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Summer is finally here!!! If you are reading this on the East Coast, you will understand the use of several exclamation points, since as I am writing this on Memorial Day—it is only about 54 degrees Fahrenheit, and it feels as though it will NEVER be warm enough to enjoy being on the water! But, alas, I have faith and believe that, as you read this, you are celebrating summer in all its glory! In fact, I am sure that I will appreciate it more even more when I feel the cool breeze on my face and feel the water spray as we speed along on our way to Block Island and beyond! Boating has a way of making you slow down and appreciate life, appreciate the people in your life and the joy of being out on the water! This year will be a bit different, since our daughter, Abby, after finishing her first year of college, has decided to hike the desert in Israel and Palestine this summer and won’t be joining us in Block Island. But I guess that is the way it goes … We’re still looking forward to good times with good friends— long walks and beach BBQs! Here’s to summer 2017!
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Massachusetts
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Buzzard’s Bay
68 Hyannis & Osterville 71 Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket
Mega Yacht Destinations 75
Antigua
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Feature Articles 58 Boys of Summer Everything you need...delivered
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British Virgin Islands
New York
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The Islands
89 Experience Mango Bay The Perfect Escape Luxury Real Estate 19 Hamptons & Caribbean 91 Fort Recovery Edit Rediscover Paradise!
Northport
11 Port Jefferson 15 Greenport, Southold & Shelter Island
78 Antigua & Barbuda Twin Island Paradise
27 Sag Harbor 34 The Hamptons 39
Montauk
Connecticut 43 Milford 49 Mystic & Noank
Rhode Island 53 Block Island 60
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Northport
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orthport wasn’t always Northport; there was a time when it was called Great Cow Harbor. That, though, was before 1837, when it became a major shipbuilding center. By the late 1800s, the shipbuilders, and the cows for that matter, were long gone. What remained, though, was the harbor. During the Industrial Revolution, the great nouveau-riche American families sought places just like it, not for the next factory but for relaxation. In the case of Northport, it was Long Island’s “oyster barons” who found their way there, built beautiful homes and attracted the greater conveniences of life, like the electric streetcar that ran through the center of town. In 21st century Northport, the oyster barons are gone, but their houses and even the streetcar tracks remain. And the harbor is just as beautiful and accessible as ever. If you’d like to find Northport from the west, round Lloyd Point and cruise slowly down the coast to the east-southeast. Coming from the east, round Eaton’s Neck. By the time you reach the #8 flashing red bell buoy from either direction, you’re being funneled directly into Huntington Bay. Looking to the southeast, find a flashing green #1
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buoy at the southern end of West Beach (which is to the east) that will start your voyage into Northport Bay. By following the markers through the channel and into the bay to the east, you’ll pass Winkle Point and Duck Island Bluff to the north. Find a flashing red #8 buoy off the northern end of Little Neck Point—its seawall will be facing you as you approach—and head southeast into Northport Harbor. Once inside the harbor, the aids to navigation are privately owned and maintained, and might not appear on your NOAA chart. Seymour’s Boatyard has been a staple of the Northport waterfront since 1923. They take pride in the fact that they pull, inspect and upgrade each mooring annually— and that when you tie up with them, you’re just minutes away from a comfortable spot at Northport’s downtown restaurants. The Britannia Yacht Center boasts 310 slips, transient dockage, a marine repair and service center, and more. It, too, can quickly get you on the road to the local eateries, the Northport arts scene, and even those oyster barons’ homes. Great Cow Harbor is not dead—it’s vintage. It’s used all over town, as a symbol of the fact that the town has reinvented itself through time and now exists to be your summer home away from home. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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through August 27
“GREASE”
WHERE: Engeman Theater 631.261.2900 engemantheater.com
July 9
NORTHPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY GARDEN TOUR
A self-guided tour with surprises galore WHERE: 215 Main Street WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 631.757.9859 northporthistorical.org
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SUNDAY ART IN THE PARK FESTIVAL
WHERE: Northport Village Park WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. northportarts.org
August 4
ALEX TORRES AND HIS LATIN ORCHESTRA WHERE: Vanderbilt Museum 180 Little Neck Road Centerport WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. 631.854.5579 vanderbiltmuseum.org
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September 14 through October 29
“GYPSY”
WHERE: Engeman Theater 631.261.2900 engemantheater.com
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MUSEUMS & ENTERTAINMENT
VANDERBILT MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM
Mansion, marine and natural history museum, planetarium and park. 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport vanderbiltmuseum.org 631.854.5579
JOHN W. ENGEMAN THEATER Hosting Broadway talent all year engemantheater.com 631.261.2900 NORTHPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM 215 Main St. • 631.757.9859 northporthistorical.org
phone vhf
EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911
Harbormaster 631.261.7500 Northport Police 631.261.7500 Northport Fire 631.261.7504 SEATOW 631.427.0437 TOWBOAT/US 800.391.4869 Coast Guard Eaton’s Neck 631.261.6959
LAUNDRY
Northport Laundromat
PET SITTING
Petport Pet Supply
NATURE & SPORTS CRAB MEADOW GOLF COURSE 220 Waterside Road crabmeadow.com 631.757.8800
NORTHPORT GOLF COURSE 79 Middleville Road 631.261.8000
INDIAN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
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Northport
21 Breeze Hill Road 631.261.5700 indianhillscc.net
BEACHES & NATURE CRAB MEADOW BEACH
Waterside Ave. • 631.261.7574
HOBART BEACH PARK
Birmingham Dr. • 631.261.7574
631.262.1330
631.261.7222
MARINE SERVICES
Britannia Yachting Center 631.261.5600 Centerport Yacht Club 631.261.5440 Seymour’s Boatyard 631.261.6574 Northport Yacht Club 631.261.7633
MEDICAL CARE
Photo courtesy of vanderbiltmuseum.org
Huntington Hospital
631.351.2000
TRANSPORTATION
AIR -----------------------------------------------------L.I. MacArthur Airport, Islip 631.467.3210 BUS ----------------------------------------------------Suffolk County Bus 631.852.5200 TRAIN --------------------------------------------------Long Island Rail Road 631.231.5477
VISITOR INFORMATION northportny.com villageofnorthport.com northportarts.org
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Port Jefferson
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ort Jefferson has come a long way in a relatively short time. Though settled in the 1600s, by 1797 it had but five homes. Captain Kidd and John Paul Jones supposedly passed through, but there were not enough people around to record their stories for certain. In those early days, it went by another name: Drowned Meadow. Prior to the War of 1812, a shipyard appeared. During the war, the British raided the harbor, giving the locals a fright, but they remained. By 1836, they decided to take the “Drowned” out of Drowned Meadow by building a causeway and creating the “Port” of Port Jefferson. To find it, if you’ve left New York City and are heading east, round Old Field Point, south of a green #11A gong buoy, and head to the east-southeast along Old Field Beach, a barrier beach protecting Port Jefferson Harbor. A green #1 and red #2 buoy mark the break in the thorough shoaling of the area, and the entrance to the dredged channel into Port Jefferson Harbor. If you’re coming from the east along the northern shore of Long Island, you won’t be able to miss Mount Misery Point. West-northwest of the entrance
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to Mount Sinai Harbor, Mount Misery stands 180 feet at its apex and slopes off gradually into Long Island Sound, a remnant of sand and gravel excavation that sent materials into the city to build some of its most famous skyscrapers. From the entrance channel, it’s a straight shot to the south end of the harbor, and the Port Jefferson municipal marina. But back to the story: Shipbuilding died when it should have, when steam took over from sail. P.T. Barnum looked at it—even bought some land— envisioning it as the home to his circus, but the locals let him know in no uncertain terms that they did not share his vision. Like the rest of America, Port Jeff went into stasis through most of the middle of 20th century, but then revitalized. It incorporated in 1963, and in America’s bicentennial year of 1976 it began a rebirth, beginning with an old shipbuilding facility. In general, Port Jeff returned access of its waterfront to the public, as industrial entities moved away. Today, Port Jeff boats a wonderful facility for transient boaters moving between the city and the Hamptons, and all over Long Island Sound. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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Port Jefferson
NOT TO MISS
MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES
NATURE & ENTERTENTAINMENT
100 Thompson Street portjefflibrary.org 631.473.0022
East Broadway, Port Jefferson 631.802.2160
PORT JEFF FREE LIBRARY
PORT JEFF HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mather House Museum 115 Prospect Street Features ships’ artifacts, maritime exhibits, period furnishings Open MD-LD portjeffhistorical.org 631.473.2665
PORT JEFF VILLAGE CENTER
BLYDENBURGH COUNTY PARK
Historic District, Smithtown Tours of the house and grounds 627 acres 631.854.3713
CENTENNIAL PARK
Along the harbor’s edge by the boardwalk
Kids’ park, picnic tables
DEEPWELLS FARM COUNTY PARK
St. James Greek Revival style estate that hosts special events. Group tours can be arranged by calling 631.854.3719
LONG ISLAND SEAPORT AND ECO CENTER Maritime history exhibits and marine workshops lisec.org 631.474.4725
Secure transient moorings for rent up to 1000 lbs.
