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| 1552.1 | Next Stop- "England" | MAIL::MCLAUGHLIN | | Thu Jul 05 1990 16:42 | 10 |
| It is quite straight forward, although I have not done it for a few
years. Over the past years heavy fog has been the primary problem.
The other item I recall is the currents- best to take a look at
Eldridge and be aware of the set across some of the shallow areas. Of
course these days most people have a Loran which (when working)
takes away much of these risks. The only other item I recall was a
-long- row into the main landing area- with the long fetch for the
breeze, not a place to be rowing an inflatable!
Personally I prefer Edgartown.
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| 1552.2 | Piece of cake | AKOV14::DJOHNSTON | | Fri Jul 06 1990 10:39 | 19 |
| It is very straightforward. Just follow the set of bouys that keep you
out of the shallows between the islands. The indians used to actually
walk between the islands when the sand bars were right and the spring
tides were especially low. At least that what the museum lady said.
Doubt she was actually there.
I'd recommend splurging on at least one night tied up at the Boat
Basin. The access to downtown is much easier and it's a lot of fun.
In the days before loran my family cruised there quite often and it was
almost always fogged in. Several times power boats came by and asked
if it would be okay to follow us in. They just assumed sailors would
know the way, I guess.
I was just on Nantucket a couple of weeks ago and visited Madaket for
the first time. No experience sailing there, but can tell you there
ain't a lot there. Maybe that's what you want. Good luck.
Dave
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| 1552.3 | Nantucket Fog Story | NYEM1::LEARY | FAIR DINKUM, SAIL TO OZ, MATE! | Fri Jul 06 1990 16:19 | 7 |
| Re .2
Back in the sixties we used to sail our Concordia to Nantucket all
the time. As previously stated, there was usually fog. The power
boats would line up to follow us in not because we knew what we were
doing, but because we drew twice as much water as a power boat and
would run aground well before they would be in danger.
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| 1552.4 | Wauwinet? | SSGVAX::REDFIELD | | Mon Jul 09 1990 17:42 | 12 |
| While on the subject of Nantucket, I was wondering if anyone had any
experience getting to Wauwinet.
I am planning to go on 7/13 and would appreciate any tips in navigating
through what appears to be a complex bay east of the Brant light.
I understand that the effort is well worth it...the Wauwinet Inn is an
experience!
Thanks,
Carl
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| 1552.5 | It IS worth it, but... | AKOV14::DJOHNSTON | | Mon Jul 09 1990 18:07 | 12 |
| Re: -.1
First tie up to a mooring in the main harbor.
Then hire a) a Boston Whaler, or
b) a taxi
c) a Jeep
;^)
Dave
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| 1552.6 | dont leave home without it | DUGGAN::PLUMLEY | | Tue Jul 10 1990 12:57 | 2 |
| -.2 .... wear natural fiber cloths, and
bring _lots_ of money
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| 1552.7 | Destination Nantucket | DNEAST::POMERLEAU_BO | | Tue Jan 25 1994 09:22 | 18 |
| I am planning a cruise to Nantucket in June of this year. We plan on
leaving Rockland Maine on Sunday June 5th in the early morning, weather
permiting, and heading for Monheagan Island then across the gulf of
Maine to the Cape Cod canal. We have two weeks to complete this cruise
and plan to get to Nantucket as quickly as possible, spend a day or two
there and then begin makeing our way back to Rockland. We would like to
stop at places of interest as we work up the coast and would appreciate
suggestions on harbors to stop at, places to see and good resturants
to eat at. We have not sailed south of Portland prior to this so are
unfamiliar with these areas. Could someone reccomend a good up-to-date
cruising quide? Maybe even one we could borrow for this two week
period.
All input will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob P
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| 1552.8 | Crossing the Gulf of Maine | MUZICK::TRNTBL::thompson | Mike | Thu Feb 03 1994 12:34 | 16 |
| re: 1552.7
You plan to get from Rockland Maine to the Cape Cod Canal
for your visit to Nantucket crossing the Gulf of Maine.
Draw a line on the chart and you will see you are surprisingly
far offshore. Now in the case you have no wind and are
motoring - or worse choppy sea and no wind, you will have to be
sufficiently close to the next port to refuel.
A few years ago, I made this trip (S to N). The wind died and
we motored. Calculations told us we could not make it,
so we headed for Booth Bay. We got to Cape Newagen with the tank
reading "Empty" but were unable to get any fuel in Newagen Cove.
Desperate, we motored out of the east "gut" and IS IT NARROW!
We did get to Booth Bay before running out of fuel.
Mike
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