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Originally Posted by JohnnyReb
Hi:
I am new to sailnet under this name. I had been a member long ago but I guess the member name was purged during one of the transfers or upgrades of the site.
My family and I intend to sail from FL up the eastern seaboard this summer and fall. One destination will be Washington DC.
Anyone have any information about anchorage and/mooring locations near the metro line?
Thanks
JR
Robb Kiker |
Robb,
There are people here who can really help but I had a few thoughts.
For sailboats you can get up to D.C. Once you are in the area there are a few options. I often see boats anchored near the Gangplank Marina, and there seems to usually be more room there, I haven't seen it so crowded that nobody else could
anchor there. There are a few marinas in the area. The Gangplank and the yacht club beside it are probably the closest to a Metro stop, but none of them on that side of the river is that far away, a few blocks maybe. There are plenty of other places to
anchor, I'm sure, but I haven't seen people anchoring in other places routinely, just right there in front of the Gangplank Marina.
Edit, here is a picture that shows the Gangplank Marina. Over to the left of all those boats is the wide open area that people
anchor boats, there are often 10+ boats anchored there during the summer. If you follow that bridge in the middle of the picture from left to right, there is a Metro stop basically at the hotel at the right most end of that bridge, so you can see it is really close.
