Posted by richlem2 (richlem2@…>)
Greetings All, Just thought i’d forward a question regarding cruising
destinations this summer. What areas do you favor? What is the usual
length of the voyage,ect?
I enjoy trips to Maine beyond casco bay to the more secluded
coastline of “DownEast”. For short hops, MarthasVineyard is in reach
and daysailing/overnight in Narragansett Bay.
Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)
Where are you based? This year, Glory is going from Boston to Mystic,
CT, then BI, Cuttyhunk, and MV over about two weeks and change. Last
year, we went down east as far as Northeast harbor, which was a bit
farther than the last time we went to Maine in Bright Star where we got
to Surrey. Two weeks at a time is about all I can manage work-wise
these days, though I get 4 weeks/year, so we do a lot of long weekends.
Last year, we discovered that the 45 extended our cruising range enough
to make MV - at least Vineyard Haven - in a day. We spent labor day
weekend there because I got a hankering for Black Dog french toast.
Lance
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wrote:
Greetings All, Just thought i’d forward a question regarding
cruising
destinations this summer. What areas do you favor? What is the usual
length of the voyage,ect?
I enjoy trips to Maine beyond casco bay to the more secluded
coastline of “DownEast”. For short hops, MarthasVineyard is in reach
and daysailing/overnight in Narragansett Bay.
Posted by Thomas Wales (twales@…>)
As a Maine resident, I generally avoid heading west (or
south to many) as it’s too crowded. I remember the days as a kid
when we could sail up Minemsha bight into the pond. I guess it’s all
filled in now. I remember Tarpaulin Cove with 3 or 4 other boats in
it. The last time we went to Cuttyhunk, which was in the early 90’s,
we had a very uncomfortable night on the hook in the outer
harbor. For a quiet night, try Cabot Cove, just inside Pulpit Harbor
at Northhaven Island in Penobscot Bay. Head up Somes Sound, past the
multi-million dollar homes, and anchor in Valley cove on Mt. Desert,
go ashore, and hike up Flying Mountain for a great view. We had a
nice night at Isles of Shoals off Portsmouth last summer. We had a
very pleasant night at Damariscove Island last August. There are
many places to gunk-hole along the Maine coast and you don’t have to
get there early to get a spot. You might want to pick up a copy of a
recent “Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast” by the Tafts. Remember,
no matter where you go, you’ll have the sea, the wind and the sun. Good luck.
TW
Anoush Koon, Pemaquid, ME
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Greetings All, Just thought i’d forward a question regarding cruising
destinations this summer. What areas do you favor? What is the usual
length of the voyage,ect?
I enjoy trips to Maine beyond casco bay to the more secluded
coastline of “DownEast”. For short hops, MarthasVineyard is in reach
and daysailing/overnight in Narragansett Bay.No virus found in this incoming message.
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Posted by Richard Lemieux (richlem2@…>)
Hi Lance, We are based in Wickford Harbor, North Kingstown, R.I. This is a great jumping off point for destinations East or West. Our plans for “Simplicity” this season are not yet formalized. We are lucky enough to get five or six weeks off to sail and many summers we just go until its time to turn around and head for home. We have found many interesting places utilizing this formula. Sommes sound, Snow Island, and Frenchboro in Maine are some places we have fond memories of.
----- Original Message ----From: lance_ryley <lance_ryley@…>To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comSent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:10:12 PMSubject: [FreedomOwnersGroup] Re: cruising area
Where are you based? This year, Glory is going from Boston to Mystic, CT, then BI, Cuttyhunk, and MV over about two weeks and change. Last year, we went down east as far as Northeast harbor, which was a bit farther than the last time we went to Maine in Bright Star where we got to Surrey. Two weeks at a time is about all I can manage work-wise these days, though I get 4 weeks/year, so we do a lot of long weekends. Last year, we discovered that the 45 extended our cruising range enough to make MV - at least Vineyard Haven - in a day. We spent labor day weekend there because I got a hankering for Black Dog french toast.Lance— In FreedomOwnersGroup@ yahoogroups. com, “richlem2” <richlem2@… .> wrote:>> Greetings All, Just thought i’d forward a
question regarding cruising > destinations this summer. What areas do you favor? What is the usual > length of the voyage,ect?> I enjoy trips to Maine beyond casco bay to the more secluded > coastline of “DownEast”. For short hops, MarthasVineyard is in reach > and daysailing/overnigh t in Narragansett Bay.>
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Posted by Richard Lemieux (richlem2@…>)
Anoush, Menemsha and Tarpaulin Cove are two of our favorite places to go and we use them frequently as part of our cruising plans. Cuttyhunk’s outer anchorage can be very uncomfrotable with any breeze out of the North. Been there and done that!
