[Rhodes22-list] East River

[Michael Meltzer]

I does that all the time we vistors, great way to save 4 hours walking :-) but I want to do it in my own boat :-)

MJM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] East River


> At the risk of sounding like a tourist, we took the Circle Line tour which
> goes around the whole island (Manhattan) and we thought it was one of the
> greatest boating excursions ever. For a non-New Yorker, it was also very
> informative as the pilot narrated the whole way.  We took tons of photos,
> including the WTC that we cherish a lot.  I highly recommend the trip in any
> kind of vessel.  
> 
> Slim 
> 
> On 6/7/04 10:48 PM, "Michael Meltzer" <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:
> 
> > Sound like a nice trip for my girls, once around the city, have to do it.
> > 
> > MJM
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:28 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] East River
> > 
> > 
> > Peter,
> > 
> > The run down the East River is a lot of fun, and not to be missed.  The only
> > problem is that it goes by so fast, and you don't have
> > the option to linger.  You go under the bridges, under the planes at
> > LaGuardia, through hell gate--a piece of cake in slack
> > tide--just like inland lakes, a matter of timing--past the Chrysler Building,
> > the UN, the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn
> > Bridge--and then you pop out and can see the Statue of Liberty!
> > 
> > It's spectacular.
> > 
> > We've talked about how to do it on the list numerous times, but if you missed
> > those discussions I'm sure we can find them back.
> > 
> > There are lots of pretty places to sail on Long Island Sound, but there's
> > nothing in the world like sailing down the East River.
> > (Actually I always motor, and would recommend that you do the same.)
> > 
> > Bill Effros
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Peter Thorn
> > To: Richard Smith ; The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Wind forecasting
> > 
> > 
> > Richard,
> > 
> > On the race course one always seeks an advantage.  I've found being in the
> > right place at the right time, inside on a lift, or the first to sail toward
> > the new wind, will trump any amount of boatspeed, go-fast gadgetry, etc.
> > 
> > I'm mainly an inland lake sailor.  Occasionally we travel to a lake near
> > Wilmington, NC, Lake Waccamaw, which is close enough to the ocean to benefit
> > from a seabreeze.  If the sun hits the land during the day, Lake Waccamaw
> > will have a seabreeze at dusk -- so the racing runs 3-8pm.  Other than that,
> > on inland lakes we're stuck with weather systems and puny little lake
> > breezes.
> > 
> > Sometimes, especially in the spring, weather systems move through and can be
> > predicted to arrive within a few hours.  That's when I want the best weather
> > advice available.  To have "insider" knowledge of an arriving front that
> > others have no clue about will, once in a while, make a huge difference.
> > 
> > I do agree with you about local knowledge.  The Waccamanian skippers know
> > where and when their seabreeze arrives, and how to clean our clocks with it.
> > 
> > We are planning a 10 day sail around Long Island, starting June 26.  Do you,
> > or any others,  have suggestion about really great gunk holes on the north
> > shore?  How about the run down the East River from Hell Gate?  We haven't
> > quite decided whether or not that part should be attempted.
> > 
> > Any advice would be appreciated.
> > 
> > PT
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Smith" <sailnut at worldnet.att.net>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 9:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Wind forecasting
> > 
> > 
> >> The NOA broadcasts will give you a GENERAL idea of the winds but that will
> >> be little or no help when it comes to costal sailing.
> >> 
> >> During the summer months local effects get overlaid on the overall
> >> (synoptic) wind flow patterns and distort them enormously.  On Long Island
> >> Sound it's not unusual to find oneself becalmed while 5 miles away others
> >> are sailing in a fresh breeze.
> >> 
> >> Nothing replaces local knowledge.
> >> 
> >> Richard Smith
> >> 
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