Manhasset is the western end of the sound. and the current does run
1.5kn 1-3hrs opposed to the race until you get to Eatons Neck/Oyster
Bay,when it begins to coincide.

On 1 Aug 2003 17:32:20 -0500, anonymous wrote:

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:17:48 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom said:

IIRC, the spot he's talking about, the entrance to Manhasset, has a serious current. 2
knots, I think?

I haven't sailed the area for years, but I don't recall anywhere on the
eastern end of the Sound with serious current.