Club Cruise
2011 Club Cruise- Aug. 6 - 21
The cruise will set sail Saturday,
August 6th and follow the schedule below:
8/6 Stonington Harbor - Reservations at Dodson's required, Hosted by the Bowman’s with a Potluck dinner at Dodson Boatyard. Everyone is welcome by boat or by car!
8/7 Newport - Ida Lewis Yacht Club (Hunsinger)
8/8 Newport - Ida Lewis Yacht Club (Hunsinger)
8/9 Fall River, Battleship Cove (Godfrey)
8/10 Fall River, Battleship Cove (Godfrey)
8/11 Bristol
8/12 Wickford or Cuttyhunk
8/13 Dutch Harbor or Cuttyhunk
8/14 Block Island
8/15 Block Island
8/16 Montauk
8/17 3 Mile Harbor
8/18 Sag Harbor
8/19 Coecles Harbor Marina (Reservations)
8/20 Coecles Harbor Marina (Reservations)
8/21 Home Port
–Caroline Miller & Janet Vinciguerra,
Co-Cruise Captains
fleetcaptain@northcoveyc.com
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2010 Annual Cruise
The 2010 NCYC Summer Cruise got off to a great start when 48 NCYC members
and guests met on Saturday afternoon at Coecles Harbor Marina for a
Poker Run, followed by awards and a barbeque. Sunday was a lay day,
spent kayaking, clamming (practically no luck), and shopping in Greenport.
In the afternoon the cruisers met at Taylors Island for cocktails, and
to tour the cabin and learn the history of the property from a representative
of the Taylor’s Island Foundation. Before departing Taylor’s
Island, the skippers discussed and agreed on the course for the first
leg of the Tigress Trophy race.
On Monday morning most of the cruisers departed for West Neck, circumnavigating
Shelter Island in a counter-clockwise direction. A fresh breeze from
the SE ensured a good workout for the crews – Capella counted
17 tacks to get past Greenport to Jennings Point! At West Neck the crews
were allowed to relax , swim, socialize, and gather on the beach for
cocktails. Tuesday was a short run to Sag Harbor. Many of the boats
went early to take advantage of the amenities in town and ended up motoring
due to light winds and a foul current, but Ladybug’s captain bribed
the crew to stay on the hook until the afternoon, thereby taking advantage
of both the building wind and the favorable current to rack up Tigress
points. All the crews enjoyed showers, sight-seeing, shopping, and a
nice night out on the town in Sag.
Wednesday most of the captains took their lesson from Ladybug and decided
there was no rush to get underway while waiting for the current to turn
favorable for the run to Three Mile Harbor. It turned out to be another
fantastic day of sailing in a fresh breeze, although the breeze was
once again on the nose. Three Mile Harbor was calm as the crews gathered
on the beach for the afternoon activity – a sand castle contest
sponsored by the crew of Renaissance. Each participant had been instructed
to bring one implement or decorative object. The group was split into
five teams and given one hour to create their masterpiece – and
create they did! The resulting works of art included a vision for the
waterfront and grounds of North Cove Yacht Club, Moby Dick fending off
Captain Ahab, a life size alligator crawling up the beach, a fanciful
castle, and a supine mermaid complete with seagrass hair and a shell
bikini. The judges carefully considered all the entries before finally
declaring the alligator – from Team David – the winner!
Thursday morning once again the racers took their time departing to
wait for the current; and in the meantime several dinghy-loads visited
the local beaches and successfully located three geocaches. The race
to Montauk got underway around mid day in a strong breeze - again often
on the nose – but what a blast! No one admitted to getting stuck
going into Montauk Lake, although next time I’ll remember that
those marks just past the docks that look like the entrance into a small
cove are actually marking a jog in the channel. Thursday evening crews
went in several directions, including one group that crossed the lake
to Rick’s Crabby Cowboy Café – hey, with a name like
that you can pretty much guess what the food will be like!
Friday morning a group of about 20 hopped (filled) the local bus to
take in the sights at Montauk Lighthouse. We had a gorgeous day and
could see as far as Block Island and the CT and RI coastlines from the
top of the lighthouse and tour the lighthouse museum at the old keepers
quarters. The return bus trip took us into Montauk Village where groups
split off and enjoyed shopping and dining. Friday evening we tested
Ladybug’s total load carrying capacity while she hosted our evening
happy hour gathering and we all enjoyed having one more opportunity
to enjoy each other’s company as the first week of the cruise
came to an end.
Friday Capella and Nepenthe finally got to take advantage of the continuing strong easterlies and sailed back to Old Saybrook on one tack. Most of the other boats stayed at Montauk to check out the area, and many went on to Block on Saturday. At that point the cruisers broke off into smaller groups with some sailing on to Cuttyhunk and Vineyard, some to Narragansett Bay, some returning home and some just relaxing in Block. (“To each his own”, -Cicero) In summary, this was a cruise that will be remembered for great NCYC participation, ideal sailing conditions (short legs and good wind) as well as the usual camaraderie and relaxation. It doesn’t get much better.
Contact Fleet Captain for details: fleetcaptain@northcoveyc.com
2009 Annual Cruise (Aug. 1 - 15) Heading East, including an optional 3rd week to Boston/Marblehead
with the Commodore.
Saturday, 1 NCYC to Block Island
Sunday, 2 Westport, MA
Monday, 3 Marion, MA
Tuesday, 4 Provincetown via Cape Cod Canal
Wednesday/Thursday, 5/6 Lay Days
Friday, 7 Red Brook Harbor or Boston/Marblehead extension
Saturday, 8 Hadley Harbor
Sunday, 9 Martha's Vineyard- Harbor Choice
Monday, 10 Lay Day
Tuesday, 11 Cuttyhunk
Wednesday, 12 Newport
Thursday, 13 Lay Day
Friday, 14 Stonington
Saturday, 15 North Cove
2008 Annual Cruise, August 2 –
16
Saturday, 2 NCYC to Stonington (Bowman)
Sunday, 3 Stonington to Block Island
Monday, 4 Block Island to Cuttyhunk (Pace)
Tuesday, 5 At Cuttyhunk
Wednesday, 6 Cuttyhunk to Vineyard Haven
Thursday, 7 At Martha’s Vineyard (Hunsinger)
Friday, 8 Vineyard Haven to Hadley
Harbor (Bernhart)
Saturday, 9 Hadley Harbor to Marion
Sunday, 10 At Marion (Carruthers)
Monday, 11 Marion to Cuttyhunk
Tuesday, 12 Cuttyhunk to Jamestown
Wednesday, 13 At Jamestown (Pope)
Thursday, 14 Jamestown to Block Island
Friday, 15 At Block Island (Cika)
Saturday, 16 Block Island to NCYC