I need some recommendations for anchorages and marinas (towns) in the Long island Sound on the Conneticut and Long Island side for the adventure.
A group (6 boats 35-42 ft) are coming from the Maryland Yacht Club early July 2008. Our plan to keep our mates happy (and you all know how important that is) is one day at anchor followed by a day at a marina. The itinerary will be:
Fri evening- 4 hour sail rondevous in Whorton Creek- a favorite of our group already
Sat evening - Reedy Island quiet anchorage 5 mi south of the east end of the C&D Canal Deleware side
Sunday evening- Utschs Marina, Cape May after a long "lovely motor" down the Delaware Bay
Monday evening- Manesquan anchorage...is this possible from Cape May
Tuesday evening- Liberty Marina next to the Statue of Liberty preparing for the Hells Gate adventure the next AM
Wednesday- up the East River to an anchorage( Conneticut or Long Island) (suggestions needed). I know a lot depends on the time of the tide up the East River, but how far up the sound could we get if we traversed that by 11 AM
Thursday evening- marina in Conneticut (suggestions?)
Friday evening- Mystic (is this possible) (Marina suggestion in Mystic?) Whats the total distnace from City Island to Mystic. (180 nm?)
Saturday- Mystic
Sunday- Mytic
Monday evening- anchorage somewhere in Conneticut(suggestions?)
Tuesday evening -marina in Conneticut/ Long island somewh close enough to do the East River down to Liberty marina (suggestions)
Wednesday Evening- Anchorage in Manesquan
Thursday Evening- Utches Marina Cape May
Friday Evening- Utches Marina Cape May
Saturday Evening Motor up the Delaware Bay anchored at Reedy Island or Bohemia River
Sunday -return to MYC
We would appreciate recommendations for anchorages and marinas in the Long Island Sound as well as a three night stay in a Mystic or near by marina.
Also are my distances to travel daily reasonable. We need time to anchor, raft up, have dinner and of course savor some good pinot noir.
Thanks