Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

Dave's Cove of Wonder has a cool breeze even on the hottest days. It
also free of wakes, so he can sit aboard his budget boat comfortably,
read, cook or even build a house of cards. On days when it's stormy, he
has no trouble getting to his boat because, while the Cove allows cool
breezes, stiffer winds are blocked in an uncanny manner.
He never waits to sail. The launches are always there and rarely busy.
Once aboard his micro-sea-flea he quickly sails out of the Cove. The
Cove never presents any wind that forces him to motor out!
Poor me....I am forced to walk down the dock and step right onto my
yacht. Back out of the slip and 30 yards beyond the breakwater my sails
are up.
That's about when Dave is climbing from his launch onto a rocking
boat...next the kids and the gear. I hope no one elderly needs to come
aboard or he'll need to bring the boat to the service dock...if there's
room!
How often does Dave's boat get a fresh water washdown? No problem! The
Cove is FRESH WATER!!!

Dave, keep that joint. You clearly need to believe in it somehow. Maybe
if I was your age and stuck with that boat I'd pretend I was a member
of a pretentious club too. What else have you got?
Yesterday almost every sailboat at our club was out sailing. No one had
to write a check, or make sure the batteries were up, or lug ice, or
get clear of the "cove", or wait for a launch, or visit a service dock
for a washdown, battery charge or whatever!
I know, it's just so low rent!

Dave, seriously. A nicer boat might change your views. Most sailors
that I've brought over to NMYC would never go back to a mooring, even
if they had a ancient 27 footer back when they were starting out.


RB
35s5
NY

Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

Dave's Cove of Wonder has a cool breeze even on the hottest days. It
also free of wakes,

True.

See!


has no trouble getting to his boat because, while the Cove allows cool
breezes, stiffer winds are blocked in an uncanny manner.


You gotta look up that word, BS.


There is NO place on the LIS that is not vulnerable to bad weather. The
folks at Centreport Yacht club (a very nice place) will explain to you
that they are the most sheltered, but even their launches have to pack
it in at times.


He never waits to sail. The launches are always there and rarely busy.
True.


So we can assume that there are very few sailboats at your club or that
they rarely sail. Must be if you never have more than four customers at
a time.


out the mouth of the Cove, but not because of the wind.
It's all of 1/4 to 1/2 mile.


Good great galaxies!!! 1/2 mile of motoring EVERY TIME! How positively
posh!



Hey, first ya gotta unhook and store that AC unit that you have to
have to
be comfortable, and unhook your shore power, get somebody to handle
your
dock lines, etc. etc. etc.


Store the ac??? Are you on drugs? Heart of Gold has built in 17'000 BTU
air conditioning and heat. And maybe you need help with docklines, but
Suzanne just tosses them on to the dock and we're off. The only time
we've called the dockbunny is to offer her a drink. Okay, that's
usually when I'm alone. She's 21 with red hair and already has her 6
pack...cute as a button!


Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Since it's off the river the salinity varies
from time to time.


A freshwater rinse is good practice after every sail.


BS, the only one who's pretentious here is you.


After everyone having a laugh at your boat, YOU were the one to start
moaning that NMYC isn't really a club. The term has little meaning. To
me a yacht club in the tradional sense has a restaurant and bar,
organizes it's own races, and has boats for non-boat owners to use. But
get real: NMYC is private. It doesn't require "member support." It's a
specific type of club and only a few others on the LIS are as nice.
NMYC does not own the slips. Even Capri doesn't offer what we have and
that's 177 dollars per foot compared to our 110.


There's a reason there's a nine year waiting list to get into the
Cove.

No nice slips nearby? Be real. Slips are expensive and hardly common
here. We were 100% filled this season and now we've added a mooring
field to help with transients. Waiting lists are even longer at the
boat basin in Manhattan. Does that make it nice?
Hey, dude. It's nice where you are, but this location offers more for
just a bit more money. And I don't pay any of it.



RB
35s5
NY

Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

No one's laughing

Really??? Perhaps you're unaware of what this "exchange" is really all
about.


BTW, who is the designer of that Bendy Toe of yours?


The 35s5, winner of the boat of the year awards, was designed by Jean
Berret
and Phillipe Stark.


Hey, I'm not moaning. I'm laughing at you and your wannabe "club."



Why? It's just another place to keep a boat. True, it's more expensive
and has more expensive yachts than your club, but why does this upset
you?


RB
35s5
NY

Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

Your is a clean, reasonably well-run commercial marina. Luxury it
ain't.


A comercial marina means the facility is owned by management. You
don't seem to realize that the slips have nothing to do with the
service dept. or even the parking lot. The slips are privately owned,
75% by the boaters here. They are Island residents and some get their
mail here. It's just a world higher-end than your place.
Dave, do you mean, by any wild stretch of imagination, that you
actually think a mooring is more luxurious? You have GOT to be kidding.
Sure, I can save by joining a club like yours, but it would just make
use of the boat a drag...and really tough on some family members who'd
have a hard time on a launch. It's just not worth it to save a few
bucks...not that I pay anyway!
Face the basic physics here. The slip is simply nicer. Easier to use
the boat. Easier to care for the boat. Easier to do just about
everything. When we had a big crew last week, we could hang on the boat
while everyone got to us. No meeting points ashore and multiple launch
trips. Short daysails are also far easier. Longer sails are a snap
because we can load the boat in a snap. Most mooring dwellers think a
slip is luxurious. Then when they hear how we are treated to more than
they get at thier clubs.....well, let's just say we have more and more
sailboats each year and we turned some away for next season already.
It's pretty funny that you though our AC had to be stowed!
Also: How do you know it's a well run facility?


RB
35s5
NY

Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

Berret
and Phillipe Stark


Who are they?



Google them for details. Berret is a leading yacht designer. Most
people have heard of him...at least most sailors. Starck is ultra
famous and I knew his work long before I knew he had any association
with sailboat design.
The 35s5 is handsigned by Starck/Berret and the boat was also featured
everywhere from the NY Times to the Museum of Modern Art quarterly. In
spite of it's high price at the time they still managed to sell more
than 200 of them here in under 5 years. They are quite unlike most
other Beneteau boats having a far higher build quality than the Oceanus
series or the newer First series. My boat is even nicer having the
custom teak interior and better fabrics...it was an expensive option
just like the R&P steering option.

http://www.artandculture.com/cgi-bin...a/artist?id=98


RB
35s5
NY

Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

Dave wrote:
Tell me again who those guys Berret and Stark are?


Google them. You won't have a problem. I have to meet people for this
evening's sail at 6:30.
L8ter.



RB
35s5
NY

Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
My boat is even nicer having the
custom teak interior

Woooo... just caught this glaring little error! You mean the custom fake
teak plastic veneer and miniscule real teak accents....

On a positive note.... the 35s5 is globally renown for their spacious head.
I understand you can swing a cat in there!

CM-

Dave Disneys Cove of Wonder!
 

Woooo... just caught this glaring little error! You mean the custom
fake
teak plastic veneer and miniscule real teak accents...


Kinda hard to put real teak over honeycomb matererial, but the veneer
is real. The only plastic is the sliding storage covers. Her interior
is far far nicer than any Nordica 30, certainly better built and out of
far more expensive materials to save weight.


On a positive note.... the 35s5 is globally renown for their
spacious head.
I understand you can swing a cat in there!


True, she has a large head big enough for a real shower or folks with
long legs. I don't like cats, so they're not permitted on aboard.



RB
35s5
NY