USCG certified launches with licensed captains • Bathrooms,showers and laundry available Drop off and pick up right in the heart of Port Jefferson • Reservations available
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CALENDAR
July 5
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SUNSET CONCERT SERIES
and every Tuesday through August 15
every Wednesday thru August
WHERE: Mayor Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Free 631.473.1414 portjeff.com
July 8
12TH ANNUAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
WHERE: Theatre Three 412 Main Street WHEN: 8 p.m. 631.928.9100
July 11
MOVIES ON THE HARBOR WHEN: Dusk Free 631.473.7424 portjeff.com
August 11
“OH WHAT A NIGHT”: FRANKIE VALLI TRIBUTE WHERE: Theatre Three 412 Main Street WHEN: 8 to 10 p.m. theatrethree.com
Helpful Information Harbormaster 631.473.3052
EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 Fire Department - Emergency Suffolk County Police Sea Tow Port Jefferson TowBoatUS Coast Guard - Northport
631.473.3232 631.854.8100 631.473.2869 16 800.391.4869 16 631.261.6868
LAUNDRY
Port Jefferson Launder Center 631.331.0060 Port Jeff Launch 631.796.4462 68
MARINE FUEL
Danford’s 631.928.5200
MEDICAL CARE
John T. Mather Hospital St. Charles Hospital
631.473.1320 631.474.6000
TRANSPORTATION
AIR ----------------------------------------------------L.I. MacArthur in Islip 631.467.3210 BUS ---------------------------------------------------Suffolk County Transit 631.852.5200 FERRY ------------------------------------------------Port Jefferson Ferry 888.443.3779 TRAIN -------------------------------------------------Long Island Railroad 631.231.5477 VISITOR INFORMATION Chamber of Commerce portjeffchamber.com
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Greenport, Southold & Shelter Island
Photos courtesy of greenportvillage.com
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hree thousand acres of land are now set aside for the North Fork’s latest and tastiest trend: winemaking. Without going far, one can find some of the world’s best varieties, including Merlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc. Nearly 40 vineyards populate the area, and many are open for tours and tastings throughout the summer. Consider the combination of award-wining wines, guided lighthouse cruises and Long Island sunsets. Not a bad way to spend the summer. Gardiners Island lies west of Montauk Point and due south of New London; west of the island is Gardiners Bay. In the middle of the bay, a red-and-white whistling nun buoy marks the site of an ancient shipwreck. Shelter Island is due west. Look to the southwest to find Ram Head. Travel south toward it, watching for a flashing green #1 buoy off its eastern end. That will lead you to private navigational aids that will direct you into Coecles Harbor, between Sungic Point on the south and Reel Point on the north. In the northwest corner of the harbor you’ll find Coecles Harbor Marina and Boatyard. For Greenport and Southold, retreat to that whistling nun. Head west beyond it until you find a red #2 and a green #3, off the southern tip of Long Beach. Follow that
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channel in a full 90-degree swing around Hay Beach Point on Shelter Island, and start heading southwest. A jetty running southeast off Young’s Point marks the approach to Greenport Harbor. Greenport’s skyline is discernible for its church spires, radio tower and water tank. Inside the breakwater you’ll find Claudio’s, Townsend Manor Inn and Preston’s, all ready to help any transient boater with any need. For Southold, head out of Greenport Harbor and follow the channel to the southwest. As you pass between Fanning Point to starboard and the Shelter Island Heights to port, keep in mind that a ferry crosses this short passage routinely. Beyond Fanning Point to starboard is Pipes Cove, framed on its southwestern edge by Conkling Point. The channel S-curves between Conkling Point and Jennings Point on Shelter Island and emerges into Southold Bay. Southold is to the west-southwest. Greenport, Southold and Shelter Island revel in Americana. The pleasantness of listening to the town band in the local park is only interrupted by the joyfulness of the local volunteer fire company’s late August chicken barbecue. It’s how summer has always been, and how summer always should be. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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Greenport, Southold & Shelter ISland BEACHES
picnic area, lifeguards, beach attendants
Overlooks Southold Bay, lifeguards, playground, restrooms. 631.765.5182
CRESCENT BEACH
GOOSE CREEK
KENNY’S BEACH
Located at end of Kenny’s Rd. in Southold. Over-looks the Sound, has lifeguard & restrooms. Accessible by dinghy
MCCABE’S BEACH
One-half mile east of Kenny’s Beach on North Sea Rd. in Southold
SOUTHOLD TOWN BEACH Rt. 48, overlooking Sound. Restrooms, playground,
Shore Rd. Shelter Island Bay Beach, picnic tables restrooms and lifeguard
HISTORICAL SITES & MUSEUMS CUSTER INSTITUTE
Main Bayview Rd. Astronomy museum with an observatory custerobservatory.org 631.765.2626
EAST END SEAPORT
Maritime Museum Next to the Shelter Island ferry terminal in Greenport eastendseaport.org 631.477.2100
HORTON POINT LIGHTHOUSE & HISTORICAL MUSEUM
NOT TO MISS
Society of Greenport 631.477.3026
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NATURE & SPORTS
RAILROAD MUSEUM
79 S. Ferry Rd. Shelter Island 2,000 acres of nature trails, tours,educational programs 631.749.1001
Fourth St., Greenport rmli.org 631.477.0439
STIRLING HISTORICAL
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phone vhf
Harbormaster Non-emergency police Non-emergency fire SEA TOW TowBOAT/US
631.702.4381 9 631.765.2600 631.477.1943 631.765.5300 16 800.391.4869 16
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COAST GUARD Montauk Shinnecock
LAUNDRY
Greenport Laundry
MARINE SERVICES
Claudio’s Marina Port of Egypt, Southold Brewer-Stirling Harbor Marina Townsend Marina Coecles Harbor Marina Mitchell Marina(Town Marina)
MEDICAL CARE
Eastern L.I. Hospital
631.668.2773 16 631.728.0078 16 631.477.0604 631.477.0355 9 631.765.2445 631.477.0828 631.477.2000 631.749.0700 9 631.477.2200 631.477.1000
TRANSPORTATION
AIR -----------------------------------------------------L.I. MacArthur Airport Islip 631.467.3210 BUS ----------------------------------------------------Suffolk Co. Transit 631.852.5200 Hampton Jitney 631.283.4600 North Fork Trolley 631.369.3031 FERRY -------------------------------------------------Cross Sound Ferry 631.323.2525 to Block Island 631.668.5700 North Ferry 631.749.0139 TRAIN --------------------------------------------------Long Island Rail Road 631.231.LIRR
VISITOR INFORMATION
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HARBOR TOURS ABOARD GLORY
SIXTH ANNUAL DUCK RACE
WHERE: Greenport’s Electric Launch WHEN: Saturdays and Sundays 631.477.2515 greenportlaunch.com
WHERE: Bridge Street Sponsor a ducky as it races down Chase Creek WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. 631.374.9745 shelterislandchamber.org
July 9
August 27
60TH ANNUAL FIREWORKS
WHERE: Crescent Beach, Shelter Island WHEN: 9 to 10 p.m. 877.893.2290 shelterislandchamber.org
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54TH ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR WHERE: Shelter Island School 33 North Ferry Road WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 631.374.9745 shelterislandchamber.org
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GREENPORT MARITIME FESTIVAL Open events throughout the Village of Greenport WHERE: East End Seaport Museum 613.477.2100 eastendseaport.org
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ou can’t picture it now, no matter how hard you look around town—but it’s there. Sag Harbor was once a whaling capital. That’s something, of course, but so were New Bedford, Edgartown out on Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. But Sag Harbor was more than that. When whaling ruled the seas, Sag Harbor was the economic center of Long Island. That means when people thought about where the money was on Long Island, they didn’t think Manhattan. They thought Sag Harbor. The federal government, brand spanking new in 1789, named Sag Harbor as the first port of entry to the United States. That just fueled that economy, bringing in scores of young foreigners looking for spots on ships that someday they might captain themselves. Yet, when the whaling industry died, it brought Sag Harbor to a standstill. And thank goodness for that. To find Sag Harbor, cruise down into the southwest corner of Gardiners Bay and find a lone green #1 can buoy. West-southwest of it, you’ll find green #3. Leave that one to port, and do the same with Cedar Point, marked by an abandoned granite lighthouse and a modern skeletal light. Follow the channel southward as
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it heads into Northwest Harbor. Be cautious as you work your way toward Barcelona Point to the south, as there are a number of large boulders just outside the channel. Once you’ve passed Mashomack Point to the north, just off Barcelona Point to the south look for the red #8 nun buoy and the green #7; they mark the channel that will safely navigate you past extensive shoaling that becomes partially uncovered at low tide. A flashing red light marks the sand spit, and just opposite of that you’ll find green buoy #9A. The rocks here are known to the locals as Gull Island and should be kept at a distance. Coming around between green #11 and a greenand-red can marked “SH,” you’ll find the entrance to Sag Harbor, marked at the end of a long breakwater by a flashing green light. Head down the channel to the south and look for the Sag Harbor Yacht Club. Sag Harbor reinvented itself when the realization hit that whaling wasn’t coming back. Today, it’s defined by highend clothing and delectable seafood. It’s offshore yacht races and top-notch entertainment. And it’s a place where the past speaks, from the ancient homes of the whaling families to rare finds in antique shops of scrimshaw, telling us all we need to know: Sag Harbor lives. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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July 13
HAMPTONS YOUTH TRIATHLON
300 yard swim, 7 mile bike, 1.5 mile run. Boys and GIrls ages 10-17 WHERE: Long Beach WHEN: 5 p.m. hamptonsyouthtri.org
July 21
MUSIC SERIES WITH JOE LAURO WHERE: Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m.
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July 22
ANTIGUA BARBUDA HAMPTONS CHALLENGE REGATTA AND AWARDS PARTY Tickets $50 WHERE: Havens Beach WHEN: 5 to 8 p.m.
August 5
“SUPER MODELS” EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
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WHERE: Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. 631.725.0770 sagharborwhalingmuseum.org
September 9 & 10 SAG HARBOR HARBORFEST
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Sag Harbor
MUSEUMS
THEATERS
Main Street at Garden Former house of customs collector with 18th century artifacts. splia.org, 631.692.4664
Bay Street at Long Wharf, Sag Harbor. Produces plays musical evenings and children’s theater baystreet.org, 631.725.9500
OLD CUSTOM HOUSE
BAY STREET THEATER
SAG HARBOR WHALING AND HISTORICAL MUSEUM 200 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Greek Revival mansion devoted to the history of whaling and inhabitants of Sag Harbor sagharborwhalingmuseum.org, 631.725.0770
phone vhf
Harbormaster Moorings & Launch Service
631.725.2368 631.466.8180
LAUNDRY
Sag Harbor Launderette
MARINE FUEL & REPAIRS Sag Harbor Yacht Club Sag Harbor Yacht Yard
MEDICAL CARE
Southampton Hospital
Off Rt. 14, Sag Harbor. A 532-Acre nature preserve with miles of hiking trails leading off to the bay. 631.444.0273 Upper Main Street at Jermain Ave. Sag Harbor Children’s playground, ball fields & tennis
service
Police 631.725.0058 Fire 631.725.0252 Ambulance 631.725.0826 SEA TOW 631.765.5300 TowBOAT/US 800.391.4869 Coast Guard, Montauk 631.668.2773
LINDA GRONLUND MEMORIAL NATURE PRESERVE
MASHASHIMUET PARK
Helpful Information
EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911
NATURE & SPORTS
MORTON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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Noyac Road, Noyac. A 187-Acre nature preserve with trails to view local birds and wildlife. 631.286.0485
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Off Rte. 114, Sag Harbor. A 9-hole public course in Barcelona Neck Preserve 631.725.2503
631.725.5830 631.725.0567 631.725.3838 631.726.8200
TRANSPORTATION
AIR -----------------------------------------------------East Hampton Airport 631.537.1130 BUS ----------------------------------------------------Suffolk Co. Public Transit 631.852.5200 FERRY -------------------------------------------------Service to Shelter Island 631.749.1200 Viking Line to Block Island 631.668.5700 Cross Sound Ferry 631.323.2525 to New London, CT. TRAIN --------------------------------------------------AMTRAK 1.800.872.7245 Long Island Rail Road 631.231.5477
VISITOR INFORMATION Sag Harbor Chamber sagharborchamber.com
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The Hamptons
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by John Galluzzo
he Hamptons, a collection of villages and hamlets that form the South Fork of the eastern end of New York’s Long Island, have had more than a century of practice in welcoming the most refined American vacationers. One 1893 New York Times reporter described a visit thusly: “as close an approach to Eden as can be found in a long journey.” There are two ways to approach the Hamptons. To get to Hampton Bays from the South Shore of Long Island, locate a spot 31 miles southwest of Montauk Light. Shinnecock Inlet, marked by 75-foot-tall Shinnecock Light, opens into Shinnecock Bay, a passage first opened by the tragic Great Hurricane of September 1938. The U.S. Coast Guard checks the depth in the inlet every day, as it fluctuates, so be sure to listen for the latest reports. Once inside the inlet, turn to port and look for channel markers. Enter the channel at the red #22 buoy and head north-northeast. The channel will swing you into the northwesternmost corner of Shinnecock Bay, where you’ll find Spellman’s Marine and Jackson’s Marina, among others. Coast Guard Station Shinnecock is off to the northwest of the inlet, on Ponquogue Point. If you’re heading for East Hampton from either Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound, pass the northern tip 34
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of Gardiners Island. Be sure to stay well north of the point, as there may still be unexploded ordnance near shore, dating back to World War II U.S. Navy target practice on an old Spanish-American War installation, Fort Tyler, the remains of which are still visible today. A green flashing buoy, #1GI, that will help guide you clear of any potential harm. Head south-southwest and keep the red #14 nun marking Crow Shoal to port. Continue on that south-southwest heading and look for a red-and-white bell buoy marked “TM” for “Three Mile.” Due south, let the rest of the buoys do their work and guide you past Sammy’s Beach and into Three Mile Harbor. Docking choices are plentiful on the east and south sides of the harbor, and East Hampton is just a few minutes away. Among the first sojourners to find beauty in the ancient farmlands of the Hamptons were artists. They have left a century of accomplishment in the region, igniting a modern passion for the arts that is met by immersion in similar pursuits: the search for the perfectly designed golf course, the witnessing of a horse and trainer at the height of their powers, or the majesty of a world-renowned chef’s culinary creations. As defined in America in 2017, the Hamptons in summer is the high life.
