Tom,
I've spent a few nights at Block Island for the last several years on my
cruises. The situation with the town moorings is first come/first
serve, no reserving. It reminds me of trying to find a parking spot in
NYC, at 7 - 8 am you cruise around the mooring field looking for someone
taking sail covers off or running an engine and wait behind him so you
can grab the mooring the second he leaves. By 10 am or so they're all
taken.
But, the real secret is that at 3 PM each day, the harbormaster can put
transients on private moorings that are unused for that evening. You
call him on VHF and he meets you by Can 13 and directs you to a
mooring. I've always been able to get one if I arrive later in the
day. That gives you at least one night so early the next morning you
can do the town mooring derby described above.
The anchorage is another option, of course, but as I found out your nice
spot with plenty of clearance will inevitably be crowded by late
arrivals. Kind of zoo, but there's quite a lot of room at the far edge,
long way to shore.
When are you going out? I'm leaving this weekend on more or less the
same route, be good to meet up. Contact me offline.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly, 35-1
Glen Cove, NY
On 6/26/2019 1:22 PM, Thomas Delaney via CnC-List wrote:
Hi Listers,
My crew is demanding that I give them a break from racing so we are
planning for our first cruise, heading up Long Island Sound to Newport
and Block Island, next month. I've arranged dock space at the navy
base in Newport, but I'm still working out the details for the stop at
Block Island.
We'd be arriving on a Sunday afternoon and staying overnight. Does
anyone know what the town mooring situation in the Great Salt Pond is
like? Would it be better to forget about the moorings and make a
reservation now at one of the marinas instead?
My worry is that all the town moorings will be occupied, the docks'll
be full, and we'll have to set an anchor for the night. My anchor
tackle is geared towards racing rather than cruising (150 ft of nylon
rode with a short section of rubberized chain and a Fortress) so I'd
like to avoid that.
Thanks for any advice or thoughts you may have!
Best,
Tom
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Snow Goose
'73 C&C 35-1
City Island, NY
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