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fpill
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Initially Posted - 07/02/2009 : 18:02:02

I'd like to thank Rich G for his post "Just a Hole in the Water . . ."
It was the inspiration for my question.

This is my first full season sailing the beautiful Great South Bay, and I'm interested to find out where other LI sailors cruise to?

I'm interested in finding places in the bay for now, and in the future I'd like to venture out of the bay.

So far I've been to the Connetquot River and across the bay to Sailors Haven.

Thanks John for sending me here.

Frank
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EAbrams
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Response Posted - 07/07/2009 : 14:40:46

Frank

After you’re finished exploring the South Shore head for Peconic and Little Peconic Bays. Between Long Island’s North and South Fork. New Suffolk, Greenport, Sag Harbor offer shore excursions to restaurants and shopping. There are some great gunk holes also.

Here is a link to a website with more ideas.
[url="http://www.boatli.org/main-pc.htm"]Cruising the Peconics[/url]

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Response Posted - 07/07/2009 : 20:36:38

...then, at slack tide before the ebb, sneak through Plum Gut and shoot across to Mystic and Stonington, CT, and Watch Hill, RI (and Napa Tree Point--check with me on the route)... and even Block Island. Here on the coast, the possibilities are infinite--on my way to Block Island, I like to remind myself that if I miss it, the next stop is Casablanca!

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Response Posted - 07/08/2009 : 05:37:24

Thanks, once I finish my mission to find every spot I can run aground in Great South Bay, I can't wait to find new areas to sail.

Ed, What is a "gunk hole"?

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Response Posted - 07/08/2009 : 06:30:44

I'm very envious of you guys up there in the New York/England coast line. Yes I've got the aqua water, yes I sail all year but MAN, you guys have the greatest outer islands, killer lighthouses, historic boats and venues and scenic ports to cruise. Seems like marinas everywhere (there are very few in north east FL). Just a case of, "the grass is always greener

" I don't think so ............

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Response Posted - 07/08/2009 : 07:01:44

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by DaveR
 I'm very envious of you guys up there in the New York/England coast line. Yes I've got the aqua water, yes I sail all year but MAN, you guys have the greatest outer islands, killer lighthouses, historic boats and venues and scenic ports to cruise...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Indeed!

...a few reasons why I shifted from "already there" to "get there faster"...

...although in Mystic, I'm "already there" before I step aboard! (BTW, there are two units with slips on the market in my condo association--a rare event! But there's the matter of a 25' fixed bridge... yet another of my reasons.)

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Response Posted - 07/08/2009 : 16:56:48

I don't know Dave, I just hit the link to your site....
I'm not going to say the grass is greener, but I would love to see a shuttle launch (or the next generation rocket) from my sailboat.
How close will they let you get to the launches?

I'll tell you the grass will be greener when in November I'm freezing trying to pull the boat before a Nor'easter hits!!!

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Response Posted - 07/11/2009 : 18:35:25

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by fpill
 Ed, What is a "gunk hole"?
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I'm surprised some one else did not pipe up by now.

gunkhole definition
gunk·hole (-h#333;l#8242;)
noun
a small, sheltered cove for anchoring small watercraft

Though most of us would consider a gunk hole to be devoid of any signs of civilization and you would be hard pressed to find that on Long Island. The harbors mentioned in the link above can offer solitude even if you can see the lights of homes on the shore.

Enjoy

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Response Posted - 07/11/2009 : 22:16:26

I'll give you some gunk-holes in CT... Ziegler's cove in Darien, CT (on weekdays when it's not full of NY stinkpots) and the cove on the east side of Ram Island, off Mystic (almost any time). Next on my list is the large anchorage inside of Napa Tree Point by Watch Hill, RI. From there you can go ashore at Watch Hill, or the beach on the point, where you can enjoy the ocean waves just a few feet away on the other side.

One requirement for using any of these is to notify me so I can rendevous there!

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Response Posted - 07/13/2009 : 14:35:01

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave Bristle
 I'll give you some gunk-holes in CT... Ziegler's cove in Darien, CT (on weekdays when it's not full of NY stinkpots) and the cove on the east side of Ram Island, off Mystic (almost any time). Next on my list is the large anchorage inside of Napa Tree Point by Watch Hill, RI. From there you can go ashore at Watch Hill, or the beach on the point, where you can enjoy the ocean waves just a few feet away on the other side.

One requirement for using any of these is to notify me so I can rendevous there!
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I grew up sailing in Long Island Sound. My dad had our boat (Cheoy Lee 28) in Darien, Rowayton, Norwalk etc. We used to sail up to Block island and we used to always drop the hook at Eaton's neck and Port Jeff. By comparison we're pretty locked in with just a few square miles to sail on Lake Ray Hubbard here east of Dallas. Since it is a level controlled lake and it has a long fetch it's one of the better Dallas area lakes to sail on. So in terms of exploration it doesn't even compare to everything you guys have up there. The one good thing about the lake is it kind of keeps us all together and you can't spend a day without running into a bunch of other C25's, 27's and 30's as well as every other kind of sailboat. Everyone kind of sails up and says hello to each other which is kind of nice. The racing community is real active but laid back as well. We've had some fun raft ups and whatnot, I just don't get the diversity you guys get. But I'm never sailing alone which is pretty cool.

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 07/18/2009 : 08:24:07

Overall I would have to say I am lucky as Long Island Sound, between the forks on (in?) Long Island and up the New England Coast are among the best areas for gunk holes. While I would love to get back up to Maine and sail in the areas I spent time as a kid during summers, the more I hear/read from those living in other parts the more fascinated I become regarding lake sailing -- especially the Great Lakes -- and the warm water areas, such as Florida.

Then again, I sit here trying to figure out how I can link all the 30 minute gaps between weekend chores together for a three hour sail . . .

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Response Posted - 07/18/2009 : 09:21:04

Peter, my experiences on the Great Lakes (growing up near Chicago and living in Michigan) were miles and miles of straight-line beaches with an inlet every 30-50 miles or so, and potentially BIG, short seas. After my years on the CT/RI shore, with so many "places" to go to, I have no interest in going back to the Great Lakes.

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Response Posted - 07/20/2009 : 06:39:17

Dave,

I think your assessment is right for parts of the Great Lakes, however; there are regions which are very different from your description.

As for the big short seas... well, isn't that normal??

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Response Posted - 07/20/2009 : 07:26:25

Frank,
Just saw your post and question from 7/8. They'll let you get about 12 miles away from the Shuttle Pad, and that's plenty close to see the ripples come across the water from the sound waves. But even at 45 miles it shakes the windows and you can hear a low rumble. I haven't taken the sailboat down there but went got within 20 miles on my bro's powerboat ([url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLwMbCC6IcQ"]a short video[/url]). Unfortunately the launch was scrubbed last Sunday. And yes there's some cool stuff here and it's AWFUL nice that I can sail year round, just love the history and the boating focus that seem to be in the NE.

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Response Posted - 07/20/2009 : 10:11:18

If you haven't been in the [url="http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/travel/24explorer.html"]Timble Islands [/url] it's worth the trip.

Just past New Haven, it's one of the magical places in the Sound or anywhere for that matter.

Underlined words are HOT links.

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