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July 15
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MIDSUMMER PARTY
WHERE: Parrish Art Museum 279 Montauk Hwy, Water Mill WHEN: 7 p.m. 631.283.2118 parrishart.org
July 22
SOUTHAMPTON ANTIQUES FAIR WHERE: Rogers Mansion 17 Meeting House Lane Southampton WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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August 5
13TH ANNUAL HAMPTONS HAPPENING Benefit for the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation WHERE: Private Residence 212.563.2040 waxmancancer.org
August 20
22ND ANNUAL ELLEN’S RUN
5K Run/Walk for breast cancer
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support and research WHERE: Southampton Hospital WHEN 9 a.m. 212.840.0916 ellenhermanson.org
August 27
through September 3
42ND ANNUAL HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHOW WHERE: 240 Snake Hollow Road Bridgehampton 631.537.3177 hamptonclassic.com
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REPAIRS
done right
After 10 years’ use, even the greatest marine products start to break down. This was the case with our Raritan head. When you live aboard your boat, as we do during the summer, you quickly realize that the head is one of the most important components of your boat. So when we started to notice some problems, we asked our marina, Seacoast Enterprises Associates in Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton, to look into it. I also called Raritan directly and told them that I was having a problem. Let me start by saying that Raritan has been in business since 1952 and, besides making superior marine products, I am pretty sure the secret to their success and longevity in a competitive industry is their great customer service! They have an incredible support team of engineers who are there to troubleshoot any of their products. Any company can sell you a product, but Raritan stands by their products for the long haul, and their support team is great at solving problems! They offered to contact Seacoast Enterprises Associates and speak with the technician there directly. This saved me from trying to be an intermediary and doing a poor job at best. By the end of that phone call, they had identified the issue and concluded that one part (not an entire re-build of the system) would solve the problem. The part was ordered and shipped that same day--and, two days later, I was on my way with a fully functioning head! raritaneng.com Seacoast Enterprises is a family-owned business that, in my opinion, has some of the best marine mechanics in the Northeast. The Mendelmans have been in business since 1970 and have grown from one marina
to now four thriving marinas. Most of their staff have been with them for more than 10 years, and this is due to the sense of family and commitment to training and support that the Mendelmans provide to their employees. In the offseason, they send their marine mechanics for additional training and education to ensure that Seacoast is on the cutting edge and is able to provide the best service around. They also invest in the most current tools and equipment and are not opposed to calling in outside specialists if a job is beyond their current scope. Peter Mendelman, president of Seacoast Enterprises, said, “We try to put ourselves in the customers’ shoes: We listen to their concerns and treat their boats as we would treat our own.” It doesn’t matter if it’s an outboard, gas or diesel engineSeacoast Enterprises Associates can handle the job. SEAIncorp.com • 631.324.5666
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phone vhf
EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 East Hampton Harbormaster Non-emergency calls SEA TOW TowBoat/US Coast Guard, Shinnecock Coast Guard, Montauk
631.329.3078 16 631.324.0024 631.765.5300 16 800.391.4869 16 631.728.0078 16 631.668.2773 16
LAUNDRY
Tony’s Tubs - Hampton Bays 631.728.1046 East Hampton Laundry 631.267.7725
MARINE SERVICE
Strong’s Marine 631.283.4841 Harbor Marina 631.324.5666 Halsey’s Marina & Gardiners Marina 631.324.5666 East Hampton Pump-out Boat
MARINE FUEL
Jackson’s Marina East Hampton Point Marina Oakland’s Marina Harbor Marina
MEDICAL CARE
Southampton Hospital
631.728.4220 631.324.8400 631.728.6900 631.324.5666
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TRANSPORTATION
AIR -----------------------------------------------------LI MacArthur Airport, Islip 631.467.3210 BUS ----------------------------------------------------Suffolk County Public Transit 631.852.5200 The Hampton Jitney, to and from NYC 631.283.4600 TRAIN --------------------------------------------------Long Island Rail Road 631.231.5477 TAXI ----------------------------------------------------Bill’s Taxi 631.907.8688
VISITOR INFORMATION East Hampton Chamber Southampton Chamber Hampton Bays Chamber easthamptonchamber.com southamptonchamber.com hamptonbayschamber.com
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ontauk is both an end and a beginning. For most people, it’s as far as you can go on Long Island, by car or on foot. You reach the lighthouse, and from there it’s nothing but open sea. But if that’s where you have to end up, life could be much, much worse. Montauk has built up a wonderful reputation for exquisite summertime experiences through the years, a place of 5,000 acres of beaches, of miles of nature trails, and deep American history. Fishing is good from the shore and exciting from a chartered boat. There are food festivals and craft fairs, yacht races and fishing tournaments, fireworks, farmers markets, and more. So, let’s get there. You’ll find Montauk by locating its old sandstone lighthouse, painted white over brown over white. If you’re coming from Block Island, find the flashing green buoy marking Cerberus Shoal and round it to the south. Look ahead for a green-and-red bell buoy marked #7SR for Shagwong Reef. Beyond that to the south-southwest is the entrance to Lake Montauk, the local harbor. If you’re approaching from the southern side of
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Long Island, take a wide swing around Montauk Point. Watch for a green-and-red buoy marked “SR” for Shagwong Rock to the west-northwest, off Shagwong Point, and keep it to port as you head to the west and look for the entrance to Lake Montauk. The area between Shagwong Reef and Shagwong Rock, including Washington Shoal, has minimum depths around 7½ feet at extreme low tides. If you’re at all worried about hitting bottom at those depths, take the extra few minutes to pass north of the buoy marking the reef. The channel leading into Lake Montauk is manmade. It’s about three miles west of Montauk Point, with an opening marked by a red-and-white “M” buoy. Due south of it, twin jetties funnel you in. The Montauk Coast Guard Station will stand in front of you, and transient dockage can be easily found at the Star Island Yacht Club and Uihlein’s Marina on the northern end of the lake. Montauk Marine stocks everything you need to replenish your supplies. To most of humanity, Montauk is an end. But for you, it’s just a beginning. Consider it your gateway to the Hamptons, to Long Island, and to a restful and enjoyable summer of 2017.
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June 22 to 24
July 15 and 16
WHERE: Montauk Marine Basin Event will be filmed for NBC Sports 631.668.5900 marinebasin.com
WHERE: Second House Museum Second House Road 631.804.8957
47TH ANNUAL SHARK TAG TOURNAMENT
June 26
and every Monday through August
CONCERTS ON THE GREEN WHEN: 6:30 p.m. (No concert on July 3) 631.668.2428 montaukchamber.com
July 4
FIREWORKS
WHERE: Umbrella Beach 631.668.2428 WHEN: 9 p.m.
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MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY CRAFT FAIR
July 15 and 16
MERCURY MARINE GRAND SLAM FISHING TOURNAMENT
Prizes for all ages in three divisions WHERE: Uihlein’s Marina Grand Slam Party on July 16, 4 to 7 p.m. 631.668.3799 montaukgrandslam.org
July 23
FIFTH ANNUAL TASTE OF MONTAUK MONTAUK YACHT CLUB WHERE: 32 Star Island Road
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August 18 to 20
MONTAUK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION JURIED FINE ARTS SHOW WHERE: The Green WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 631.668.5336 montaukartistsassociation.org
August 19 and 20 LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND
Arts, crafts, demos and pirates, too Montauk Point Lighthouse 631.668.2544 montauklighthouse.com
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NOT TO MISS
BEACHES
KIRK PARK BEACH
DITCH PLAINS BEACH
Popular oceanfront beach for surfing, refreshment stand, restrooms. Permit paring only. 631.324.2417
GIN BEACH
On Block Island Sound just east of theinlet to Lake Montauk, lifeguards, foodstand, restrooms. Permit parking only. Great for kids. 631.324.2417
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phone vhf
Habormaster
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EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 Non-emergency Police Fire & Ambulance SEATOW TowBOAT/US Safe/Sea Coast Guard
MARINE SERVICE
Montauk Marine Basin Montauk Yacht Club Star Island Yacht Club Uihlein’s Marina
MEDICAL CARE
Montauk Medical Center Southampton Hospital
631.668.3709 631.668.5695 800.473.2869 16 800.391.4869 16 401.295.8711 16 631.668.2773 16
631.668.5900 631.668.3100 631.668.5052 631.668.3799 631.668.8041 631.726.8200
TRANSPORTATION
AIR -----------------------------------------------------New England Airlines, flies 800.243.2460 to Block Island and New England Montauk Airport 631.668.3738 BUS ----------------------------------------------------Hampton Jitney 631.283.4600 FERRY --------------------------------------------------Viking Line to Block Island 631.668.5700 TRAIN --------------------------------------------------Long Island Rail Road 631.231.5477
VISITOR INFORMATION Chamber of Commerce montaukchamber.com
631.668.2428
500 feet of beach on the ocean,surfing, refreshment stand, restrooms. $10 parking. 631.324.2417
NATURE & SPORT
RITA’S STABLE PETTING FARM
Goats, sheep, bunnies, calves, pigs and more 3 West Lake Drive Call for times - 631.668.5453
DEEP HOLLOW RANCH
The nation’s oldest cattle ranch, pony rides, petting zoo 631.668.2744
HITHER HILLS STATE PARK
Campground, hiking and naturetrails, picnic areas, ocean beach, lifeguards, general store, surf casting, 40 acre lake for freshwater fishing. 631.668.2554
MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES MONTAUK LIGHTHOUSE
An 80-foot lighthouse at Montauk StatePark commissionedby GeorgeWashington, located at the easternmosttip of Long Island. Museum, hiking trails, picnic area, playground, cafe with gift shop. 631.668.2544 montauklighthouse.com
SECOND HOUSE MUSEUM
1746 farmhouse used by early herders.Exhibitions and local history 631.668.5340 montaukhistoricalsociety.org
THIRD HOUSE
Built in 1747, used by Theodore Roosevelt after the Spanish-American War. Now features a 20-inch research telescope Montauk County Park 631.852.7878
THEATERS
MONTAUK THEATRE PRODUCTIONS 6 South Elmwood Ave 631.668.5656
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New England’s Hottest Summer Destination! • Outdoor Patios, Decks & Bars
• Steps to Milford Harbor & Green ª Open Daily Lunch & Dinner
Sunday Brunch starting at 11am
• Formal, Casual, or Alfresco Dining • Live Entertainment on Weekends
50 Daniel Street Milford, CT 06460 203.874.7947
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istorically, Milford was always seen as the place in between. During the American Revolution, it was the perfect place between Boston and New York to disrupt British military plans, with blockades along the Boston Post Road. During the Industrial Revolution, it sat between the booming cities of New Haven and Bridgeport. But while those communities chose manufacturing and all the side effects that came with it—congestion, smoke, busy streets—Milford became the getaway spot. During the Victorian Era, Milford chose the attributes that make it great today: the arts, the beach and a slower pace of life. To find Milford today, locate the mouth of the Wepawaug River. The Wepawaug sits between the Housatonic River to the west and the Connecticut River to the east. The Wepawaug’s mouth is north of Long Island’s Port Jefferson and marks the entrance to Milford Harbor. Coming from the west along the Connecticut shoreline, you’ll find a long sandbar ending at Charles Island (see below for some important information that just might change your life). Keep to port the #16
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flashing red bell buoy, which marks the end of the shoals extending off the island, and enter the body of water known as “The Gulf.” If you’re coming from the east, you’ll spy a red #2 buoy that will clear you of Welches Point. From either angle, look toward the north for a red #4 buoy and the beginning of the channel that will guide you into Milford Harbor. Fort Trumbull Beach, off the port bow, and Gulf Beach, to starboard, will close in on you as you head for the jetties at the narrow entrance. Head upriver for Milford Landing, near the head of the harbor. The marina, which caters specifically to transients, is easily discernible: a big brick headquarters building patriotically flying an American flag. Milford boasts one of the greatest oyster festivals in New England, a vibrant arts scene and, for the kids in all of us, a nationally renowned sand sculpture contest, now in its 40th year. Oh, and about Charles Island? That’s where Captain Kidd supposedly buried his treasure—which has never been found. Each year, Milford celebrates with a Pirates Weekend and hands out treasure maps to help visitors on their quest to discover, if not a chest full of gold, all of the treasures the community has to offer. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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Milford
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June 2
and every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in June
“4000 MILES”
WHERE: Eastbound Theatre Milford Center for the Arts 40 Railroad Avenue 203.878.6647 milfordarts.org
June 10 and 11
ANNUAL PIRATES WEEKEND
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. downtownmilfordct.com
July 1
40TH ANNUAL SAND SCULPTURE COMPETITION WHERE: Walnut Beach WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 203.878.6647 milfordarts.org
July 14
Music, outdoor artists, and prizes WHERE: Downtown Milford WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 203.878.5363 milfordoysterfestival.org
September 9
46TH ANNUAL ANTIQUE FIRE
NINTH ANNUAL WINE TRAIL
June 17
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July 22
WHERE: Milford Boat Works 1 High Street WHEN: 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. 203.877.1520 milfordrotary.org
WHERE: Parking lot at 58 River Street
August 19
WHERE: Milford Rotary Pavilion Fowler Field WHEN: 7 to 9 pm
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Apparatus Show and Muster WHERE: Milford Green and Eisenhower Park WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 203.874.2605 engine260.org
Pirates’ Ball, Saturday night 15th annual Captain Kidd’s Treasure Hunt, Sunday A treasure map, free booty, and Captain Kidd and his pirates WHERE: Downtown Milford 203.745.4946 downtownmilfordct.com and every Saturday through October 14
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Milford Lisman Landing A Transient Marina at The Head of Milford Harbor Discover Milford Lisman Landing Marina, Long Island Sound’s newest all transient marina facility. We are located in scenic and historic downtown Milford, Connecticut. Our mid-sound, protected Milford Harbor location makes Milford Lisman Landing a perfect stop-over port as well as an outstanding final destination for a fun and relaxing extended stay. Upon arrival at our floating docks, your tie-up will be assisted by our trained dock staff. Once you are settled in, you are invited to stroll on our magnificent Green to view the many monuments and gardens, enter our Historical Society’s three 18th century homes, browse through our quaint shops and enjoy our many restaurants. Feel free to take advantage of one of our well-lighted tennis or basketball courts, or just hang around the marina and relax.
Overnight dockage includes free pump-out service. Other amenities available include ice, laundromat, barbecue area, car rental, bike rental and handicap accessible showers and rest rooms. Of course, complimentary morning coffee and newspaper are provided. We believe that after your first visit, you will want to make Milford Lisman Landing a regular destination. We look forward to your visit.
