Newport to Block Island

[Catigale]

Charles - we will keep the Bay going until you return - Im planning on all 4 weeks at Cuttyhunk this summer since the girls are 10 and Im guessing I only have a few summers left before they will be off on their own thing...maybe sailing, maybe not.

[Highland_Piper]

I grew up on the Bay and ran to the Island on a 16 foot run about with a 35 HP. Those were the good old days steamers, boats and babes. I think I'll buy another surf board and go to the pier.

[Sloop John B]

First trip from Newport to Block Island I was equipped with a compass and wrist watch. I didn't have a clue about the currents in Long Island Sound.

Dead reckoning it, I missed the island by about eleven miles. Came across an orange buoy with white stripes with a number on it. Couldn't find it on the chart. Got my notebook charts out (not to be used for navigation) and discovered I was out on the America's Cup race track.

After that I bought Duncan's book and wised up pretty fast.

[Catigale]

Eldridge's Pilot Guide is the Holy Bible for Cape Sailing. Actually covers tides from Baltimore to Maine

Yours for a fair tide, Cat

[DaveB]

Especially going thru the Woods Hole Cut, many sailors found themselves on Horseshoe shoels comeing and going to Marthards Vinyard and Nantucket...great Blue fishing on the shoel.
Speaking about the Woods Hole Cut..I often wonder what it would be like when the current running 4 knots in a raft dodgeing the rocks in pea soup fog.
Dave

Eldridge's Pilot Guide is the Holy Bible for Cape Sailing. Actually covers tides from Baltimore to Maine

Yours for a fair tide, Cat

[jaguar496]

I miss the digging of pi$$ clams and Qhaugues off Sandy Neck and Cotuit. The summer Clam Bake in the sand pit full of corn on the corb,lobster,pi$$ clams, hard shell clams,blue crab,Bluefish,Potato's,Onion's,Garlic buried in smokeing seaweed with a aroma that filled the naborhood.Yummm
Dave

Ahhhh, Cuttyhunk.

If I ever got mad at the world, this or the Block is where I would consider living.

Cuttyhunk is an easy one as Steve said. You could launch in New Bedford and be there in no time.

I REALLY miss New England. At least during the summer. What I would do for some clam cakes or a real lobster roll right now. Sometimes the simple things are the best.

[Catigale]

Dave - add to those conditions...

"Securite securite securite...this is New Bedford to Nantucket Fast Ferry transiting Woods Hole Passage at 25 knots"




BTDT

[acdave]

Sailed out of Mystic & Watch Hill Pass for 10 years with my keelboat......Block is about 10 nm run sw off Point Judith....time the slack off the flood out... with fine weather & favorable winds makes enjoyable sail...no problem for Mac....sailor needs to be experienced for changes in sea conditions.

[DaveB]

I don't know how the cherry stones in Cuttyhunk are now but back in 1981 I sailed there and picked up some local cherrystones and sailed over to Block Island were I was laid up for 4 days with temps at 104 degrees. Bad Clams, why I like digging my own knowing were they came from.
Dave

I miss the digging of pi$$ clams and Qhaugues off Sandy Neck and Cotuit. The summer Clam Bake in the sand pit full of corn on the corb,lobster,pi$$ clams, hard shell clams,blue crab,Bluefish,Potato's,Onion's,Garlic buried in smokeing seaweed with a aroma that filled the naborhood.Yummm
Dave

Ahhhh, Cuttyhunk.

If I ever got mad at the world, this or the Block is where I would consider living.

Cuttyhunk is an easy one as Steve said. You could launch in New Bedford and be there in no time.

I REALLY miss New England. At least during the summer. What I would do for some clam cakes or a real lobster roll right now. Sometimes the simple things are the best.

[DaveB]

Thats after my days, I left Cape Cod for FL. in late 1989. Here it's the 30 knot ferry going to Key West out of Ft. Myers Beach.
Dave

Dave - add to those conditions...

"Securite securite securite...this is New Bedford to Nantucket Fast Ferry transiting Woods Hole Passage at 25 knots"




BTDT

[Catigale]

Speaking about the Woods Hole Cut..I often wonder what it would be like when the current running 4 knots in a raft dodgeing the rocks in pea soup fog.

It looks like this






But once you have made it through, you do this

[Bawgy]

Bought one of My V-24's form a man who sailed from New Bedford to Montauk each week and back for work. He was trimming his fleet down from 6 boats to one . He hept his Pearson 26 I think . He did it for work commute. Had a 1946 Johnson on the boat which I now have pickled . Said he did this for two Summers

[DaveB]

I noticed in your picture you have a full dodger. I have been going back and forth in decideing to go full or just cover the companion way hatch.
Yours appears to have a zipper windsheild, do you have other pictures?
Dave

Speaking about the Woods Hole Cut..I often wonder what it would be like when the current running 4 knots in a raft dodgeing the rocks in pea soup fog.

[Catigale]

The windshield does zip out, and its a part of a full enclosure system I bought from Art Reiders at Havencraft/Sudbury MA.

RIP Art.

It was really cheap,like 1500 for the enclosure. I thought it was expensive at the time of course, now I see what this stuff costs.

Do have some pictures - is there something you are looking for??

[DaveB]

$1500 is a steal for a enclosure compared with others at $5000 or more.
I Just wanted to see pictures how the dodger fit around the sides.
I still have to lead mainsheet Halyard to cockpit and the Boom Vang, also the single line Jiffy reefing but these sheet lins can be cut out of the dodgers bottom.
I will give Art a call and ck it out.
Dave

The windshield does zip out, and its a part of a full enclosure system I bought from Art Reiders at Havencraft/Sudbury MA.

RIP Art.

It was really cheap,like 1500 for the enclosure. I thought it was expensive at the time of course, now I see what this stuff costs.

Do have some pictures - is there something you are looking for??