knot winds (the conditions that day). especially on weekends.
wierd though that the boat was found at plum point on the western side of the bay, the body over near tilghman on the eastern side. that's 11 miles or so.
the whole thing is wierd: the shotgun, the anchor, the location. i don't mean "wierd" as in conspiratorial, i mean "wierd" as in suicidal oddness.
btw, last time i ran plum point, the navy was doing some sort of aerial bombing practice which was very unnerving, esp. having gone through a similar exercise at Dahlgren on the Potomac only a few hours earlier.
"The northwestern shore of the Chesapeake Bay (the Baltimore-Washington area) is one of the most densely populated parts of our country. It's pretty hard to be "alone" on the upper Bay. On weekends, it's maddenlingly crowded...a watery version of the Washington beltway."
Forget what I wrote....it doesn't fit this reality.