Raymond Swift
General Manager, Milford Lisman Landing
Marina Features:
• 40 Slips – Accommodate up to 65 Ft. • Minimum Dredge Depth – 7 Ft. M.L.W. • 30 & 50 AMP Service • Pump Out Service • Handicapped Accessible • Ice & Water • Tennis & Basketball Courts • Laundromat • Shower Facilities • Launch Ramp • Barbecue/Picnic Area • Many Restaurants & Shops within Walking Distance
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NOT TO MISS
BEACHES
34 High St., featuring three centuries of charm and architecture
Easy dinghy ride, can walk out at low tide. Captain Kidd’s treasures are supposedly buried on the south side of the island.
THEATRES
CHARLES ISLAND
Gulf St., concession, restrooms, lifeguards, birdwatching, fishing pier
Co40 Railroad Ave. S., Popular plays, children’s performances, concerts,exhibits sponsored by the Milford FineArts Council 203.878.6647
WALNUT BEACH
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GULF BEACH
E. Broadway and Viscount Dr., large beach, pavilion, restrooms, picnic, lifeguards, hot spot for digging clams, low-tide, sandbar access to Charles Island. 203.783.3280
SILVER SANDS STATE PARK
Beach and old fashioned boardwalk 203.783.3280
NATURE & SPORTS CT AUDUBON COASTAL CENTER
1 Milford Point Rd., sanctuary open to the public . 203.878.7440
DUCK POND
North St. behind historic Milford City Hall Pond, waterfall, one of the state’s most romantic settings Town Green Site of concerts, crafts fairs, and art shows
WILCOX PARK
Across from Milford Landing, public tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic pavilion, Milford Recreation Dept. 203.783.3280
MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES MILFORD FINE ARTS COUNCIL
Featuring photo exhibits,dance and musical performances. milfordarts.org. 203.878.6647
MILFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
34 High Street. 203.874.2664
WHARF LANE COMPLEX and Walking Tour
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THE ORCHARDS
A municipal 9 hole course. 137 Kozlowski Rd. 203.877.8200
GREAT RIVER GOLF CLUB
Tommy Fazio designed course 130 Coram Ln. 203.876.8051
a 50 Year Tradition in Milford
The Best Authentic Mexican Cuisine in Connecticut!
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LAUNDRY
Milford Landing
203.878.6551 203.874.6321 800.4.SEATOW 18 203.468.4498 16
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MARINE FUEL AND PUMPOUT Milford Landing Marina Milford Boat Works (also repairs)
MARINE REPAIR
West Cove Marina Flagship Marina
MEDICAL CARE Milford Hospital
Full Bar • Deliveries Made
203-693-2924
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EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 Non-emergency police Non-emergency fire SEATOW Coast Guard, New Haven
Mondays: Closed Tuesdays - Thursdays: 12-9:30 Fridays & Saturdays: 12-10:30 Sundays: 12-9
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Work all Day Friday and Sail to Block Island for Steaks that Night! THE RACE FISHERS ISLAND GROTON LONG POINT BLOCK ISLAND 21 Miles
MORGAN POINT Protects us from the east when Nor’easters beat up the Mystic River side of Noank.
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Seahorse Restaurant on Premises Best Bath Facility in Connecticut Concrete Floating Docks Deep Water Moorings H Launch Service
N E W E N G L A N D ' S #1 M A R I N E S T O R E 7' MLW easy access day marked channel just west of Mouse Island through our mooring area and past our 680' breakwater (not on chart yet–call for details). We’re the place you’ve heard about! Our marine store competes with the catalogs. And if Murphy’s Law should occur while you’re in Long Island or Block Island Sound, we’ll get you back in action fast with the job done right–we’ve been doing it for over 75 years.
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Noank Charm 3 restaurants within walking distance Tennis and beach close by 5 minutes to Mystic No rivers • No bridges • No hassle 4 miles to I-95 - Exit 88
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www.spicersmarina.com email: spicersmarina @ aol.com www.seahorserestaurant.net New London Tides; High: -0:22, Low: -0:08, Mean: 2.3 feet 444 Berths, 130 moorings, 50 Max LOA Prop., Sail, Electronics, Rigging, Gas, Diesel, Wood, Fiberglass Ice, Bait, Tackle Soda, Snacks Freshwater, Phone Elec: 110V, 30 Max Amps Food Store, Bakery, Ice Cream, Package Store Seahorse 860-415-4280 / Abbott’s 860-536-7719 Fisherman 860-536-1717 Casual, $10+
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s we approach 2020 and the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, we’ll celebrate their contribution to American maritime history through the replica vessel that stands for peace and camaraderie between England and the United States, Mayflower II. This year, though, you don’t have to travel to Plymouth to see it. It’s in Mystic. To find the “mystic places of southern Connecticut,” find Fishers Island and the sound that bears its name east of Long Island’s Orient Point and north of Gardiners Bay. The sound is busy with rocks and shoals, and, as such, channel markers are important guideposts for this area. The sound heads in an east-northeast direction toward the mainland. Once you’ve cleared the western end of Fishers Island and a pair of sandy islets called the North and South Dumplings, find a black-and-red marker over Intrepid Rock. North of the rock is Groton Long Point, and directly northeast of the buoy is a green #1 buoy marking the entrance to Mystic Harbor. The channel turns to the north. Red #2 will keep you clear of Swimming Rock, and green #3 sits near Planet Rock. If Noank and Spicer’s Marina are your destination, come around the western shore of Mouse Island and
Mystic & Noank
by John Galluzzo
pick up the series of private aids that lead to West Cove. Spicer’s welcomes transients with dozens of berths and deep-water moorings, and technicians are ready for repairs, from engines to fiberglass. The marine store has everything from electronics to bottom paint. For Mystic, stay with the main channel and look for a red-and-green nun marked “MH,” for Mystic Harbor. The channel turns slightly to port, passing red #6 to starboard. To port stands the old Morgan Point Lighthouse. Hug the coastline and the village of Noank; as it heads northward, the channel swings east to avoid Sixpenny Island before generally running northward again, with Mason Island to starboard. Once you’ve hit buoys #30 and #31, you’ll be alongside Willow Point and will be able to see Murphy Point to the northeast. Most of Noank is on the National Register of Historic Places, and it boasts the longest-running Memorial Day parade series in the United States. Mystic is home to a world class aquarium, a pizza place that inspired a movie, and the living history museum of “America and the Sea.” And, for the next few years, it’s where you can see Mayflower II being revitalized and refitted for the 1620 quadricentennial.
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COCKTAILS WITH THE WHALES WHERE: Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration WHEN: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. 860.572.5955 mysticaquarium.org
June 8 to 11
38TH ANNUAL SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Featuring music from Australia, England and France WHERE: Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue 860.572.5315 mysticseaport.org
June 25
PANCAKES WITH PENGUINS
Breakfast with visits from South African penguins WHERE: Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration 55 Coogan Boulevard WHEN: 8 to 9:30 a.m. 860.572.5955 mysticaquarium.org
June 30 through July 2
2017 WOODENBOAT SHOW
WHERE: Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue 860.572.5315 mysticseaport.org
July 4
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION WHERE: Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue 50
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WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 860.572.5315 mysticseaport.org
WHERE: Historic Downtown Mystic WHEN: Saturday,10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 14
September 8 to 10
REDISCOVERING PLUTO
New images from the New Horizons Spacecraft WHERE: Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue WHEN: 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. 860.572.5341 mysticseaport.org
July 22 and 23
ANTIQUE & CLASSIC BOAT RENDEZVOUS
Cruisers, sailboats, runabouts, launches, and more, all built before 1963 WHERE: Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue 860.572.5341 mysticseaport.org
July 31
through August 1
“MOBY DICK” MARATHON
WHERE: Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue 860.572.5315 mysticseaport.org
August 12 and 13
60TH ANNUAL MYSTIC OUTDOOR ART FESTIVAL
Juried show with more than 250 artists Live entertainment and refreshments
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MYSTIC EATS RIVERSIDE FOOD FESTIVAL
WHERE: Cottrell Street, Downtown Mystic mysticeats.com
NOT TO MISS
Mystic & Noank
BEACHES & NATURE
NOANK PLAY AREA
Marsh Road and Route 215 Shallow swimming area great for kids Restrooms, snack concession, picnic area with grills 860.441.6600
SPICER PARK
ESKER POINT BEACH
Helpful Information
service
phone vhf
Habormaster 860.536.3960
EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911
Non-emergency Police 860.441.6712 Non-emergency Fire 860.572.7567 TowBOAT/US 800.536.3128 16 SEATOW/Noank 860.572.9090 16 Coast Guard, New London 860.442.4471 16
LAUNDRY
Mistick Village Noank Shipyard Spicer’s Marina
860.536.9043 860.536.9651 860.536.4978
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MEDICAL CARE
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital’s Pequot Health Center in Groton 860.446.8265 The Westerly Hospital 401.596.6000
TRANSPORTATION
Spicer Avenue, overlooking Beebe Cove Grills, picnic areas, nesting spot for shore and seabirds
MYSTIC AQUARIUM
55 Coogan Boulevard Sea creatures galore and hourly shows Outdoor and indoor exhibits mysticaquarium.org 860.572.5955
DENISON PEQUOTSEPOS NATURE CENTER
109 Pequotsepos Road Hiking trails, natural history exhibits, picnic areas and live birdsand reptiles dpnc.org 860.536.1216
MUSEUMS & ENTERTAINMENT NOANK HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM
MARINE FUEL AND PUMPOUT Brewer Yacht Yard Spicer’s Marina Mystic Shipyard East
Main Street and Ward Avenue Children’s Playground and picnic area
AIR -----------------------------------------------------Groton/NL Airport 860.445.8549 BUS ----------------------------------------------------SEAT 860.886.2631 Greyhound Bus Line 860.447.3841 TRAIN ----------------------------------------------------AMTRAK 800.USA.RAIL Mystic or New London 800.872.7245 FERRY ----------------------------------------------------Cross Sound Ferry 860.443.5281 Block Island Ferry 401.783.4613
Maritime interests, artifacts and town memorabilia 17 Sylvan StreetGroton 860.536.73021
MYSTIC SEAPORT
A working shipyard reliving 1876 75 Greenmanville Avenue mysticseaport.org 860.572.5302
FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO
Largest casino in New England, nightly entertainment and concerts. Restaurants and shops. 39 Norwich-Westerly Road, Mashantucket foxwoods.com 860.369.9663
MOHEGAN SUN CASINO
Day spa, dining, shopping, sporting events and more.1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville 888.226.7711
VISITOR INFORMATION Mystic Chamber of Commerce mysticchamber.org
860.572.9578
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ome destinations are defined by their “one thing.” Block Island is defined, instead, by its flexibility. It’s old enough to attract sightseers interested in visiting historic lighthouses and studying the grand architectural detailing of Victorian era hotels. It’s hip enough to entertain music lovers of all kinds. It’s small enough to be biked from end to end, and it’s big enough to proudly boast 17 miles of beaches. It’s developed just enough to promise unrelenting nightlife. And it’s wild enough to be named “One of the 12 Last Great Places in the Western Hemisphere” by The Nature Conservancy. And it’s cool enough to just go by a nickname: Block. As Block is at the crossroads of New York and New England, it’s easy to find. If you’re coming out of Long Island Sound and into Block Island Sound, head east. If you’re coming west along the Rhode Island shore, pass Point Judith and head south-southwest. If you’re cruising up from New York City along the southern shore of Long Island, head east-northeast. Out there in the distance ahead of you? That’s Block. To find a place to tie up or drop anchor, head for
Block Island
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Block’s western shore. The island is fringed by boulders and can shoal up quickly; for safety’s sake, give it about a half mile berth all the way around. Once you’ve found the western side, you’ll easily locate the single opening, at Grace Point, two miles south-southwest of Block Island North Light. The channel leads into Great Salt Pond. That channel is marked by a breakwater on the southwest side, which exhibits a light at its end. Clear the red #11 and green #12 buoys inside the harbor, and look for the biggest marina you can see, Champlin’s. Hail them on Channel 68 for everything a boater needs. Payne’s Dock is nearby, too, with its rocking Mahogany Shoals Bar. Tie up and tie into one. You may be cruising toward Block to attend a wedding. If not, once you get there, you may see the various beautiful venues and start planning your next one. You may be counting on those walking trails for an escape. Or you may be looking for fudge (which isn’t hard to find at all). Pack for all occasions and remember that you may decide to stay later in the season than you would elsewhere, for, even when temperatures start to drop, Block remains a hot topic for all. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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FOURTH ANNUAL BLOCK ISLAND RESTAURANT WEEK
Price-fixed meals at about 20 locations, lunch and dinner $25 spent earns a Blue Ticket for final prize drawing 1.401.466.BIRI (2474) blockislandchamber.com
June 14
and every Wednesday thru October 4
FARMERS MARKET
WHERE: Spring House, Spring Street WHEN: 9 to 11:30 a.m. 1.401.466.BIRI (2474) blockislandchamber.com
June 17
and every Saturday through October 7
FARMERS MARKET
WHERE: American Legion Park West Side Road WHEN: 9 to 11:30 a.m. 1.401.466.BIRI (2474) blockislandchamber.com
July 2
WHERE: Starts from American Legion Park Ends on Water Street WHEN: 11 a.m.
