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Dean B wrote:
I also have a few questions about Southern New England: Do the winds hold up in Sep.? See the Maine response and associated details. It sounds pretty commercialized. I'm worried about not finding a place to anchor. Is there much hope for a primitive experience or are you at the mercy of the local property owners? Forget trespassing. You will get into trouble fast. In Southern New England one simply does not land on private property. The issue instead is usually the availability of space in the standard harbors. Years ago the trend switched to moorings, and it's only gotten worse. At least in September you will be pretty sure to find a mooring, but most harbors of interest are so clogged with mooring balls that lying to your own steel is not simple. I try to do it most of the time, but I have been using these harbors for many years and I can usually make an educated guess about what's possible and what's trouble. In some harbors you will definitely draw the ire of the local constable if you get creative. Now for a fee I will give you the coordinates of some really neat places to drop a hook not matter what the situation (smile). -- Good luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://kerrydeare.tripod.com |
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Buzzards Bay and the Cape and Islands are great, but they're not exactly
"primitive." We used to go to Maine for the primitive escape, but switched to the sound when our daughter was born. Martha's Vineyard is a lot more fun for a child, especially being able to swim off the boat and go in for ice cream and a carousel every day. There are more primitive places, but you'll always be sharing them with lots of other cruisers. This is not a problem if you like to anchor outside away from the crowds, but getting an "inside" spot at the head of the little hurricane hole is an art form. Our itinerary is often designed around arriving at the optimal time to get the ideal spot. As for the wind, its hard to predict. Last Labor Day we came back in about 30 knots, but often as not we've had to power to make time. September is the heart of the hurricane season here. Its very rare they strike north of Boston, but Buzzard Bay usually gets at least one scare every season. Frankly, its sounds to me like Maine is what you're after. Just don't plan on swimming. "Dean B" wrote in message om... I also have a few questions about Southern New England: Do the winds hold up in Sep.? It sounds pretty commercialized. I'm worried about not finding a place to anchor. Is there much hope for a primitive experience or are you at the mercy of the local property owners? Don't get me wrong, I do like to stop in at the occasional small port but there are only so many gift shops and book stores that I can put up with. Dean |
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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. I expect that we'll use just one week but two weeks are not out of the question. Because it's going to be a charter we'll need to schedule in advance. We are pretty flexible about what time of the season. Of course the longer days, earlier in Summer give you more time to travel and go ashore. All of my sailing has been in the PNW. I have probably a year on-board sailing the leeward side of Vancouver Island: Puget Sound, San Jauns, Gulf Islands, Strait of Jaun de Fuca, Strait of Georgia, Desolation Sound, Johnstone Strait, Queen Charlotte Strait, and probably 100 days on the Columbia river between Portland and Astoria. I have sailed in fog (prefer not to repeat). My chart reading and dead reckoning skills are fine, of course GPS with built in charting make those skills less important these days. I have lots of experience coping with strong currents. I have no real offshore Pacific coast passage-making experience as I'm not a big fan of the sea-sickness that seems enevitable with the Pacific swell. Dean |
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The most encouraging destinations discussed so far are on the New
England coast. I have a few questions that I'd like to push back about Maine: Is the Maine fog less of a problem in September? Is the high season fog all that bad? Does it burn of in the afternoon? Do the winds hold up in Maine in Sep.? What is the public land situation in Maine? Are there public parks where one can wander around? Thanks, Dean |
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I also have a few questions about Southern New England:
Do the winds hold up in Sep.? It sounds pretty commercialized. I'm worried about not finding a place to anchor. Is there much hope for a primitive experience or are you at the mercy of the local property owners? Don't get me wrong, I do like to stop in at the occasional small port but there are only so many gift shops and book stores that I can put up with. Dean |
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