Block Island Aug. 10-14

watch out for the Russian subs out there.
 
Back a few days ago..only got to spend a week on the Block this year :(
We hooked it the whole time in a five boat raft near dingy beach in six ft. of water.
Its the best way to enjoy the place. I dont like to be stuffed into Champs and cant swim off the boat in any marina. Give it a try if the moorings are full :)
 
Air O'Nautical said:
Back a few days ago..only got to spend a week on the Block this year :(
We hooked it the whole time in a five boat raft near dingy beach in six ft. of water.
Its the best way to enjoy the place. I dont like to be stuffed into Champs and cant swim off the boat in any marina. Give it a try if the moorings are full :)
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We have already paid for our slips two months ago so hopefully we will be slipped at the floating docks. We really like all the commotion at the dock and the whole resort-type atmosphere. I can't wait until Thursday morning - 6:30 am departure from Bridgeport!
 
Leaving Vineyard Haven in the morning for Champlins. Be there by noon time Wednesday. Staying till Friday....then off to Napatree for the weekend.
 
boatrboy said:
We have already paid for our slips two months ago so hopefully we will be slipped at the floating docks. We really like all the commotion at the dock and the whole resort-type atmosphere. I can't wait until Thursday morning - 6:30 am departure from Bridgeport!
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Have a GREAT time..
Don't get me wrong.
I like Champs alot..just not the "packed in as many as possible thing".
When we used to stay their with a reservation.
I would VHF them and say we were inbound with a reservation for the floting dock. Worked everytime.
I/we still spend lots of time there sipping the best mudslides at 8$ a pop...
 
Well back from Block Island, great trip as usual. One day of rain all week, ran into Mark from Air O'Nautical at the fuel dock in Clinton, and finaly met Mark (Boatrboy) in Block as well. Dave (Dancin Dave) was there as well at the Boat Basin.

Great seeing you guys and hope to do it again...
 
Back to work after a great trip - Thursday was hell getting there with rain and 4-6 footers. We stopped for gas twice on the way (dock neighbor's Maxum only had a 100 gal tank -29 footer w/twins). It took over eight hours when normally we are there in around four :(. I considered it a experience builder! Just after we got our slip, the rain and wind stopped, sun came out, and everything seemed to calm down. After this, everything was great. I got a chance to meet CSR members Larry and Niel (4 shore sp?). I really enjoyed talking to them and it is like you have know these guys for years. Her are some pic for Mike! Sorry I missed Dancin Dave and Searaycruisin.
Mark - Larry - Niel
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Slip right next to Grill area - yea!
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Larry in action
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Neil has the same boat as me....
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Nice pics. The place looks packed. In the 3rd pic. it looks like two boats are sharing a mooring ball. I can't see if the other boat has anchor out. Do you have cool points of interest to share?

Alex.
 
Holy cow, 8 hours? were there big rollers on the way there? I like big rollers. mmmmm.
 
TurtleTone said:
Holy cow, 8 hours? were there big rollers on the way there? I like big rollers. mmmmm.
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We left Bridgeport around 6:30 am. going with the tide. The marine forecast said 2-3 footers, wind at 20-25 from the East, so once we started bouncing on rollers, we headed directly to Long island to hopefully have the Island block the wind. Wind now seems to change to Northeast and it's worse! Rollers now start white capping and high wind and rain make it miserable at 13-15 mph max. My friend is now telling me that at this rate his boat won't last to Montauk. As you know the only thing between Port Jefferson and Montauk is Mattatuck - so I suggest we fill up there. After this, we head to Montauk and it seemed better for about 1 hr as we were up to 18-20 mph. We then went through Plum gut and whola - 5 footers all over again the whole way to Montauk. Marine forecast called for calmer seas in the afternoon, but earlier we thought it said getting worse in the afternoon. So now we fill up/top off again at Montauk and head to Block. Once again back to 15 mph with a lot of big (to me) rollers in the Atlantic. We pulled into the channel at New harbor and I was so happy to be in flat water, THEN the wind started blowing 25. The Champlain's guys even stopped bringing in boats until the wind slowed down. We circled for about 1 hour in front of Champlains. Finally we got the go ahead and got our floating dock - I think the best two slips there! I think it was about 4:30 -5:00 pm before I was settled. Then, mass alcohol consumption began :). The way home was nice, 1 1/2 hours to Montauk get fuel and be on the way, then less than three hours back to Bridgeport, so the whole trip was 4 1/2 hours of flat seas and blue sky :).
The ride home on Long Island Sound
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Sweeeettt.

I hate plum gut with a passion. It's like boating down the Colorado river.

The trip home looks more like it. I think it took me about 4 1/2 hours. All it takes for our size boat is some snotty seas and we double our time.

Nice pics.
 
Boatrboy,

When did you come back from Block Island? I haven't seen the LIS that calm in a while. Also, is the flag on your bow that of the Fayerweather Yacht Club in Bridgeport?
 
Our Serenity said:
Boatrboy,

When did you come back from Block Island? I haven't seen the LIS that calm in a while. Also, is the flag on your bow that of the Fayerweather Yacht Club in Bridgeport?
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We came home Sunday afternoon. That pic was around 4pm. I am a member at Fayerweather YC also. Are you?
 
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