July 4
FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL STEAK FRY
Steak, corn on the cob, watermelon and salad WHERE: Beach Avenue WHEN: 1 to 2 p.m. 401.466.2474
July 9
BLOCK ISLAND WEDDING SHOW WHERE: Sullivan House WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. 401.466.5020 blockislandweddingshow.com
August 5
34TH ANNUAL BLOCK ISLAND TRIATHLON
WHERE: Fred Benson Town Beach Corn Neck Road 401.466.3223 active.com to register
August 17
FIREWORKS
WHERE: Town Beach Pavilion Corn Neck Road WHEN: 9 p.m.
July 4
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46TH ANNUAL HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR WHERE: Block Island Historical Society Old Town Road 401.466.2481
Theme: “Memories”
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18TH ANNUAL LIONS CLUB CLAMBAKE WHERE: Narragansett Inn 1 Ocean Avenue WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m.
September 10
41ST ANNUAL 15K RUN AROUND THE BLOCK More than 500 runners WHERE: Isaac’s Corner Center Road WHEN: 1:30 p.m. 800.383.2474 active.com to register
September 15 to 17
17TH ANNUAL INSHORE FISHING TOURNAMENT
Benefiting the National Children’s Cancer Society Entry fee, $40 401.466.5392 sandypointco.com
September 15 to 17
EIGHTH ANNUAL TASTE OF BLOCK ISLAND WEEKEND
Buy a $5 button at the Chamber of Commerce to get started WHERE: 1 Water Street 1.401.466.BIRI (2474) blockislandchamber.com
On we the island, deliver take it slow.
WATER & ICE Channel 71 Block Island
To the island, make it fast.
Get to Block Island in just over an hour via the fastest ferry from the mainland.
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On the island, take it slow.
To the island, make it fast. Aldo’s the name to remember for all of your rental needs The Newest Car Rental Fleet on the Island Bikes: Hybrids & Mountain Bikes available to rent at The Boat Basin & Champlins Marina Kayak & Boat Rentals
401.466.5811
Get to Block Island in just over an hour via the fastest ferry from the mainland.
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NOT TO MISS
BEACHES
ISLAND FREE LIBRARY
BLACK ROCK BEACH
Rocky, but worth seeing
BEACH AT MOHEGAN BLUFFS 250ft. Climb to reach
BALLARD’S
Located in the Old Harbor. Sandy beach,volleyball nets, restaurant and bar
CRESCENT BEACH
Dodge St. 401.466.3233 islandfreelibrary.org
NORTH LIGHT
Museum and tours (beach area dangerous for swimming) Palatine Graves Near Lewis Farms Rd. 401.466.3200
Located on the east side of the island between Old Harbor and Grove Point, this two-mile stretch ismade up of the following beaches all great for kids, dogs, adults. 401.466.7717
SETTLER’S ROCK AND SACHEM POND
MANSION BEACH
Northern section, underneath cliffs, great for surfing
Museum Tour located on Mohegan Bluffs 401.466.5009
SCOTCH BEACH
FARMER’S MARKET
North end of island, memorial erected in 1911 to commemorate landing of 1st settlers in1661
SOUTHEAST LIGHTHOUSE
Mid-section, off of Corn Neck Rd., convenient to anchorage areas
Negus Park 401.466.3199
MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES
BLOCK ISLAND
BLOCK ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
“Bluestone Maze” Off Corn Neck Rd., 9 miles, no vehicles
GREENWAY
A web of nature trails between Beacon Hill and Black Rock
MOHEGAN BLUFFS
NATURE & SPORTS Nature Conservancy programs and events nature.org 401.466.2129
Old Town Rd. museum open daily 10- 5 401.466.2481
CLAYHEAD NATURE TRAIL
To the west of Southeast Light, magnificent views
THEATRES EMPIRE
Old Harbor. 401.466.2555
OCEANWEST THEATER
at Champlin’s. 401.466.2971
VIN McALOON’S 401.741.1410 Taxi / Tours
RED BIRD PACKAGE STORE Block Island’s premier package store. We carry an extensive selection of domestic and imported wine and spirits, beers and micro brews, sodas, ice, cigars and cigarettes, and snacks. Plan your party! We’re here to serve you - stop in and browse. Master Card, VISA, AMEX
Convenient location on Dodge Street, Block Island
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phone vhf
Harbormaster 401.466.3204 12/16 Old Harbor Dockmaster 401.466.5392 16 Pump-out Service 73 Old Harbor Pump-out 72 Aldo’s Bakery 71 Waterboy 71 Seapod 71
EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 Non-emergency police Non-emergency fire SAFE/SEA SEATOW TowBOAT/US
COAST GUARD
Marine Safety office Point Judith
LAUNDRY
Champlin’s Laundromat
MARINE FUEL
Champlin’s Marina Payne’s Dock
MARINE REPAIRS A.H. Edwards Block Island Marine
401.466.3220 401.466.3229 401.295.8711 16 401.294.2360 16 800.391.4869 16
ALDO’ S ALDO’S One One Name Name Many Many Things... Things...
401.435.2300 16 401.789.0444 16 401.466.7777 401.466.2641 68 401.466.5572 401.466.2655 401.466.2028
Aldo’sBakery Bakery Aldo’s Aldo’s Bakery Aldo’s Aldo’sIce Ice Cream Cream Aldo’s Ice Cream Aldo’s Rental Aldo’sMoped Italian Restaurant Aldo’sItalian Italian Restaurant Aldo’s Restaurant
Aldo’s Moped Rental Shrimp Cocktails, Fresh Oyster and Clams on the Aldo’s Rental Half ShellMoped for afternoon delights plus desserts!
MEDICAL CARE Block Island Medical Center
401.466.2974
TRANSPORTATION
AIR ----------------------------------------------------New England Airlines 401.596.2460 Block Island Airport 401.466.5511 FERRY ----------------------------------------------------Bl to Point Judith RI 401.783.4613 High Speed Ferry 401.783.4613 Bl to Montauk NY 631.668.5700 Block Island Express From New London to Block Island Express 860.444.4624
VISITOR INFORMATION
Block Island Chamber of Commerce 401.466.2982 blockislandchamber.com Block Island Tourism Council 401.466.5200 blockislandinfo.com
Weldon’s Way
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Weldon’s Way Block Island www.aldosbakery.com Weldon’s Way Block Island 6 6aldosbakery.com . Block 2 1 Island 98
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www.aldosbakery.com Aldo’s Bakery on the water Delivers coffee and pastries to your boat Just listen for Bobby calling Andiamo
Aldo’s Bakery onStore the water On Channel 71 • Main in Town
Delivers coffee,coffee juices, pastries and hot breakfast Delivers and pastries to yoursandwiches boat toJust your boat. Just listen for Johnny calling Andiamo listen for Bobby calling Andiamo
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There’s no place quite like the Great Salt Pond during the summer! It’s like a little floating city. You wake up in the morning, wave to your neighbors, and everything you need can come direct to you without ever leaving your boat! “ANDIAMO!” Aldo’s Bakery has been open and operational for more than 45 years. Within five years of opening the bakery, the original Aldo needed a way to bring in more business and to find a way to get the boaters who sailed to Block Island in the 1970s to his bakery. But what he ended up with was a radical idea to bring the bakery to them. He decided to load up baked goods from his bakery every morning and make his way to New Harbor. Once there, he would hire a local skiff to drive him around the harbor, singing Italian opera and selling his fresh baked goods to summertime visitors. Aldo continued this tradition for the next few years, until it was passed down to his son Bobby, who sailed the salt pond for almost 35 years. It then was passed down to John Levesque, who has been sailing the salt pond for almost seven years. The bakery boat makes two daily trips around the pond: once in the morning, usually between 7 and 11 a.m., carrying items like fresh brewed coffee, hot-and-ready breakfast sandwiches, fresh
baked goods, muffins, cinnamon rolls, danish, croissants and more; then a second time around for lunch and appetizers between 3 and 7 p.m., carrying items such as calzones or stuffed breads, slices of bakery pizza, fresh seafood, shrimp cocktail, fresh oysters, clams, and even fresh sushi rolls. He also has fresh baked snacks, brownies, cookies, slices of cheesecake, and a great selection of other desserts as well. Boaters can get ahold of the bakery boat by VHF on Channel 71, with a good old hand wave, or just listen for the famous call: “Andiamo!” Boaters also should have no worries, as the bakery boat is out on the water seven days a week, twice a day, rain or shine ... If there is a boat in need, Aldo’s will be there indeed! WATER AND ICE, WITHOUT THE HASSLE! WaterBoy was established in 2013 by Matt O’Hayer. Matt, being a lifelong summer resident, a graduate of the Block Island School and a boater, saw a need ... At the time, he had been spending summers aboard his 38-foot sloop, Ananda, on the hook, and he realized how inconvenient it was to fill a boat’s water tanks during the busy summer season. Boats were forced to use small containers or to move to the dock, if and when a spot opened up, to fill up. The idea was spawned and, after purchasing the Committee for the Great Salt Pond’s retiring research boat, and outfitting it with 300-gallon water tanks, pumps, gauges and hoses, the delivery service was formed. The WaterBoy runs seven days a week, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 1 to 6 p.m. Hail them on VHF Channel 71. There is a $20 minimum, which gets you 40
gallons of potable water delivered into your boat’s fresh water tank. WaterBoy rafts to your boat and fills your tank in six to eight minutes. They also deliver bagged ice and sell T-shirts; the shirt’s design changes every year, and many loyal customers now collect them. WaterBoy was founded to give boaters the opportunity to have more time to spend enjoying the island. A stressful boat move trying to get to the dock, or schlepping water blatters from the dock, can be frustrating and take hours of precious vacation time that could otherwise be spent at the beach, riding bikes or relaxing with your family. WaterBoy makes life on the water easier and has always been a huge supporter and donator to the Block Island Maritime Institute, as well all things benefiting the Great Salt Pond and Block Island. YOU NEED IT DELIVERED-WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED! Now in its second year on the Great Salt Pond, Sea Pod is your go-to “concierge service.” If you need anything delivered to your boat-and I mean ANYTHING, from groceries and beer to --hardware, supplies, or takeout from any of the on-shore restaurants--you call them, they deliver. Wet towels? Damp sheets? Call Sea Pod--they
will stop by the boat, pick up your dirty laundry and return it, often the same day! Sea Pod was started by two lifelong friends, Nicholas St. Jacques and Bobby Welch; chances are, when you call, one of these two guys will be over to your boat in a flash! If you are on the beach and have a craving for a Hersey Bar, call them-they’ll deliver it to you on the beach! 401.871.5061 • Seapodbi.com
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ne could argue that there’s no reason to go to Newport, that there’s enough going on just offshore to make one’s summer. And that’s true. Newport is America’s yachting destination, where, on any given day, spinnakers are aflutter in all the colors of the rainbow. Who needs to go ashore? Yet, even yachties leave the water once in a while. Newport during the Gilded Age grew in ways that seemed unfathomable to even the most prudent of observers of the American social elite. Mansions the likes of which no one had ever seen were built, and today they are preserved for your inspection. Yet, a few miles away, across the bay, lies peaceful Jamestown, which, somehow, was untouched by the fervor of Victorian oneupmanship. Northwest of Martha’s Vineyard and northeast of Block Island lies Aquidneck (the other name for the island named Rhode Island), at the northern edge of Rhode Island Sound. The East Passage into Narragansett Bay bisects Brenton Point, the southwestern corner of Newport Neck, and Beavertail Point to its west, the southern tip of Conanicut Island, which is marked by a historic lighthouse. Keep to the eastern side of the
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passage, clearing the red #6 bell buoy near Butter Ball Rock and the Castle Hill Lighthouse and Coast Guard Station to starboard. Run up the channel to the northeast, and take a turn to the southeast around historic Fort Adams and its dock. Look off to the east for the green #1 marker at the southern end of Goat Island (Brenton Cove will be due south) and follow the channel into Newport Harbor. The Newport Yachting Center is the biggest wharf you’ll see on the eastern shore. Be sure to watch for racing buoys: They’re out all summer long, and you won’t find them on any charts. To reach Jamestown from the East Passage, cruise past Fort Adams, leaving it to starboard as you head north. Steer wide of the area known as the Dumplings off the Conanicut Island shore by staying outside the green #11 bell buoy, and watch for the channel markers to the northwest that will bring you into Jamestown. Newport is home to food and music festivals, world class polo matches and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Jamestown is renowned for its historic windmill, its quiet open spaces and its view of Narragansett Bay. Rarely can one find such a juxtaposition of bustle and retreat. Take advantage of each one as the mood strikes you.
