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On 19 Jan 2004 11:27:27 -0800, (Dean B) wrote:

Wow! what great responses. I think I owe it to you to fill in some
more details about myself and my needs.

I will be sailing with just my wife with whom I race in Portland. She
has limited cruising experience. Boat size is always a compromise of
a number of factors so we tend to prefer a boat in the 30-35 foot
range. We're both athletic and don't like being stuck on-board for
days at a time so shore activities are important. State Parks, like
those in the San Juans, are ideal because the better ones have nice
trails that one can spend considerable time walking around and
exploring the entire island.

Both Mount Desert and Isle au Haut have hiking trails. They are part
of Acadia National Park. Isle au Haut has Park Dept moorings in Duck
Harbor in the summer time, or so I am told. They were pulled by the
time we got there in Mid Sept. It is not a comfortable harbor for
sleeping.

Better, perhaps, to anchor in the thorofare east of the
lighthouse/b&b. You can row to the town dock from there.

Great Wass Is. (The Mudhole) (67-35 W, 44-29 N) belongs to The Nature
Conservancy and has trails. In September you are likely to have the
Mudhole to yourself, but I don't know about summer.

For long days June might have some of the advantages of September for
lack of crowding, but the water will be really cold. Bring gloves for
weighing anchor.

Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"WooWooism lives" Anon grafitto on the base of the Cuttyhunk breakwater light