We have very fond memories of Somes Sound, Snow Island, Frenchboro, Seal Island and so many other great places in Maine that always make us want to go back. We have also sailed to Nova Scotia and have wonderful stories regarding our experiences Easting!
Thanks for the info regarding the Taft’s cruising guide.
----- Original Message ----From: Thomas Wales <twales@…>To: FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.comSent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:49:36 PMSubject: Re: [FreedomOwnersGroup] cruising area
As a Maine resident, I generally avoid heading west (or south to many) as it’s too crowded. I remember the days as a kid when we could sail up Minemsha bight into the pond. I guess it’s all filled in now. I remember Tarpaulin Cove with 3 or 4 other boats in it. The last time we went to Cuttyhunk, which was in the early 90’s, we had a very uncomfortable night on the hook in the outer harbor. For a quiet night, try Cabot Cove, just inside Pulpit Harbor at Northhaven Island in Penobscot Bay. Head up Somes Sound, past the multi-million dollar homes, and anchor in Valley cove on Mt. Desert, go ashore, and hike up Flying Mountain for a great view. We had a nice night at Isles of Shoals off Portsmouth last summer. We had a very pleasant night at Damariscove Island last August. There are many places to gunk-hole along the Maine coast and you don’t have to get there early to get a spot. You might want to pick
up a copy of a recent “Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast” by the Tafts. Remember, no matter where you go, you’ll have the sea, the wind and the sun. Good luck.TWAnoush Koon, Pemaquid, MEAt 02:22 PM 3/26/2008, you wrote:>Greetings All, Just thought i’d forward a question regarding cruising>destinations this summer. What areas do you favor? What is the usual>length of the voyage,ect?>I enjoy trips to Maine beyond casco bay to the more secluded>coastline of “DownEast”. For short hops, MarthasVineyard is in reach>and daysailing/overnigh t in Narragansett Bay.>>>>No virus found in this incoming message.>Checked by AVG.>Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1344 - Release Date: >3/26/2008 8:52 AM-- No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1344 - Release Date:
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Posted by michel.capel (michel.capel@…>)
Hi guys,
After reading about your cruising plans in the US NE parts, I ducked
into a zoomed in Google map of your area. This must be cruising
heaven with all these bays and islands. To my shame, I also
discovered that most of Rhode Island is not an island!!
What I wonder, there are a lot of roads crossing bays and inlets. Do
they all have bridges high enough to let a larger Freedom (I think
the F45 has the talles mast of them all) pass under them? Or are
there also opening bridges?
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “lance_ryley”
<lance_ryley@…> wrote:
Where are you based? This year, Glory is going from Boston to
Mystic,
CT, then BI, Cuttyhunk, and MV over about two weeks and change.
Last
year, we went down east as far as Northeast harbor, which was a
bit
farther than the last time we went to Maine in Bright Star where
we got
to Surrey. Two weeks at a time is about all I can manage work-wise
these days, though I get 4 weeks/year, so we do a lot of long
weekends.
Last year, we discovered that the 45 extended our cruising range
enough
to make MV - at least Vineyard Haven - in a day. We spent labor
day
weekend there because I got a hankering for Black Dog french toast.Lance
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “richlem2” <richlem2@>
wrote:Greetings All, Just thought i’d forward a question regarding
cruising
destinations this summer. What areas do you favor? What is the
usual
length of the voyage,ect?
I enjoy trips to Maine beyond casco bay to the more secluded
coastline of “DownEast”. For short hops, MarthasVineyard is in
reach
and daysailing/overnight in Narragansett Bay.
Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)
Tom,
those are rapidly becoming some of my favorite places, although on
Mt. Desert we didn’t get any farther inside than Northeast harbor
last time. But I grew up sailing in Fisher’s Island sound, BI,
Cuttyhunk, so every once in a while I like to reconnect with those
places. Cuttyhunk has changed over the past 20 years, and not
necessarily for the better. Menemsha is one of only two places I can
remember my folks ever running aground… good times 
Lance
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Wales <twales@…>
wrote:
As a Maine resident, I generally avoid heading west (orsouth to many) as it’s too crowded. I remember the days as a kid
when we could sail up Minemsha bight into the pond. I guess it’s
all
filled in now. I remember Tarpaulin Cove with 3 or 4 other boats
in
it. The last time we went to Cuttyhunk, which was in the early
90’s,
we had a very uncomfortable night on the hook in the outer
harbor. For a quiet night, try Cabot Cove, just inside Pulpit
Harbor
at Northhaven Island in Penobscot Bay. Head up Somes Sound, past
the
multi-million dollar homes, and anchor in Valley cove on Mt.
Desert,
go ashore, and hike up Flying Mountain for a great view. We had a
nice night at Isles of Shoals off Portsmouth last summer. We had a
very pleasant night at Damariscove Island last August. There are
many places to gunk-hole along the Maine coast and you don’t have
to
get there early to get a spot. You might want to pick up a copy of
a
recent “Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast” by the Tafts. Remember,
no matter where you go, you’ll have the sea, the wind and the sun.
Good luck.
TW
Anoush Koon, Pemaquid, ME
Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)
Michel,
in our area, there are only two places that I worry about - the cape
cod canal to the south and Annisquam “river” to the north. The cape’s
fixed bridges are high enough for the 45 with much room to spare.
There is also a raising railroad bridge with mucho clearance.
The annisquam has a narrow drawbridge for road traffic at its
southern end, and then a railroad drawbridge as well. In Bright Star,
we headed for Maine from Gloucester and went through the Annisquam.
Besides being narrow, shoaled in places at low tide, and at midtide
having a horrendous current, there is also a lot of commercial
traffic - mostly fishermen and party boats. Also, the railroad bridge
doesn’t go completely vertical, so you have to stay to the far side
of the channel to ensure you are going to clear. I pretty much have
decided that I’m not taking any sailboat of mine through the
annisquam again (although it is pretty at its northern end, it’s not
worth the hassle). Sailing around Cape Ann adds some distance to the
trip, but has the added benefit of crossing into the whale sanctuary.
Last year, we saw three humpback as we were passing the tip of Cape
Ann.
This year, when we had ‘south,’ our only real challenges are on the
Mystic River, but the railroad bridge there is a swing bridge, and
the bascule bridge on Rte 1 is really not a problem. Mystic is a
tidal river, so there’s never too much current to deal with.
The Freedom 45 came in two rig heights, a tall and short. We have the
tall rig on Glory. The idea was that the shorter rig would be great
for getting up and down the Intracoastal with no problem. I think
most state highway bridges on the east coast are designed for a
minimum clearance of 65’, and Glory’s POs brought her up and down the
Intracoastal without incident several times.
Lance
— In FreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com, “michel.capel”
<michel.capel@…> wrote:
Hi guys,
After reading about your cruising plans in the US NE parts, I
ducked
into a zoomed in Google map of your area. This must be cruising
heaven with all these bays and islands. To my shame, I also
discovered that most of Rhode Island is not an island!!What I wonder, there are a lot of roads crossing bays and inlets.
Do
they all have bridges high enough to let a larger Freedom (I think
the F45 has the talles mast of them all) pass under them? Or are
there also opening bridges?
Posted by Thomas Wales (twales@…>)
Greetings,
We are, indeed, located in cruising heaven, at least for a
few months each summer season. The Maine coast is long and jagged
enough to offer many cruising destinations. And then there are the
islands, seemingly thousands of them, many with anchorages. Lots of
fun to explore. And, it’s said we have a fiord on Mt. Desert Island
(Somes Sound). I have anchored in a cove there in 60’ of water and
only 30’ from the shore.
Most of the bridges are high enough to pass under, but some
are draw bridges which do open on either schedule or on demand,
depending upon where they are located.
