On Dec 6, 12:53*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:45:19 -0500, Gogarty
wrote:

Larry to the contrary notwithstanding, for one summer, New York City.
See my previous post. Just consider the several bodies of water you can
explore in a few days, always to come back to your slip. All of Long
Island Sound. South Shore of Long Island with Great South Bay and Fire
Island of legend. New York Harbor itself, a great day sail with country
cosuins. Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook and Sandy Hook National Poark withg
its (blush) Federally-sanctioned nude beach Up thre Hudosn Rive, but I
presume woyu would arive in this area by coming down the Hudson River.
Another thought is the chance to sail in the open sea out past Ambrose
and experience the very different mode of sea behavior from that in any
enclosed body of water. Then you can come ashore at your slip, take in a
ball game, go to the tennis courts, ride into town to all the theaters,
museums, etc., etc. Not to foret the fireworks on the Fourth in the East
River. Etc.

All that and more. * Cruising Long Island Sound, Peconic Bay, Block
Island, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Buzzard's Bay and the Elizabeth
Islands will keep you busy and entertained for most of the summer. *It
will also give you an opportunity to control your costs by anchoring
out much of the time. *As a bonus you get to cruise the Hudson River
twice.

Why twice, are you thinking we would sail back to Western Lake
Superior the same season?

Our hope is to winter on the east coast, this should be possible huh?

Christian

On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:17:32 -0800 (PST), "S/V Sea Dog, Rhodes 32"
wrote:

Why twice, are you thinking we would sail back to Western Lake
Superior the same season?


Yes.

Our hope is to winter on the east coast, this should be possible huh?

OK, absolutely doable. You'd have the whole summer to find a
boatyard, lot's of choices on Long Island Sound.

On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:17:32 -0800 (PST), in message

"S/V Sea Dog, Rhodes 32" wrote:

Why twice, are you thinking we would sail back to Western Lake
Superior the same season?

Our hope is to winter on the east coast, this should be possible huh?

You can spend a good, long, enjoyable time just getting down to this
part of the world from up there. If it's an option you might save the
urban tourism for after Labour Day when Canadian schools are back in
and the crowds are thinner. As an added bonus the temperatures are a
little lower.

Toronto and Montreal are both great cities, but neither has great
sailing. The west end of Lake Ontario tends to light winds and
featureless coastline. The east end provides more interest and more
wind on both the north and south shores and the Thousand Islands are
right there.

If it was me, I'd aim to be in Oswego in September on the way to NYC
and points south where the winter will be bearable. Don't even think
of liveaboard in Toronto or Montreal in the winter unless you would
like to liveaboard at home. It was -18C outside my window last night
here in Kingston.

Ryk