Menemsha is lovely bring your camera! The vacation place of Obama. Also on the breakwater you may see gigantic fat naked short-haired lesbians with large tattoos basking on the rocks attempting to mate. Avert your eyes! Or not as your preference may be.
Stelios > On May 22, 2015, at 08:02, Indigo via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I have cruised Buzzards Bay, the Islands and Narraganset fairly extensively > over the years. Great suggestions from Damian. I would add my favorites... > > Quissett : beautiful little harbor north east of Woods Hole. Long walk or > trolley bus to Woods Hole > > Hadley Harbor: opposite Woods Hole - no landing on islands but really > peaceful place to anchor or pick up free moorings if available > > Menemsha: call early in the morning to make a mooring reservation. Very > limited but the do allow up to three maybe four boats on each of the moorings > inside. > > Coecles Harbor (east side of Shelter Island). Channel narrow and not a lot of > depth - go in / out on a rising tide!! But once in, several options. I > generally anchor on the left side going in. > > -- > Jonathan > Indigo C&C 35III > SOUTHPORT CT > >> On May 22, 2015, at 06:49, Damian Greene via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Dan, >> >> I used to be based in Westbrook CT, so here are my recommendations for >> Eastern Long Island Sound. This is based on several summer cruises on our >> C&C 34 with wife and two younger teenagers. >> >> Westbrook - slip at Brewer's. Huge full-service yard. Pool, showers, >> restaurant (expensive). Gas BBQ grills and picnic tables at the head of each >> dock. There is a picnic area at the channel entrance with gas grills, picnic >> tables, and a clubhouse with kitchen facilities and a TV room. Great spot to >> hang out in the evening and watch the boat traffic. That was our regular >> hangout. >> >> Mystic - slip at Brewer's. On the right, just before the railroad bridge. >> Easy dinghy ride to the town dock. Decent swimming pool. Be careful to stay >> in the channel, and do NOT try to cut left of the rockpile at the entrance >> to Noank (you'll see what I mean - there's a confusing dogleg). Get >> ice-cream at the store by the lifting bridge. Of course the Seaport Museum. >> >> In general, any Brewer's yard along LIS is a good stopover. >> >> Shelter Island - good moorings at Piccozzi's Dering Harbor Marina. Decent >> showers. Nice small town with decent bars and restaurants. Explore the >> island by bike - rentals at Piccozzi's garage. Fun trip in through Plum Gut. >> >> Newport - we would stay at Dutch Harbor. Moorings for rent, launch service, >> showers and laundry. Walk to foodstore and restaurants. Harbor shuttle >> across to Newport. More peaceful than craziness of Newport. >> >> Martha's Vineyard - we were disappointed with available moorings. The best >> we found were in Vineyard Haven. Services not great, and serious wakes from >> car-ferries. Still, the Vineyard is a must-see. Rent a Jeep. Go to the Jaws >> locations. >> >> Block Island - Great Salt Pond. Rather than scramble for town moorings, we >> would book a "slip" at Champlin's Marina. In reality, you're likely rafted, >> and it gets very congested with powerboats at weekends. Still, it is a fun >> experience. Decent pool, bars, takeout pizza, cinema (for kids), all without >> leaving the marina. And then of course there's Block to explore! Rent bikes. >> Great beaches. >> >> Cuttyhunk is our favorite destination. If you get there on time, there are >> town moorings in the inner harbor. Otherwise, plenty of moorings available >> outside, but with more wave action. Beautiful island. No cars, one small >> restaurant, boat goes around each evening selling fresh shellfish and >> lobsters. Great beaches (at harbor entrance, and over the bar at the far >> side). Channel can be tricky, so be careful. Last time we were there, we >> watched another sailboat solidly aground on a falling tide. No fun. >> >> Cape Cod Canal is a beautiful ride. Make sure to time your transits with the >> tides. Some serious wave action on the southern entrance - you'll be surfing >> in, then it gets flat. >> >> Sandwich Marina is a decent stop at the northern exit from the CCC. showers, >> food-store nearby, decent restaurants. >> >> Feel free to discuss more offline. damian.gre...@yahoo.com >> >> >> Damian Greene >> C&C 34 GHOST >> Bass Harbor, Maine >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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