August 14, 2011Nantucket41°17.40N – 070°05WYears ago, when I tried to imagine Nantucket, I had visions of the Gorton’s Fisherman having traded his yellow oilslick and trawler shipwheel for a navy peacoat and classic sailboat tiller. I w…
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Block Island
August 13, 2011Block Island41°11.52N – 071°34.89WBLOCK ISLAND! What Coastal Navigation student does not know “Block Island?” For months we studied navigation with the charts of Buzzard Bay and Block Island, calculating curren…
Montauk
August 11, 2011Lake Montauk41°03.71N – 071°55.79WAt the eastern end of the Long Island Peninsula sits Montauk. Geographically, its location is unique. No longer part of the Long Island Sound and already part of Block Island Sound, Monta…
Port Jefferson
Port Jefferson mansion
Mao navigates
PORT JEFFERSONAugust 11, 201140°57.48N – 073°WIf you are to believe the cruising guides, every destination is wonderful. So, when we read that Port Jefferson was THE tourist destination on Long Island, w…
Oyster Bay, NY
August 9, 2011Oyster Bay, NYLong Island Sound4Why do you think this is called Oyster Bay? Really? Well, yes, oysters do abound here and for the last 3 days we’ve been harvesting them right off the beach. Quite a feast for us, not …
East River
August 1, 2011Port Washington, NYIf I were an airplane pilot on approach to a city, I’d appreciate the town’s urbanization patterns, the light strips by night, the high-rise buildings by day, the snarling freeway traffic, and the outstretched arm…
New York, New York
July 31, 2009Liberty State Park, NJ40°41.72N-074°03.85WSome cities command respect as you enter them, Rio de Janeiro, Belem and Miami for example. But there is nothing like New York City. Coming from the south, the full span of the Verrazano …
Sandy Hook, NJ
July 23, 2011Atlantic Highland, NJ40°24.96N – 074°01.38WLast stop before New York City! From Cape May to New York City, there are really few anchorages. Atlantic City, Barnegat, and Sandy Hook are probably the best choices. For …
C&D Canal to Cape May
July 18, 2011Cape May, NJ38°57.01N-074°53.14WU.S. Coast Guard Station“Domino-Domino-Domino; Jabiru-Jabiru.” Gail’s voice comes through the VHF as I’m working the deck, ready to drop anchor in front of the USCG station at Cape May. …
Chesapeake City
Chesapeake City Anchoring Basin & MarinaJuly 16, 2011Chesapeake CityAnchoring Basin39°32N – 75°48WWho knew there was such a cute small town at the entrance of the C&D Canal, tucked way at the top of the Elk River? Frankly, we were not e…
