Grew up in RI on the upper bay. East Greenwich has a micro climate with lots if wind and a nasty chop. Not many sailboats in Wickford. Predominat wind is from the SW. Joel
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013, Harry Hallgring wrote: > I grew up in Newport...moved to Little Compton (lowest property taxes in > RI) 10 years ago...still moor in Brenton Cove (Newport). I will most > likely move back when my girls go to college. I work in Melville...only a > few marinas in Portsmouth. It takes me 90 minutes to get from Newport > Harbor to New England Boatworks in Melville. From Newport Harbor...23 > miles to Block Island...45 to the Vineyard...another 20 to Nantucket. Draft > is not an issue anywhere nearby Newport...gets a little thin over in East > Greenwich/Warwick areas farther north in the bay. Check Realtor.com for > housing ideas. > > Harry > MIRAGE > northeast 39 > > Sent from my old iPhone > > On Dec 31, 2013, at 18:09, Bob McLaughlin <rmclaughli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I’m interested in locals’ opinions of good towns to retire to and good > harbor suggestions to move my C&C to in the So New England area. > > We sailed our C&C 33-II for the past 22 years and last year moved up to > a C&C 110 (6.5’ draft) with the intent of moving from the Midwest “back” in > the next ~2-3 years to the southern New England area to retire and do more > sailing. (I say “back” since I grew up sailing in NJ with many summers out > to Nantucket. My parents lived in Newport for awhile too, so the area from > ~Block I to Nantucket became the center of my interest and we’ve chartered > there many times in the years since moving to St Louis.) > > Any thoughts of CT, RI or MA preferences? This may be mostly an issue > of tax differences but are there some other state-wide issues someone might > suggest for consideration? > > Our thinking regarding towns from afar is either the Narragansett Bay > area or the northeastern shore of Buzzard’s Bay. It would be ideal to > spend less than $500k for a 3-4 BR house or condo near the water/boat. > Reasonable access to a major airport would be a plus too but not under the > approach/departure flight path (an issue for the Providence > airport/Greenwich area?), as well as nice shore activities such as theater > etc. > > The early short-list to explore is below, though I’m curious what gem > we’re overlooking or perhaps areas to eliminate. At one point moorings in > some harbors had long wait lists. Is that still the case? What about the > moorings themselves, are some harbors know for good facilities/better > holding ground? Are helical screw mooring fields the way to go? I thought > I read some towns were installing them. (Our family lost one boat to a > hurricane when she dragged her mushroom anchor up onto a sea wall....). > > In RI: > Bristol or the East Greenwich/Warwick area, though I wonder if it’s a > bit far up the bay to get out to the islands quickly (though I like the > idea of some protected sailing for the more blustery days). Bristol > appears open to storms but I like the town and harbor area. > > Newport would be great but I fear I’d grow weary of the summer crowds. > Jamestown seems too open. > > Anyone know about Melville? Wickford? > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'CnC-List@cnc-list.com');> > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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