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BEACHES & NATURE BRENTON POINT STATE PARK
Harrison Ave. Hiking, fishing, and kite flying. Spectacular views of Atlantic Ocean - 401.849.4562
BEAVERTAIL LIGHTHOUSE AND PARK
Jamestown’s Conanicut Island. Grassy wooded areas. Walking and biking paths - 401.423.9941
BAILEY’S BEACH
Intersection of Bellevue Ave and Ocean Drive. Small and secluded. Great place to watch the crashing surf
GOOSEBERRY BEACH
Beyond Bailey’s on Ocean Drive. Protected beach free from high surf
CLIFF WALK
3.5-mile historic nature trail. Paved and rocky terrain. Ocean and mansion views. For more info call Newport Historical Society - 401.846.0813
MUSEUMS FORT ADAMS STATE PARK
Harrison Ave, Newport 80-acre park includes Historic Fort Adams and President Eisenhower’s summer home 401.847.2400
INT’L TENNIS HALL OF FAME
194 Bellevue Avenue - 401.849.3990 tennisfame.com
THE JAMESTOWN WINDMILL
North Road, Jamestown 1 - 4 pm, Sat. & Sun. in summer 401.423.1798
JAMESTOWN MUSEUM
Free admission 92 Narragansett Avenue - 401.423.0784
INTERNATIONAL YACHT RESTORATION SCHOOL 449 Thames Street 401.842.0669 iyrs.org
• Marina Rooftop Deck • • 140-Ft. Floating Fuel Dock • • High-Speed Diesel & Bulk Rates • • On-Site Boat Repair Service • • 24-Hour Security • Professional Staff • • Pump-Out Facility • Consierge Service • • Accomodation for Mega Yachts •
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Chamber music programs, American debuts and gala special events Held in the city’s Gilded Age WHERE: mansions 401.846.1133 newportmusic.org
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Festival of friendship between Newport and Japan WHERE: Multiple venues 401.846.2720
WHERE: Newport Yachting Center 4 Commercial Wharf 401.846.1115 newportboatshow.com
34TH ANNUAL BLACK SHIPS FESTIVAL
July 28 to 30
57TH ANNUAL FOLK FESTIVAL
WHERE: Fort Adams State Park 401.848.5055 newportfolk.org
Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters and more WHERE: International Tennis Hall of Fame 194 Bellevue Avenue 401.849.3990 tennisfame.com
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USA vs. Jamaica WHERE: Newport International Polo Grounds 250 Linden Lane, Portsmouth 401.846.0200 nptpolo.com
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47TH ANNUAL NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
SEPTEMBER 21 TO 24 11TH ANNUAL NEWPORT MANSIONS WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL
WHERE: The Elms, Rosecliff and Marble House Bellevue Avenue 401.847.1000 newportmansions.org
Helpful Information service
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EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 Non-emergency Police Non-emergency Fire Sea Rescue 24-Hour Dispatch SEATOW TowBOAT/US SAFE SEA Coast Guard, Castle Hill
LAUNDRY
Imperial Coin-Op Mall Laundromat
MARINE FUEL
Bannisters Wharf Conanicut Marina Goat Island Marina Newport Yachting Center
MARINE REPAIRS
Newport Shipyard Newport Yachting Center Murphy Marine Oldport Marine
MEDICAL CARE
Newport Hospital Newport Co. Medical Treatment
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401.846.6400 401.847.4950
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AIR ----------------------------------------------------Newport Airport 401.846.9400 T.F. Green Airport 888.268.7222 BUS --------------------------------------------------RI Public Transit Authority 401.781.9400 Bonanza Bus Lines 401.846.1820 FERRY -----------------------------------------------Newport to Block Island 401.783.4613 Newport to Jamestown 401.423.9900 TRAIN------------------------------------------------AMTRAK, Wakefield, RI 800.USA.RAIL or 401.783.2913 AMTRAK, Providence, RI 800.872.7245
VISITOR INFORMATION Newport County Convention & Visitors Bureau discovernewport.com
401.845.9123
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ong before the Cape Cod Canal opened, and even before President Grover Cleveland staked out the lot for his “summer White House” in the area, the Buzzards Bay region was on the American history map. It was here that the New World’s free enterprise system began. The Bourne Historical Society will tell you that story. It’s up to you to add your tale to the Buzzards Bay story this summer. The president came to fish, of course. “Buzzards” in the 1600s are called “ospreys” today, and their presence is a good indicator of where the fish are. But Cleveland saw more in the Buzzards Bay towns that made him want to spend his downtime here. To find out why, enter the Cape Cod Canal (if you’re coming from points north) from its eastern end, pass under all three bridges, then follow the channel to a red #2 buoy. Swing to port and head inside Wing’s Neck (look for the old lighthouse) toward Red Brook Harbor. If you’ve just come from Rhode Island Sound, approach the western end of the Cape Cod Canal. The main channel begins off the west end of Cuttyhunk, the last of the Elizabeth Islands chain. Run the entire 14 miles of the chain, and at the red #10 buoy, look
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to the north-northeast for the Cleveland East Ledge Lighthouse (yes, the ledge was named for him) and keep it to starboard as you enter Cleveland Ledge Channel. Beyond the green #7 and red #8 buoys, watch to the northeast for that red #2 nun buoy that marks Southwest Ledge off Scraggy Neck. Keep it to starboard and head for Red Brook Harbor. To enter the harbor, find a red-and-green nun marking Eustis Rock, and when you do, look to the southeast for the channel that’ll swing you around the southern end and extensive shoaling of Bassett’s Island. To the southeast is Hospital Cove. Run a horseshoe pattern to buoys #10 and #11. Once you’ve passed the tip of Long Point off to starboard, turn your eyes to the east. The Kingman Yacht Center has 235 slips, 130 moorings and a restaurant facing sunsets over the harbor. Parker’s Boat Yard offers 130 moorings, nine slips, a full marine store, ice, fuel and showers, and complimentary bicycles for shoreline exploration, Refresh, then venture out to the National Marine Life Center, Mass Maritime Academy, the Aptucxet Trading Post and some Cape Cod League Baseball. And see what brought the president back, on more than one occasion. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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Buzzards Bay June 24
FREE VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS
WHERE: Coast Guard Auxiliary WHEN: 9 am to 1 pm 508.563.7136 kingmanyachtcenter.com
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DINNER AND A BOAT-IN MOVIE
WHERE: Free movie shown on a huge shed wall facing the docks Soundtrack broadcast on 90.3 FM WHEN: Dinner, 7 p.m. (bring an item for the potluck supper) Movie, 9 p.m. 508.563.7136 kingmanyachtcenter.com
July 15
TEXAS BBQ
CALENDAR WHERE: Kingman Yacht Center WHEN: 6 p.m. 508.563.7136 kingmanyachtcenter.com
July 22
COLONIAL DAY
WHERE: Reenactments at the Aptucxet Trading Post WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 508.759.8167 bournehistoricalsociety.org
August 2
WAREHAM GATEMEN VS. BOURNE BRAVES Cape Cod League Baseball WHERE: Doran Park Upper Cape Tech Sandwich Road WHEN: 6 p.m.
Full service yard for maintenance, repairs and yacht brokerage Easily accessible from the Cape Cod Canal Launch Service ★ Shower Facilities ★ Full Marine Store Gas ★ Diesel ★ Ice ★ Sunset Dining Nearby
Seasonal and Transient Moorings and Slips Available
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SUNSET SURPRISE
(We can’t tell you—it’s a surprise!) WHERE: Kingman Yacht Center WHEN: 6 p.m. 508.563.7136 kingmanyachtcenter.com
September 16 WAMPANOAG DAY
Native singing, dancing, demonstrations WHERE: Aptucxet Trading Post Museum Complex 24 Aptucxet Road WHEN: 11 a.m. 508.759.8167 bournehistoricalsociety.org
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MUSEUMS & ENTERTAINMENT
Buzzards Bay
MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY
Academy Drive, Taylor Point Model ship displays, training ship Tours by appointment maritime.edu 508.830.5000
APTUCXET TRADING POST MUSEUM
Tues. – Sun. 24 Aptucxet Road, Bourne 508.759.8167
NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER
BOURNE SOCIETY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay Health services for marine animals 508.743.9888
Briggs-McDermott House 22 Sandwich Rd, Bourne 508.759.6120
PAIRPOINT CRYSTAL
BOURNE HISTORICAL CENTER AND ARCHIVES 30 Keene Street, Bourne 508.759.6928
Oldest U.S glass company Watch glassblowers at work, gift shop 800.899.0953
CAPE COD CANAL
Administration HQ US Army Corps of Engineers Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay Open to the Public 508.759.4431
Helpful Information service
phone vhf
Harbormaster Bourne 508.759.0621 USCG Cape Cod Canal 508.888.0020 SEATOW/SOMASS 774.763.6130 6
EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 Bourne Police Bourne Fire TOWBOAT/US-Onset
MEDICAL CARE Tobey Hospital
MARINE SERVICE
Kingman Marine, Cataumet Parker’s Boat Yard, Cataumet Perry’s Boat Yard, Cataumet Taylor Point Marina
508.759.4420 508.759.4412 508.295.2226
508.295.0880 508.563.7136 508.563.9366 508.759.3062 508.759.2512
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Peter Pan Bus Lines 508.548.7588
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Hyannis & Osterville
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t’s amazing what a long stretch of sand, facing the open ocean, warmed by the summer sun, can do for one’s soul. Cape Cod is blessed with just such a confluence of these desirable attributes. All one needs is a place to tie up and step ashore. Hyannis is that place. It’s perfectly positioned to be Cape Cod’s welcome center for boaters. It’s a transportation hub, with the regional airport whisking travelers off to Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and 40 other destinations. Travelers moving by car exit from Route 6 to refuel for the trip east to the Cape Cod National Seashore, to dine at the many restaurants in town, or to take in the Kennedy family legacy. In 2017, Hyannis will remember the 100th anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy at many sites in town. Ferries load up and take off at all hours of the day for the islands. And that, of course, is a key to you finding Hyannis in the first place. Just follow the ferries on their way in. If none is in sight, if you’re coming from the west, split Horseshoe Shoal buoys #7 and #8 and watch for the red #2 buoy over Hodges Rock. Keep to the east of the rock by about 1,500 yards and watch to the
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northeast for a red-and-white bell buoy marked “HH” for Hyannis Harbor. North of that, you’ll find the breakwater at the mouth of the harbor. If you’re coming from the east, stay well clear of Point Gammon and its abandoned lighthouse, as the approach can be quite rocky. Stay well south of Gazelle Rock, and even south of the unmarked (but charted) Hallett’s Rock to the south of that. Refer to your NOAA number 13237 chart for safety. Find that same “HH” buoy and the breakwater. Hyannis Harbor passes into Lewis Bay, which makes up the northeast corner. In the northwestern corner of that bay you’ll find the best places to tie up and get your foothold on a Cape Cod summer. From there, the Cape is yours, from the canal to Chatham to Provincetown. Cape Cod League baseball games, unmatched seafood choices and centuries of history await your arrival in a region of the country bracing for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing. And, remember, before they hit Plymouth, they visited Cape Cod. They may have found it by accident, but if you ask us, they knew exactly what they were doing.
