CSR Northeast Flotilla 2016

[Alex F]

Alex,
If we did only 3 ports on the trip and you had the choice, would you spend an extra day in MV or in Hyannis? And why?

I guess this could be another topic for another vote...... I think I am loosing track of how many things we have to vote on.

Harold,

Let me start by posting latest votes for MV:



I'd say that we can close the votes having a solid winner Lagoon Pond. Based on my math, even in worst case scenario, if those that didn't vote yet will be vote against LP, it still will end up a winner. So, let's move on to the next topic.

Currently my 3 ports itinerary proposal shows 2 nights in Shelter, 3 nights in MV and 3 nights in Hyannis. My original thought was that staying 3rd night in Hyannis might be a good idea. From what I hear it's very nice port and has number of things to do. But, the more I think about, the more I'm starting to think that perhaps it makes more sence to move an extra day to MV. After all, this is a big island with 3 primary towns and few not very popular towns, but still very nice to visit (Gayhead is an example). Having extra days in MV allows us to explore the points of interest at more leasurely pace, take bike tours to different places, take bus rides to places we would have to cut short, if we would stay there only 3 nights. And if you've had enough running around, just chill.

Perhaps Jeremy and Mike can provide some info in order to determine if Hyannis is worth staying 3 nights.

 

[JV II]

I don't think Hyannis is worth more than a 2 night stay. Not really beachy. The roadways are very busy and not good for biking with kids. The town is not really resorty, more Anytown USA.

 

[h_gerry]

Somehow I thought there was an additional day at Hyannis in your 3 day itinerary. Oops. Now I see that there is 3 nights in each. My bad.

 

[Alex F]

I don't think Hyannis is worth more than a 2 night stay. Not really beachy. The roadways are very busy and not good for biking with kids. The town is not really resorty, more Anytown USA.

There you go. I think Mike's feedback sums it up very quickly. Having said that I'd like to adjust my original proposal to this:

Port 1: Shelter Isl
Port 2: MV
Port 3: Hyannis

Day 1 (Sat 7/30) - Shelter Isl (Feast of the East)
Day 2 (Sun 7/31) - in SI
Day 3 (Mon 8/1) - SI to MV ~ 85NM (4-5hrs cruise)
Day 4 (Tue 8/2) - in MV
Day 5 (Wed 8/3) - in MV
Day 6 (Thu 8/4) - in MV
Day 7 (Fri 8/5) - MV to Hyannis ~ 20nm (1hr cruise)
Day 8 (Sat 8/6) – in Hyannis
Day 9 (Sun 8/7) – Hyannis to home port

How does this look for the rest of the group?

 

[Jeremygavin]

There you go. I think Mike's feedback sums it up very quickly. Having said that I'd like to adjust my original proposal to this:

Port 1: Shelter Isl
Port 2: MV
Port 3: Hyannis

Day 1 (Sat 7/30) - Shelter Isl (Feast of the East)
Day 2 (Sun 7/31) - in SI
Day 3 (Mon 8/1) - SI to MV ~ 85NM (4-5hrs cruise)
Day 4 (Tue 8/2) - in MV
Day 5 (Wed 8/3) - in MV
Day 6 (Thu 8/4) - in MV
Day 7 (Fri 8/5) - MV to Hyannis ~ 20nm (1hr cruise)
Day 8 (Sat 8/6) – in Hyannis
Day 9 (Sun 8/7) – Hyannis to home port

How does this look for the rest of the group?

I agree with Mike while Hyannis is a nice place to see and worth the trip to check it out, MV as a whole is more of an boating, island experience. Hyannis has a more Cape Town feel but IMO
it has other pluses such has better restaurants than the island does.

 

[Alex F]

I agree with Mike while Hyannis is a nice place to see and worth the trip to check it out, MV as a whole is more of an boating, island experience. Hyannis has a more Cape Town feel but IMO
it has other pluses such has better restaurants than the island does.

Thanks for clarification, Jeremy.

 

[JV II]

Maybe SI - Cuttyhunk - MV? Skip Hyannis? Break up a 4-5 hr cruise Block to MV? I've never been to Cuttyhunk, so not sure of the situation.

