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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.


That brings up some questions:
1. Here in Oregon, and IIRC, Washington,
the land between high and low tide lines is considered public property
and you can anchor in any water not othwise restricted. That means
you can put down the lunch hook and dinghy ashore for a trip
through the tide pools. Are the laws and regulations similar
in Maine?

2. What's the expected tidal range and are the tides diurnal or
semi-diurnal? (OK, I know the ranges may vary widely in different
areas, but assume I'm asking about common anchorages).



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).


Hope the fee would be less than the equivalent of the Waggoner's guide
out here! ;-)


Mark Borgerson

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 02:43:23 GMT, Mark Borgerson
wrote:

In article ,
says...


That brings up some questions:
1. Here in Oregon, and IIRC, Washington,
the land between high and low tide lines is considered public property
and you can anchor in any water not othwise restricted. That means
you can put down the lunch hook and dinghy ashore for a trip
through the tide pools. Are the laws and regulations similar
in Maine?

2. What's the expected tidal range and are the tides diurnal or
semi-diurnal? (OK, I know the ranges may vary widely in different
areas, but assume I'm asking about common anchorages).


Semidiurnal, and normal range is in the 11-13 foot range along most of
the Maine Coast. It rises steeply as you enter the Bay of Fundy, with
a mean range of 28 ft on Grand Manan.


If you are serious about Maine you would do well to get all the
cruising guides you can lay your hands on. Read them at home with
planning charts. (The Johnson guide comes with planning charts.)

Also get an Eldridge or other book with tide tables.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

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

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 02:43:23 GMT, Mark Borgerson
wrote:

In article ,
says...


That brings up some questions:
1. Here in Oregon, and IIRC, Washington,
the land between high and low tide lines is considered public property
and you can anchor in any water not othwise restricted. That means
you can put down the lunch hook and dinghy ashore for a trip
through the tide pools. Are the laws and regulations similar
in Maine?

2. What's the expected tidal range and are the tides diurnal or
semi-diurnal? (OK, I know the ranges may vary widely in different
areas, but assume I'm asking about common anchorages).


Semidiurnal, and normal range is in the 11-13 foot range along most of
the Maine Coast. It rises steeply as you enter the Bay of Fundy, with
a mean range of 28 ft on Grand Manan.


If you are serious about Maine you would do well to get all the
cruising guides you can lay your hands on. Read them at home with
planning charts. (The Johnson guide comes with planning charts.)

Also get an Eldridge or other book with tide tables.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

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