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Cruising Guide of the SOUTH BAY CRUISING CLUB Cruising Guide of the SOUTH BAY CRUISING CLUB This Cruising Guide is intended to be a practical handbook to assist members of the South Bay Cruising Club (SBCC) sail the Great South Bay and the waters that the SBCC summer cruisers roam: providing the skipper with information. When used in conjunction with the latest Nautical Charts, Coast Pilot, Light List, Tide and Current Publication and a copy of the Rules of the Road (boats larger than 39 feet must have a copy aboard) will provide the ship’s captain and crew with an enjoyable cruising season. 1 ©2017 by South Bay Cruising Club 2016-2017 Edition Prologue ruising. …Blue sky and dancing seas beckon, exciting voyages, the peace and C loveliness of quiet anchorages, camaraderie and the majestic crimson sunset await the cruiser, at night fall when the sails are furled and the ensign has been lowered one can relax on deck and study the heavens. Since the original edition (1966) and two revised publications, many changes have taken place. This, the 2016 edition, continues the tradition of providing local information to SBCC members now includes New England, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Care has been taken to provide the SBCC membership with accurate information. Nevertheless, remember that as time goes by buoy locations change, telephone numbers and area codes change, marinas close and new ones open; inlet waterways shift. Do your homework before setting sail on a journey. The committee suggests that members use this copy as the name implies as a guide and not for navigation. The South Bay Cruising Club is well known throughout the yachting world along the Eastern shore of the United States, members should conduct themselves in a manner that will enhance their own and the SBCC‘s reputation. ii Acknowledgements riting a cruising guide can be a time consuming task. However the available information from W previous editions and the fact that everyone I queried for advice gave it freely made this undertaking a pleasure. The end result is a more complete and accurate guide. This edition committee acknowledges the contributions made by the original, the second and the third edition teams as well as the many SBCC members who contributed information over the years, without which this revised copy would not be possible. Thank you all! First Edition Cover 1966 Art by Hervey Garrett Smith iii First Edition 1966 Third Edition 1989 Editor Editors M. Whiting Thayer, Robert and Carole Sheppard Committee Committee John P. Berdolt John and Pearle Canning William H. Cook Kenneth A. Kondor Harry N. Klesick Edward and Joan Petroske Alex Pearson Norman and Doris Robertson Bud Rosenberg Roy and Peggy VanNostrand Jack Ryan Alexander and Vi Yaxis Philip B. Wainwright Donald and Laurie Zimmer Judson F. Worden Cover Bernadette Hurley- Poulos Art Hervey Garrett Smith Renderings Roger Ramsdell Second Edition 1974 Fourth Edition 2002 Editors Writer Bud Rosenberg Frank Peter Jack Ryan Constructive Critique M. Whiting Thayer Joel Becker Committee Dorothy Becker Richard C. Nehring Ed Petroske John P. Berdolt William Menger Arthur H Bertapelle Jeff Mattera Donald P. Brown Medical Dr. John A. Canning Andrew Peters, M. D. Harry J. Colleran Legal Cadman H. Frederick Ed Pshedesky Robert C. Horn Cover Edward S. Johnson Cover Graphics Marjorie Peter Kenneth A. Kondor William F. Milligan, Jr. 2012 Printing Roger G. Ramsdell, Jr. Writer Robert C. Thompson Frank Peter Philip B. Wainwright Review George F. Walsh Jane Glinski Alfred Wieda Medical John D. Woodward Jennifer DeMarco DO Alexander G. Yates Art by Les Segal 2014 Edition 2016 – 2017 Edition Writer Editor Frank Peter Frank Peter Review Medical Margaret Christiansen Legal Review Jennifer Demarco DO Medical M.G. Van Tassel Medical Team Joyce Gotard Jane Glinski iv Table of Contents Who is invited to SBCC rendezvous? .............................................................................................................10 Cruises and Awards ..........................................................................................................................................10 The Blast .............................................................................................................................. 10 Raft up Protocol................................................................................................................... 10 Summer Cruises ................................................................................................................................................12 Who’s in Charge? ...............................................................................................................................................13 Guide for Cruise Captains ................................................................................................................................13 Notes on the New York Harbor Area .............................................................................................................14 Bannister Bay ......................................................................................................................... 14 Rockaway Inlet ....................................................................................................................... 14 Deadhorse Bay ....................................................................................................................... 14 Sheepshead Bay ..................................................................................................................... 14 NOAA Chart 12350 ................................................................................................................. 14 West 79th Street Boat Basin ................................................................................................ 14 Horseshoe Cove ..................................................................................................................... 15 Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor ................................................................................ 15 Ellis Island ........................................................................................................................... 15 Global Marine ...................................................................................................................... 15 Staten Island .......................................................................................................................... 15 North Brother Island .............................................................................................................. 16 New York Verrazano Bridge North-Hudson River .........................................................................................16 Tarrytown .............................................................................................................................. 16 Haverstraw ............................................................................................................................ 16 Chelsea .................................................................................................................................. 16 Hyde Park .............................................................................................................................. 16 Indian Kill ............................................................................................................................... 16 Rondout Creek ....................................................................................................................... 16 Notes on Anchorages and Gunkholes................................................................................................................17 East Rockaway Inlet to Jones Inlet ...................................................................................................................17 East Rockaway Inlet ............................................................................................................... 17 Zachs Bay ............................................................................................................................... 17 Navigate to Jones Inlet ........................................................................................................... 17 Short Beach ............................................................................................................................ 17 The Bridges ............................................................................................................................ 18 Jones Inlet .............................................................................................................................. 18 The Western Area of the Great South Bay .......................................................................................................19 Anchorages and Havens in the Western end of The Great South Bay...........................................................20 Unqua Heading ...................................................................................................................... 20 Gilgo Heading ......................................................................................................................... 20 Narrasketuck Creek ................................................................................................................ 20 Amityville Creek ..................................................................................................................... 20
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