 

[h_gerry]

Maybe SI - Cuttyhunk - MV? Skip Hyannis? Break up a 4-5 hr cruise Block to MV? I've never been to Cuttyhunk, so not sure of the situation.

This sounds interesting to me as well. It would certainly help my return trip home by shaving 20+ miles off the trip (saving me about an hour of travel time). As I have never been to either place, I am curios to know what the "locals" think?

 

[Alex F]

Maybe SI - Cuttyhunk - MV? Skip Hyannis? Break up a 4-5 hr cruise Block to MV? I've never been to Cuttyhunk, so not sure of the situation.

I've been to Cutty couple of times. In order to fully enjoy it the weather must be perfect. It's a small island with not a lot to do on land. Within 2 hrs you're done exploring it. Obviously there's an option to dine in their "restaurants". Don't get me wrong, it has it's unique charm and you feel like in "northern carribean". If you're in the area by yourself or with a small group (couple boats), it works fine and can be very pleasant experience. But, I don't see how we can take 15-20 boats there and staying two nights. Your docking options are:

- There's a well known mooring field just inside the harbor, which is very protected. But, it's VERY tight. I think their limit is 40-45'. I've used it for one night, only by being the "last boat" in regards to wind direction.
- There's a marina or two where you can take a slip.
- I saw few pilings (I think they belong to one of the marinas) where couple boats can tie up to.
- Finally, there's an anchorage outside the harbor, which we've used as well. The problem is that it's not very well protected and it's right next to the channel. It's not a no-wake zone, so boats just zip right by you throwing wakes. I would not recommend it for our big raft.

One thing people need to keep in mind when cruising the NE islands. They're exposed to the ocean and play a role (in some areas) as a barier islands. Cuttyhunk is like that. This means that they're very sensitive to the weather. 15MPH winds will feel like 20-25.

If you ask me is it worth skipping Shelter in exchange for Cutty? Not for me, not as a big group.

Is it worth skipping Hyannis in exchange for Cutty? I would choose Hyannis. It sounds like it has nice and protected anchorage for the big raft, and it sounds like a it has things to do on land, making sense staying there for two nights.

Here's an idea, if you had enough of Hyannis and really want to see Catty, take off day early and stop by Cutty for one night.

In regards to saving the distance, if you've cruised 160-200NM, what's another 20?

Just my 0.2c.

 

[h_gerry]

I've been to Cutty couple of times. In order to fully enjoy it the weather must be perfect. It's a small island with not a lot to do on land. Within 2 hrs you're done exploring it. Obviously there's an option to dine in their "restaurants". Don't get me wrong, it has it's unique charm and you feel like in "northern carribean". If you're in the area by yourself or with a small group (couple boats), it works fine and can be very pleasant experience. But, I don't see how we can take 15-20 boats there and staying two nights. Your docking options are:

- There's a well known mooring field just inside the harbor, which is very protected. But, it's VERY tight. I think their limit is 40-45'. I've used it for one night, only by being the "last boat" in regards to wind direction.
- There's a marina or two where you can take a slip.
- I saw few pilings (I think they belong to one of the marinas) where couple boats can tie up to.
- Finally, there's an anchorage outside the harbor, which we've used as well. The problem is that it's not very well protected and it's right next to the channel. It's not a no-wake zone, so boats just zip right by you throwing wakes. I would not recommend it for our big raft.

One thing people need to keep in mind when cruising the NE islands. They're exposed to the ocean and play a role (in some areas) as a barier islands. Cuttyhunk is like that. This means that they're very sensitive to the weather. 15MPH winds will feel like 20-25.

If you ask me is it worth skipping Shelter in exchange for Cutty? Not for me, not as a big group.

Is it worth skipping Hyannis in exchange for Cutty? I would choose Hyannis. It sounds like it has nice and protected anchorage for the big raft, and it sounds like a it has things to do on land, making sense staying there for two nights.

Here's an idea, if you had enough of Hyannis and really want to see Catty, take off day early and stop by Cutty for one night.

In regards to saving the distance, if you've cruised 160-200NM, what's another 20?

Just my 0.2c.

Hyannis it is. I may just need to depart a day early to start the journey home.

I am considering going from Hyannis to Montauk and use Montauk to break up the run home. My estimate puts the H to M run at about 86nm, which for me makes it about a 5 hour run. Since I have not been to Montauk by boat, it will be another new experience for me.

