Roger,

Have you seen the reversing falls?

I have not been through it in a boat but have eaten lunch at the
overlook restaurant a couple of times.

It is hard to compare locations from your photo but............from what
I can see, the photo you attached is mild compared to reversing falls.

Your decision one way or the other. Best of luck.

Howard

Roger Long wrote:
NE Sailboat wrote:

I don't want to read "boat caught in reversing falls" in the Portland
Press.

I've been through hairer place than that:

http://home.maine.rr.com/bmssez/06C8.htm

and not to mention many passages through the infamous Woods Hole, my old
front yard. I remember getting into the channel just as a tug and barge
coming down current the other way hit some eddy and the barge swung out
to one side taking up most of the channel. I eased over into a cove in
the rocks and let the main out so that the speed dropped to just match
the current. We held position over the ground, still making impressive
speed through the water, with the rocks close ahead, astern, and along
side. The tug boat swept by gunning it's engines and blowing clouds of
black smoke attempting to get the barge back in line as I juggled sail
trim and rudder. The beautiful woman who was with me said, "I am very
impressed." A year or two later though, she married the tugboat
captain, evidence perhaps that size (of boats) does matter. I've always
felt that it isn't what you have but what you do with it and how that
matters but it didn't do the trick this time.

Free mooring in Nantucket eh? Clearly you are pleasanter to some people
than many of your posts here would indicate.