Hyannis & Osterville MUSEUMS & ENTERTAINMENT JOHN F. KENNEDY MUSEUM Old Town Hall, Main Street jfkhyannismuseum.org 508.790.3077
CAPE COD POTATO CHIP COMPANY
NOT TO MISS
CAPE COD MARITIME MUSEUM 135 South Street capecodmaritimemuseum.org 508.775.1723
COTUIT CENTER FOR THE ARTS 4404 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit 508.428.0669
BEACHES
CAPE COD MELODY TENT
Public Beach, full facilities Craigville Beach Road, Craigville
meoldytent.org 508.775.5630
Windsurfing on ocean side Ocean Street, Hyannis
ORRIN KEYES BEACH
Restrooms, refreshment stand Sea Street, Hyannis
THEATERS
BARNSTABLE COMEDY CLUB
capecodchips.com 508.775.3358
CRAIGVILLE BEACH
KALMUS PARK BEACH
Main Street, Barnstable 508.362.6333
REGAL CINEMAS
Cape Cod Mall, Route 132 844.462.7342
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Beautiful,World Famous
Martha’s Vineyard Beautiful,World Famous Photos by Jerry Grunt
Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard is a premier vacation spot that is visited by people from all over the world. Our
Vineyard Haven Marina is much more than just another
Marina is located in the center of one of New England’s scenic offer a sandy beachfront prettymost Marina. Hi,harbors. I’m Liz We Wild, General Manager of this
unique facility. Martha’s Vineyard is a premier vacation spot that is visited by people from all over environment. We are within walking distance of downtown shopping, dining, and center a full service the world. Our Marina is health locatedclub in the of one of New England’s most scenic harbors. We offer a sandy fish market. Our deep water dockage can accommodate vessels up to 200 feet in length with accompanying beachfront setting, a private waterview lounge, an on site a West Marinecare Supply Store, all shore power. Showers, restrooms, laundry, WIFI,full carservice rentals,restaurant conciergeand service Special is always in a relaxed private environment. We are within walking taken to assure the privacy of our guests. distance of downtown shopping and dining. Our deep water dockage can accommodate vessels up to 200 feet in length with accompanying shore power, cable, wireless internet & phone service. On site gas & diesel fuel, along with showers, restrooms, laundry and car rentals. Special care is always taken to assure the privacy of our guests. We provide twenty four hour concierge service. Come to the Vineyard Haven Marina. I personally 508-693-0720 • Faxthat 508-696-9341 guarantee to makePhone your Martha’s Vineyard visit an experience will exceed your expectations. setting, boaters lounge, an onsite full service restaurant, West Marine supply store, all in a relaxed private
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Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket
e really have to go back to the whaling era to find cultural commonalities between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, which have been drifting away from each other since the last Ice Age. But that’s what makes visiting them so fun. No two islands, so close to each other, could be so different. Coming from the southwest of Martha’s Vineyard, look for the high, sandy bluffs known as Gay Head, marked by the red brick Gay Head Lighthouse. Stay north of the green #31 buoy in the sound to steer clear of the Devil’s Bridge rocks, home of an 1884 shipwreck. The channel heads to the northeast. Round the green #27 buoy marking the western end of the Middle Ground shoal area. Nine miles to the east-northeast you’ll find the other, eastern end of that hazard, marked by a green-and-red can buoy. Find that, and you’ve found West Chop. Swing your way southward between West Chop and East Chop, and you’ll find Vineyard Haven Harbor. For Oak Bluffs, turn to starboard around East Chop, leaving Vineyard Haven Harbor, and the next harbor will appear quickly, marked by jetties. Inside, you’ll find the Oak Bluffs Marina, the largest facility of its kind on
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Martha’s Vineyard. For Edgartown Harbor, cruise to the east-southeast for a red #2 bell buoy, heeding the green-and-red can marking Squash Meadow to the north. The bell buoy will put you on the approach to Edgartown Harbor to the south. Follow the channel past #3, #4 and #6, keeping Cape Poge Light and the spit of sand known as Cape Poge Elbow to port as you go. Round the red #8 and head for the inner harbor, around Chappaquiddick Point. NOAA puts out a localized chart, number 13238, because of shifting sands in this area, to help you find your way. To find Nantucket, take the green #1 bell buoy, marking a shipwreck off the east end of Tuckernuck Shoal, before making your move to the south-southeast. The channel that will take you into Nantucket Harbor will head to the southeast. Nantucket’s north shore will spread before you and a red-and-white bell buoy marked “NB” will guide you into the dredged channel into the harbor, past one of the island’s signature lighthouses at Brant Point. The Nantucket Boat Basin, your home on the Faraway Island, is on the western side of the harbor beyond those landmarks. Either island makes for a good vacation; both together offer a summer’s worth of surprises. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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Martha’s Vineyard & Nantucket BEACHES
Library India Street. 508.228.1110
BRANT POINT BEACH Scenic, no lifeguard, strong currents
CHILDREN’S BEACH
DIONIS BEACH
Lifeguard, restrooms, sheltered by dunes
JETTIES BEACH GAY HEAD PUBLIC BEACH ten minute walk from parking lot, Aquinnah
STEPS BEACH
Steep steps to access, gentle surf
MENEMSHA PUBLIC BEACH
gentle beach with clear water, Chilmark
SIASCONSET GOLF CLUB
MARINE FUEL AND PUMPOUT
9-hole course. 508.257.6596
SANFORD FARM & RAM Pasture Walking Trail Madaket Road. 508.228.2884
SHEARWATER EXCURSIONS
THEATER
MARIA MITCHELL AQUARIUM
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LAUNDRY
508.221.6852
MARTHA’S VINEYARD MUSEUM 59 School Street, Edgartown 508.627.4441 mvmuseum.org
Nantucket Fire Nantucket Police SEATOW S. Mass TowBOAT/US USCG Menemsha USCG Nantucket
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AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE 23 York Street. 508.228.9833
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Eco tours of waters around the Island. 508.228.7037 Windswept Cranberry Bog Trail Polpis Road 508.228.2884
MUSEUMS
phone vhf
NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET MUSEUM
SPORTS & NATURE
No lifeguard, kayak rentals, restroom
service
Nantucket Harbormaster Edgartown Oak Bluffs Vineyard Haven
49 Union Street 508.228.1177
FRANCIS STREET BEACH
Helpful Information
NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOC. 15 Broad Street. 508.228.1894
Playground, bandstand, lifeguard, restrooms, showers
NOT TO MISS
DREAMLAND THEATER 17 S. Water Street 508.228.1784
STARLIGHT THEATER
1 North Union Street 508.228.4435
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MV Airport Laundromat
Edgartown Town Docks Oak Bluffs Marina Tisbury Wharf Company, VH Nantucket Marine Nantucket Boat Basin
MEDICAL CARE
Vineyard Medical Services, VH MV Hospital Nantucket Cottage Hospital
508.693.5005
508.627.4746 508.693.4355 508.693.9300 508.228.6505 508.325.1350
508.693.4400 508.693.0410 508.825.8100
TRANSPORTATION
AIR ----------------------------------------------------Cape Air 800.227.3247 FERRY ----------------------------------------------------Steamship Authority To Woods Hole 508.477.8600 To New Bedford 866.453.6800 Hyannis Cruises 508.228.3949 Island Queen to Falmouth 508.548.4800
VISITOR INFORMATION MV Chamber of Commerce Nantucket Chamber of Commerce mvol.comnantucket.net
508.693.0085 508.228.1700
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Falmouth Harbour Marina Facilities Include: - 30 stern-to berths - 30 alongside berths - 20’ Maximum Draft - Wide drive on docks for easy provisioning - Electricity (110v, 208, 220, 380-3 phase volts) - Fuel - Water - Security & Parking - Garbage Disposal
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he word “leeward” means something special to anyone who spends time on the sea. It represents the calmer side, the safer place to be. The 26 or so major Leeward Islands divide the Atlantic and the Caribbean, with Antigua being the biggest and the sunniest. In the Caribbean, that’s saying a lot. Long before tourism even became a noun, the Caribbean’s ancient peoples, the Ciboneys, Arawaks and Caribs, lived here. Christopher Columbus named the island, in 1893, in honor of St. Mary of the Old Cathedral: Santa Maria de la Antigua. As the centuries progressed, the British exploited the island, harvesting sugarcane by use of slave labor imported from West Africa through the 17th and 18th centuries. Their sweat and tears are symbolically preserved today in the approximately 100 windmills that populate the island. St. John is the biggest municipality on the island, hosting about 30,000 of the island’s 80,000 residents. Luxury hotels rim the island, which is driven today by tourism, and are counterbalanced by open spaces like
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Indian Town National Park on the opposite end of the island from St. John. Miles of hiking trails lead through the natural habitats, with one stretching more than a mile to gorgeous Indian Town Point. Admiral Horatio Nelson left another piece of the British legacy that has extreme usefulness today to visiting boaters. He identified English Harbour as a hurricane hole while in command of the naval dockyard there, and so it is today for ships’ captains three centuries later. History’s injustices can be reversed. Today’s Antigua is home to a celebratory West African culture, carried forward by the descendants of those forced into servitude in the 1700s and 1800s. And they live in one of the most meteorologically consistent places on the planet: On average, the daily temperature is between 75 and 85 degrees, with low humidity and near constant breezes. The trade winds slightly diminish in September, and travelers can expect about 45 inches of rain throughout the year, usually in short, refreshing bursts. Whoever named the Leeward Islands knew exactly what they were talking about.
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Nelson’s Dockyard National Park
Nelson’s Dockyard is the oldest working dockyard in the world, dating back to the Georgian era. Admiral Horatio Nelson stayed here in the Naval Officer’s House, which is still standing today, among many other fully restored historic buildings from the time period, which serve as shops and restaurants. Hiking trails lead from the dockyard to various historic military outposts throughout the biggest of the Antiguan national parks. English Harbour 268.481.5021 nationalparksantigua.com
Betty’s Hope
We learn more about the sugarcane plantation history of Antigua every year thanks to ongoing archaeological research at Betty’s Hope. This historic site, overseen by the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, hosts two restored windmill towers that tell the stories of the early days of British imperialism and Christopher
Codrington, the mastermind behind the sugarcane empire of the island. Betty’s Hope was the home of the first sugar production site. One mile east of Pares Village 268.462.1469 antiguamuseums.net
Antigua Rainforest Canopy Tour
There are seven ways to go, in a wonderful collection of ziplines, kayaks, challenge courses, jeep visits to the beach, and even a visit to a stingray city. Rangers are with you every step, hop and leap of faith along the way. Plan for a half day, and dress in shorts and footwear that can’t potentially fall off. Reservations are recommended, and safety regulations are strictly enforced. Fig Tree Drive, Wallings Dam 268.562.6363 antiguarainforest.com @AntiguaZipLine
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Nelson’s Dockyard Marina § 54 slips § Bow moorings § Three phase electricity § 24 hour security § Cable Television & Internet § Restaurants, stores, hotels & tours § water § waste oil disposal § immigration & customs § restrooms § showers & laundry § Host to every major regatta & show in the Antiguan yachting calendar.
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Three hundred and sixty-five glamorous white and pink sandy beaches, sparkling Caribbean waters, cooling Tradewinds and a strong nautical tradition: Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island paradise boasting of two unique holiday experiences in one.
he former British territory located in the Eastern Caribbean--and a four-hour flight from the U.S. mainland--appeals to all, whether “A-list” celebrities, couples, families or friends. The destination offers captivating culture, rich historical treasures, award-winning hotels, delicious cuisine and exhilarating activities, making it the ultimate vacation spot. Antigua is the larger of the two islands, with a population of approximately 90,000. With no attraction more than 45 minutes away, Antigua is relatively easy to navigate. Its history and spectacular topography provides a variety of popular sightseeing opportunities. In Antigua, visitors can experience the Caribbean’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Antigua and Barbuda’s first, when they visit the historic Nelson’s Dockyard in English Harbour and the surrounding archaeological sites within the National Parks. Antigua is the sailing capital of the Caribbean, and the Nelson’s Dockyard is home to the annual Antigua Sailing Week, which next takes place from April 28 to
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May 4, 2018. The 51st edition of the event will draw thousands to the area for what is considered one of the world’s top regattas. www.saHYPERLINK “http://www. sailingweek.com/”ilingweek.com In the Dockyard, explore beautiful Georgian-style naval buildings, the dockyard museum, boutique shops, restaurants and the marina. The National Park is dotted with forts, hiking trails, scenic landscapes and Antigua’s famous Shirley Heights Lookout, where visitors will find the remains of an 18th century British garrison. It is at Shirley Heights, high above English Harbour, where visitors also will receive what is probably the most breathtaking view in the Caribbean. Go on Sunday for the lively barbecue party, which is the place to be for the weekly “jump up,” where tourists and residents mingle and enjoy a stunning sunset, rum cocktails and steel bands playing and other live acts. Other attractions in this area include the Dows Hill Interpretation Centre, which provides a historic overview of six periods of Antiguan history, and the spectacular Pillars of Hercules rock formation, accessible
via the Carpenter’s Rock hiking trail or by sea. A variety of land and sea activities also await the adventure-seeker in Antigua. Water sports abound, from sailing, boat cruising, water skiing, kite surfing, kayaking, deep sea and reef fishing to scuba diving, swimming with stingrays, and snorkelling. For land lubbers, two 18-hole golf courses and professional tennis courts are accessible and open to the public. In addition, the island offers other popular recreational activities, such as horseback riding, helicopter tours, cycling and hiking. There are 365 beaches on Antigua, one for every day of the year. The numerous reefs and coves, combined with crystal-clear turquoise waters, afford beachgoers the luxury of privacy and beauty. The great majority of beaches rest inside the calm, protected waters of the island’s Caribbean side. All are open to the public. Popular spots include Morris Bay, Turners Beach, Ffreyes Bay, Darkwood Beach and Dickenson Bay. The shoreline along the east side of the island includes Half Moon Bay and Long Bay, which offer great snorkeling opportunities, while Jabberwock in the north is great for kite-surfing. One of the best ways to see some of the islands’ most remarkable scenery is to journey to Antigua’s “Green Corridor” for a drive along the southwest coastline, culminating in an exhilarating zip wire canopy tour high above the rainforest, or a hike to Antigua’s highest point, Mount Obama. If you prefer to have two feet on the ground, Jeep safari tours are on hand to wrestle their way through some of the rockiest paths. Adventurers can hop on a helicopter to discover nearby gems or make their way to the Indian National Park at the remote easternmost point of the island to see enormous geysers of water burst through boreholes in the rocks at nearby Devil’s Bridge, the large natural limestone arch on the shoreline of Indian Town Point.
