In today’s episode, we explore the passage from Port Washington NY to Sandy Hook NJ via the East River and NYC. It’s a spectacular trip of approximately 35 nautical miles with beautiful views of NYC, the Statue of Liberty, and NY Harbor.  We also discuss passage planning and dealing with tidal currents, commercial traffic, and daylight hours.

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Bela and Mike

In today’s episode, we discuss putting your boat on the hard for the Winter.  If you live where it gets below freezing during the year, you need to winterize your boat.

Winterizing day is always a sad day that sailors and boaters who live in colder climates face.  You either sail to warmer climates or you put the boat away for the winter. This Winter, with COVID in full swing and borders closing, I will not be sailing to warmer climates.  So, in this episode Mike and I discuss:

Hope you found this episode interesting.

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Bela and Mike

In today’s episode, we explore the destination of Port Washington NY.  Port Washington is in Manhasset Bay, on the north side of long island, it’s near NYC, so it is a great stopover when transiting the East River and heading South or North via NYC. Manhasset Bay is mostly private homes, or more accurately, private mansions.  It is well worth hoping in the dinghy and riding around.  What a beautiful bay with huge mansions all along the shore.  Some are old, classical looking mansions and others are newer, very modern looking.  Part of The Great Gatsby movie was filmed in some of these mansions.

There is a great mooring field run by the town of Port Washington.  You can get a mooring for $25/night and it includes the water taxi.

Check out the links below.

Port Washington Moorings

Manhasset Bay Marina

Great Gatsby Boat Tour

Narinatto - Korean Restaurant

DiMaggio's Trattoria

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Bela and Mike

In today’s episode, Mike and I discuss an overnight passage from Marion, Massachusetts to Port Washington, NY.  That’s a distance of approximately 150 nautical miles.  Marion is located in Sippican Harbor which is off of Buzzards Bay and Port Washington is in Manhasset Bay, which is on the north side of long island, very close to NYC.  It makes Port Washington a great stopover when transiting through NYC via the East River.

We discuss the challenges of sailing at night and how to plan your passage so you arrive at your destination during daylight hours.

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Wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

Bela and Mike

In today’s episode, we will explore the destination of Marion, Massachusetts. Marion is located in Sippican Harbor which is off of Buzzards Bay.

If you haven’t sailed Buzzards Bay, put it on your bucket list.

Marion and the Beverly Yacht Club are located a short sail off of Buzzards Bay in Sippican Harbor.  If you are transiting through the Cape Cod Canal, it’s a very convenient stopover.

If you’re a sailor, you may have heard of Marion, as it is the start of the Marion to Bermuda race.  The Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race is held in odd-numbered years, from Marion, Massachusetts to the island of Bermuda, a distance of 645 nautical miles

One of the highlights of this trip was getting a mooring right next to Tabor Boy, a ninety-two foot, gaff-rigged, two-masted schooner.  Check out the links below.

Beverly Yacht Club

Marion to Bermuda Race

Tabor Boy

Marion MA

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In today’s episode, we will explore the destination of Wickford RI.  It’s located on the Western shore of Narragansett Bay.  It’s a great harbor and a wonderful, quaint, New England town. It has several excellent marinas, some wonderful restaurants downtown, and a fabulous old historic Main Street with houses dating back to the 1700’s  It is a must-stop if you are sailing on Narragansett Bay.

Additional Information on Wickford:

https://wickfordvillage.org/

Links to marinas:

Wickford Marina

Safe Harbor Wickford Cove

Wickford Shipyard

Pleasant Street Wharf

We also have another podcast, with over 100 episodes titled, The Unconventional Path: Entrepreneurship and Innovations Stories with Bela and Mike.  Feel free to check it out.

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Thanks for listening.  

Wishing you fair winds, and calm seas.

Bela and Mike