Best,
TW
At 09:03 AM 3/27/2008, you wrote:
Hi guys,
After reading about your cruising plans in the US NE parts, I ducked
into a zoomed in Google map of your area. This must be cruising
heaven with all these bays and islands. To my shame, I also
discovered that most of Rhode Island is not an island!!What I wonder, there are a lot of roads crossing bays and inlets. Do
they all have bridges high enough to let a larger Freedom (I think
the F45 has the talles mast of them all) pass under them? Or are
there also opening bridges?— In
mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup%40yahoogroups.comFreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
,
“lance_ryley”
<lance_ryley@…> wrote:Where are you based? This year, Glory is going from Boston to
Mystic,
CT, then BI, Cuttyhunk, and MV over about two weeks and change.
Last
year, we went down east as far as Northeast harbor, which was a
bit
farther than the last time we went to Maine in Bright Star where
we got
to Surrey. Two weeks at a time is about all I can manage work-wise
these days, though I get 4 weeks/year, so we do a lot of long
weekends.
Last year, we discovered that the 45 extended our cruising range
enough
to make MV - at least Vineyard Haven - in a day. We spent labor
day
weekend there because I got a hankering for Black Dog french toast.Lance
— In
mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup%40yahoogroups.comFreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com,
“richlem2” <richlem2@>
wrote:
Greetings All, Just thought i’d forward a question regarding
cruising
destinations this summer. What areas do you favor? What is the
usual
length of the voyage,ect?
I enjoy trips to Maine beyond casco bay to the more secluded
coastline of “DownEast”. For short hops, MarthasVineyard is in
reach
and daysailing/overnight in Narragansett Bay.No virus found in this incoming message.
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Posted by Thomas Wales (twales@…>)
Hey Lance,
One of my favorite older memories occurred when we were
heading up Menemsha bight into the pond and a steering cable
broke. Somehow, my father located where the break was, did a
temporary fix and we managed to get up into the pond without
incident. I remember him try to hack saw a length of stainless steel
cable to make a permanent repair the next day while we kids went swimming.
I went though a bunch of my mother’s stuff after she died a
few years ago and came across a treasure trove of old slides from the
Cape and the Maine coast. My brother and I got quite a chuckle out
of that slide show.
My mother had a French Poodle who went everywhere with
her. I remember the first time the dog was on the boat was in
Situate Harbor. It was a very still night and the harbor was like
glass. The dog, seeing the flat surface, figured it was solid. Over
the side she went. They had the forsight to have a harness on the
dog and dad hauled her out with the boathook. Mother was steamed,
but we all thought it was hilarious. Yeah, lots of good
memories… Hopefully we can create the same for our kids and grandkids.
Tom
At 10:08 AM 3/27/2008, you wrote:
Tom,
those are rapidly becoming some of my favorite places, although on
Mt. Desert we didn’t get any farther inside than Northeast harbor
last time. But I grew up sailing in Fisher’s Island sound, BI,
Cuttyhunk, so every once in a while I like to reconnect with those
places. Cuttyhunk has changed over the past 20 years, and not
necessarily for the better. Menemsha is one of only two places I can
remember my folks ever running aground… good timesLance
— In
mailto:FreedomOwnersGroup%40yahoogroups.comFreedomOwnersGroup@yahoogroups.com
,
Thomas Wales <twales@…>
wrote:As a Maine resident, I generally avoid heading west (or
south to many) as it’s too crowded. I remember the days as a kid
when we could sail up Minemsha bight into the pond. I guess it’s
all
filled in now. I remember Tarpaulin Cove with 3 or 4 other boats
in
it. The last time we went to Cuttyhunk, which was in the early
90’s,
we had a very uncomfortable night on the hook in the outer
harbor. For a quiet night, try Cabot Cove, just inside Pulpit
Harbor
at Northhaven Island in Penobscot Bay. Head up Somes Sound, past
the
multi-million dollar homes, and anchor in Valley cove on Mt.
Desert,
go ashore, and hike up Flying Mountain for a great view. We had a
nice night at Isles of Shoals off Portsmouth last summer. We had a
very pleasant night at Damariscove Island last August. There are
many places to gunk-hole along the Maine coast and you don’t have
to
get there early to get a spot. You might want to pick up a copy of
a
recent “Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast” by the Tafts. Remember,
no matter where you go, you’ll have the sea, the wind and the sun.
Good luck.
TW
Anoush Koon, Pemaquid, MENo virus found in this incoming message.
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