 

[Xplicitlnck]

I would prefer to not skip shelter as well. At cruise shelter is about 6 hours from my home port (on a perfect day) and then another 5 to mv. 11 hours in one day seems a bit much for me. If you did end up doing that I think I would have to make a stop at block for the night to break up the trip and continue on in the morning. Not to mention I'm with Alex 100 % on shelter. Just a beautfull place to spend a day or two and love the accommodations on the little island for the feast.

 

[Xplicitlnck]

Hyannis it is. I may just need to depart a day early to start the journey home.

I am considering going from Hyannis to Montauk and use Montauk to break up the run home. My estimate puts the H to M run at about 86nm, which for me makes it about a 5 hour run. Since I have not been to Montauk by boat, it will be another new experience for me.

I'll be right behind you capt. I'm not doing that trip alone nor do I want to do it in one day. I don't want to leave early tho. How about you take off an extra day and we leave with the crew and extend our trip to one more night in montauk? I'll even show you alexs secret spot to anchor out for the night :grin:

 

[h_gerry]

I'll be right behind you capt. I'm not doing that trip alone nor do I want to do it in one day. I don't want to leave early tho. How about you take off an extra day and we leave with the crew and extend our trip to one more night in montauk? I'll even show you alexs secret spot to anchor out for the night :grin:

Sounds like a nice idea. I just need to see if she, and I, can get an additional day off.

 

[Xplicitlnck]

Sounds like a nice idea. I just need to see if she, and I, can get an additional day off.

Awesome! Myc is very nice

 

[Alex F]

...I'll even show you alexs secret spot to anchor out for the night :grin:

Oh great, now I need new secret spot...I'm learning you're not very good at keeping secrets...:lol:

 

[Irie308]

We were considering a stop in Montauk on the way back as well to break up the trip and maybe squeeze another day or two out of the vacation.

 

[Alex F]

Hyannis it is. I may just need to depart a day early to start the journey home.

I am considering going from Hyannis to Montauk and use Montauk to break up the run home. My estimate puts the H to M run at about 86nm, which for me makes it about a 5 hour run. Since I have not been to Montauk by boat, it will be another new experience for me.

Sounds like a plan. Either Block or Montauk will be nice ports to break up the trip.

At this time we've determined that we're going to MV and we're rafting in Lagoon Pond. Obviously, those that choose to go to a nearby marina can do so at will. While we're discussing Hyannis as our port #3, I'd like to shift our focus to port #1.

As most of you know, there are two prefered harbors in Shelter Isl (Coecles and West Neck). Those who missed our feast in Coecles Harbor, can follow the link here for more info: http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/57225-CSR-Northeast-Flotilla-2013

and here (my post 1640): http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/57225-CSR-Northeast-Flotilla-2013/page163


In short, we've rented Taylor's Island (a smal island inside the Coecles harbor) and the house that's on the island. The feast was held on the front lawn and we were given picnic tables and chairs. I don't remember about grill, I'll check all the details later. This is the place where we have TONs of room to build a raft of 100....300, the place is huge. During our rendezvous we had the raft of 23 boats. Those that need to be in a marina, there's Coecles Harbor marina just a stones throw away.

Here's some new info (if I didn't mention it earlier) on West Neck. IBY management have noticed that our group prefered to stay rafted, so they proposed to rent us the picnic are we used last time. I don't have a lot of details whether we can be placed by the porch with overhang (where we stayed one year) or the picnic are we used last year, but the main idea is that we now don't have the obligation to take the slips there, if we simply rent the space.

I just spoke with Taylor's Isl management and was advised that the date July 30th is open. They have penciled us in.

So the question of the day is, where do we want to go this time, Coecles HBR or West Neck HBR?

Let's get the votes going.

 

[Havana Shamrock]

P1-taylor island. Hands down. Close the voting!!!!

 

[Alex F]

P1-taylor island. Hands down. Close the voting!!!!

My vote is the same P1 = Taylors Isl.

 

[rcmafgny]

For the LI contingent........We are seriously thinking about leaving Hyannis a day early or taking an extra day [or two] to break up the trip home. The plan etched in the sand at low tide would strongly consider Cuttyhunk, and or Newport, Greenport or Riverhead.

Ron