"Larry" wrote in message
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Padlock your dinghy at all times!



Won't the gunfire, screams and sirens keep them awake?

Larry,, Bayside, Queens .. is a very nice area.
A few years back, I drove down from NE to look at a boat
that was kept there.. I was very impressed. It isn't a short
walk to the "city" but there is public trans and all.

I"d love to sail to that area ... very nice.

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:44:02 GMT, "Thomas, Spring Point Light"
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"Larry" wrote in message
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Padlock your dinghy at all times!



Won't the gunfire, screams and sirens keep them awake?

Larry,, Bayside, Queens .. is a very nice area.
A few years back, I drove down from NE to look at a boat
that was kept there.. I was very impressed. It isn't a short
walk to the "city" but there is public trans and all.

I"d love to sail to that area ... very nice.



I know quite a few people who HAVE sailed there that would disagree
with your assessment. It's not the Bronx, but it's not what Skip is
accustomed too, either.

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:43:17 -0400, wrote:

I know quite a few people who HAVE sailed there that would disagree
with your assessment. It's not the Bronx, but it's not what Skip is
accustomed too, either.

Is that on the East River? I lived in Queens one summer.
Spent more than one afternoon in a park there tripping on acid,
watching the tide come in, and watching it go away again.
Besides that, I remember Ditmars Ave. and O'Leary's Tap.
Oh, I think LaGuardia Airport was across the river, or maybe it was a
spaceport. It's all a little hazy.

--Vic

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:07:39 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:43:17 -0400, wrote:

I know quite a few people who HAVE sailed there that would disagree
with your assessment. It's not the Bronx, but it's not what Skip is
accustomed too, either.

Is that on the East River? I lived in Queens one summer.
Spent more than one afternoon in a park there tripping on acid,
watching the tide come in, and watching it go away again.
Besides that, I remember Ditmars Ave. and O'Leary's Tap.
Oh, I think LaGuardia Airport was across the river, or maybe it was a
spaceport. It's all a little hazy.

--Vic

Skip is a bit east of there in Little Neck Bay.

Vic Smith wrote in
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It's all a little hazy.


Sounds somewhat like my recollection of Woodstock in '69...(c;

Anyone who actually "remembers" Woodstock must have been a cop or first
responder....or wasn't there.

It was probably best. I was 23. A few of us took leave from the Navy to
attend....

....none of us told them, of course, where we were going!

On 14 Sep 2008 21:02:02 -0500, Dave wrote:

I know quite a few people who HAVE sailed there that would disagree
with your assessment. It's not the Bronx, but it's not what Skip is
accustomed too, either.

Yes. I would have thought that City Island might have been preferable.

Little Neck Bay is fine for an overnight anchorage prior to getting an
early start down the East River - much better protection from the
prevailing winds and closer to Throggs Neck than City Island. I would
not moor a boat there permanently however. A friend of mine did that
for a few years back in the 80s and was broken into repeatedly.

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:25:15 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On 14 Sep 2008 21:02:02 -0500, Dave wrote:

I know quite a few people who HAVE sailed there that would disagree
with your assessment. It's not the Bronx, but it's not what Skip is
accustomed too, either.

Yes. I would have thought that City Island might have been preferable.

Little Neck Bay is fine for an overnight anchorage prior to getting an
early start down the East River - much better protection from the
prevailing winds and closer to Throggs Neck than City Island. I would
not moor a boat there permanently however. A friend of mine did that
for a few years back in the 80s and was broken into repeatedly.

Yeah, you "can" anchor there overnight. My warning is that you need to
be on your guard in a way that few boaters are accustomed to. That
means having a chain and padlock that you use on your dinghy when you
go ashore, and hoping that that is sufficient.

Plus, Skip is CRUISING, which for most people is about seeing new and
interesting NICE places. He sailed right by Cold Spring Harbor to
anchor in Little Neck Harbor. He's still there, so this was more than
a quick overnight way point. Sort of like going camping by parking
your RV in the Walmart parking lot.

Plus, Skip is CRUISING, which for most people is about seeing new
and
interesting NICE places. He sailed right by Cold Spring Harbor to
anchor in Little Neck Harbor. He's still there, so this was more
than
a quick overnight way point. Sort of like going camping by parking
your RV in the WalMart parking lot.




Just looks like I'm still there. Spot sucks; the enabling system is
convoluted and didn't work, where the "OK" message DID get out,
leaving PJ for LN.

We're in Atlantic Highlands after a very calm anchorage in Pt. Jeff
cuz we couldn't get to PW; we went to LN to get as close to our exit
as possible and it was, too, a lovely anchorage.

Too much going on; haven't had a chance to do a log - more details
when I do, about the anchorages, the last couple having been just a
place to throw the hook...

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"Skip Gundlach" wrote

Just looks like I'm still there. Spot sucks; the enabling system is
convoluted and didn't work, where the "OK" message DID get out, leaving PJ
for LN.


I've had no problems or missed tracking initiation since I learned to hold
the button down until the LED lights and then goes out. If you press the
button until the LED just comes on and then release before it goes out
again, it sends an OK message.

I always send an OK message after I anchor and then turn the unit off for
the night. In the morning, I turn it on, press and hold the button, and it
always goes into tracking mode reliably.

I admit that they could have done a better job on the user interface but
I've been very happy with mine. My review for "Points East" didn't make it
into the upcoming issue but may appear with the story of my August cruise
sometime this winter.

--
Roger Long

I take it back. I just got back from an overnight cruise and my tracking
page is blank. Since S&L's isn't working either, I suspect they are still
working on the servers or there is some problem at that end.

First failure I've had since I figured out the button sequence.

--
Roger Long