For the pink, sandy beaches, and a bit of peace and serenity, travel to Barbuda. You will find the journey a short one, with travel by air only 15 minutes and by sea 1½ hours. Antigua’s smaller sister island has a population of approximately 1,500. The island is known for its spectacular 17-mile stretch of pristine rose-pink beach. Barbuda is also home to the largest colony of frigate birds in the Western Hemisphere. Organized tours are in place for visitors to get within a few feet of the birds’ nests at the Codrington Lagoon, where some 5,000 birds make their home. Antigua and Barbuda, with its near-perfect weather conditions, warmly welcomes holidaymakers year round, and has a packed events calendar from January to December. This Summer, Antigua and Barbuda celebrates “The Caribbean’s Greatest Summer Festival,” Antigua’s Carnival: a celebration of the creativity, music, culture and heritage of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua’s Carnival runs from July 27 to August 8, 2017. Direct flights into Antigua’s V.C. Bird International Airport are available from major International gateways such as New York, Miami, Atlanta, London, and Frankfurt. For more information: visitantiguabarbuda.com
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All Americans traveling to and from the United States by air and sea must have a passport. For more information, visit the website of Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection at www.cbp.gov. There are four legal ports of entry for Antigua: English Harbour (268.460.1397), Jolly Harbour (268.462.7932), Heritage Quay (268.462.6403) and Deepwater Harbour (268.462.0814). In order to facilitate speedy customs processing, the Customs Department suggests that yachtsmen fill out their clearance document online via www.eSeaclear.com within 24 hours of arrival. If you don’t have a phone to call ahead to any of these customs and immigration sites, try them on VHF 16. Heritage Quay and Deepwater can be emailed at customs@ ab.gov.ag. For Codrington, Barbuda, call 268.460.0085. A permit is required to cruise Antigua and Barbuda waters, issued by the Port Authority at English Harbour (268.460.0085), Jolly Harbour (268.462.7931), and Deepwater Harbour (268.462.0050 or 0051). For more information, please visit www.customs.gov.ag. Please have five copies of the crew/passenger list, clearance from your last port, and vessel documentation, such as registration, on hand.
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EMERGENCY INFORMATION 911 or 999 Antigua Fire Antigua Police Antigua Ambulance
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Shirley Heights
First and foremost, Shirley Heights is a historic site, a British military lookout over the entirety of the dockyard below, and a signal station for sending messages to St. John. An obelisk here records the names of all the men in British military service who died here between 1840 and 1851. But, for the past three decades, the site has been a Sunday afternoon party venue, with steel bands starting at 4, and the main act arriving at 7 and playing until 10. Trail begins behind Galleon Beach Hotel English Harbour 268.460.1379 shirleyehightslookout.com
Museum of Antigua and Barbuda
The story of Antigua and Barbuda reaches much further back than the arrival of European imperialist forces, though that tale is told well enough in the structure that houses the museum itself, a 1750 courthouse standing in memory of the British Empire. Inside are
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Indian Town National Park
The extreme eastern shore of Antigua is the most rugged part of the island, the place where the prevailing subequatorial easterly winds push the waters of the Caribbean relentlessly into the exposed bedrock. Erosion here created the Devil’s Bridge, a naturally curved limestone arch, and, at their highest, the tides shoot rushes of water into geyser-like spouts through the porous rocks that dominate the area. With multiple trails to follow through the park, sunscreen, a map and water are a must. Long Bay, between Willikens Village and Nonsuch Ba nationalparksantigua.com
Tel: 268.562.1709 Cell: 268.774.3680 Cell: 268.772.4141
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“The BIGGEST little boatyard in the Caribbean”
SUBBASE DRYDOCK, INC., a family-owned and operated business, has been serving our customers since 1981. Our facility boasts two floating drydocks - 350 Tons and 1,000 Tons! We are also home to a full service machine shop and welding shop. We can handle all of your marine repair needs - anything from a simple spot weld to a full custom fabrication project. We carry the largest inventory of stainless steel and aluminum on the island and have a full service rigging shop on premises. Carpentry, fiberglass and specialty paint work are all within our areas of expertise. We can also machine shafts up to 12” and perform engine alignments. We can provide you with a list of references, local accommodations, and other marine specialists. Call or email today to request a quote for your next haul out. LOCATION Subbase Drydock is located on the south side of St. Thomas in the area known as “Subbase”. We are adjacent to the Crown Bay cruise ship terminal and have deep water approaches. Our 1,000 ton and 350 ton drydocks can handle large yachts and vessels.
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FACILITIES AND PRODUCTS We carry a wide variety of paint products, including Micron, and SeaHawk. Need something special? We can order it and arrange shipping for you. We work closely with a variety of vendors and can get most standard items on island within three days. What can’t be ordered can often be fabricated in our full service machine shop.
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t. Thomas is celebrating a landmark anniversary in 2017: one hundred years since the creation of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a relic of the age of imperialism and a measure of protection against the potential of World War I, then being fought in Europe, creeping toward the American shore. But St. Thomas has a long, cosmopolitan history, featuring the native Caribs, the Ciboneys and the Arawaks, and a centuries-long parade of inhabitants from Spain, France, Great Britain, Holland, and the people of Denmark and Norway. In the late 1500s, Sir Francis Drake spied on Spanish shipping from the island’s heights, a tactic copied by Edward Teach, the infamous pirate Blackbeard, a century and a half later, as he sought easy targets for his notorious depredations. Norway was a part of Denmark when the Danish West India Company settled on the island in the 1670s. Needing to establish military defenses, they built Fort Christian, an outpost of their empire that today is undergoing a major renovation through the U.S.
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National Park Service. Another Danish relic, Skytsborg Tower, utilized by Blackbeard, is the architectural icon of St. Thomas. To find it, one can choose a tram, or the ancient 99 Steps (actually, 103), built from the ballast stones of Danish ships. Everything on St. Thomas begins in Charlotte Amalie, the capital, where there are walking tours that visit historic homes, duty-free shopping and the famed Market Square. Deeper exploration can bring peaceful moments at Brewers Bay and jumping times at Magens Beach. Before renting a car to reach these places, be sure to review the rules of the road. Most of the rental cars on the island are American, with steering wheels on the left, but the rules are Danish, which means driving on the left. The island is only 32 square miles in size but cherishes such quirky historical elements as the oldest operating synagogue on U.S. soil, and the childhood home of one of France’s most celebrated impressionist painters. From sea level to the top of Skytsborg Tower, St. Thomas offers opportunities to explore, relax and experience a truly diverse Caribbean paradise.
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he BVIs had been settled by the peaceful Arawaks and the warring Caribs for centuries before Christopher Columbus first spied the 60 or so islands that make up the chain in 1492. Then came the Dutch, Spanish, French, Danish and the British, who eventually gained full control of the islands. Sugar plantations operating on the backs of West African slaves on Tortola, the main island, drove the economy of the BVIs until 1834, when the British government ended the practice of slavery. The economy crashed, but the BVIs were a better place spiritually, opening the door to the cultural tourism destination that exists today. Road Town, the capital city, is the hub, the place from which all adventures start. The ancient community gained its name from the old maritime term for an anchorage, and today it still attracts sea captains from all over the world, on boats of all sizes. It’s a place of high-end eateries and roadside jerk chicken stands, of world class duty-free shopping on Main Street and a place where the British accent floats on the air, the
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West African traditions live on, and even the faces of the Caribs can be seen in the native residents. Each island has a story to tell, from Jost Van Dyke to Anegada to Virgin Gorda. Wellness comes in many forms, from snorkeling from an old schooner to a climb to the top of Mt. Healthy. The five territorial colors could not be more appropriate: blue for the ocean, yellow for the sun, white for the beaches, green for the lush vegetation on the hills, and red for the feisty nature of the islands themselves. The Baths at Virgin Gorda, named both for its pools of water and the batholithic stones that form the caverns and the pools, are a unique experience in the Caribbean. The same could be said about drinking a Painkiller on Jost Van Dyke, or a walk through the botanical gardens in Road Town. Fishing, dining, hiking, snorkeling, lounging on the beach, kicking back to the sounds of the native fungi music--the list goes on. The British Virgin Islands beckon to revelers from around the world, and never disappoint.
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Road Town Torotola, BVI 284.394.2512
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Bitter End Yacht Club
North Sound Virgin Gora, BVI 284.494.2745
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Road Town Tortola, BVI 284.494.2771
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All Americans traveling to and from the United States by air and sea must have a passport. For more information, visit the website of Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection at www.cbp.gov. If you’re arriving by sea, ports of entry are located in Road Town and at Sopher’s Hole at the West End on Tortola, Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke, and St. Thomas Bay and Gun Creek on Virgin Gorda. All vessels must clear customs and immigration immediately upon arrival, and a valid passport and boat registration papers are required. Customs and immigration hours vary per port of entry. To mak e afterhours arrangements, call customs at 284.494.3475 and immigration at 284.494.3701, extension 4700, or register with immigration at opening of business the following business day. Failure to comply with these regulations can lead to heavy fines or imprisonment. Cruising permits are required. Be prepared to show ship’s registration.
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MARINE SERVICES Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda Nanny Cay, Tortola Peter Island Marina
MEDICAL CARE Peebles Hospital Red Cross
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VISITOR INFORMATION bvitourism.com b-v-i.com britishvirginislands.com
Chosen by American Airlines and US Air as the Caribbean’s Most Elegant VIlla. Featured on Discovery’s Travel Channel, Starred by Fodor’s and Triple Diamond by AAA. Luxury 4-8 bedroom Villa. Great for Weddings, Reunions, Gruop Events.
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Linda Graham, Keith Thomas
sboudreaux@ mainsailhotels.com
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marinas at a glance british virgin islands
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Sonja Boudreaux
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Spanish Town Virgin Gora, BVI 284.495.5500
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virgingordayachtharbor.com
Leverick Bay
North Sound Virgin Gora, BVI 284.495.7421
leverickbay.com
Scrub Island Marina
Scrub Island BVI 284.394.3440
scrubisland.com
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Fat Hogs Bay,Tortola • E: jollymon@surfbvi.com E: pacificseal@gmail.com • T: 284 443 4684 T: 284 440 3454
Experience Mango Bay
If you are looking for the perfect escape, the search is over once you discover Mango Bay Resort. Nestled along the magnificent crescent beach of Virgin Gorda’s Mahoe Bay, Mango Bay Resort offers villa lifestyle accommodations, with large bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens and sprawling outdoor patios. The property is lusciously landscaped to provide beauty as well as privacy. Step from your room onto the white sand and spend hours snorkeling the protected coral reefs, which are teeming with colorful fish. A full array of watersports equipment is available for your use, everything from kayaks to floating mattresses. The owners and management of Mango Bay Resort are incredibly gracious and welcoming and always go above and beyond to make sure that your stay is everything you’ve dreamed of, and more! They can arrange for pre-arrival food delivery, car rentals, or taxi transports from the airport or ferry. Just let them know what you need and they will arrange it! You never know what surprises you’ll discover at Mango Bay Resort—like this pink flamingo, which surprised us with a visit on our first day!
Photos by Carola Moretti
To learn much more about Mango Bay Resort, or to book your stay, visit mangobayresort.com
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Antilles Helicopter • 284.441.7335 antilleshelicopterservices.com Beaches bvitourism.com/beaches Blue Water Dive • 284.494.2847 bluewaterdiversbvi.com C & D Power Boat Rental • 284.495.1401 cdpowerboats.com Dolphin Discovery • 284.494.7675 dolphindiscovery.com/tortola Kuralu Day Sail • 284.499.1313 kuralu.com Original Canopy Tours • 284.494.9239 originalvirgincanopytour@gmail.com
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c a r i b b Experience e a n paradise m a tor perfection ine surveyors ltd We are Marine Surveyors with a reputation for honesty and accuracy throughout the Caribbean. All our surveyors are Accredited with SAMS (Society of Accredited Marine �������� ���-���-���� ����-���-��������������������������� Surveyors) �������������������� as AMS. All our surveyors are accredited by MECAL in the UK. We are approved by the UK Certifying Authorities (RYA, IIMS, MECAL, YDSA) for carrying out MCA Inspections for\SCV Certificates. We are approved by the UK and BVI Governments to carry out stability testing for the MGN 280 Code. We work for Insurance Underwriters throughout the world for damage inspections. Our area is “the Caribbean” but we have worked from Brazil to Rhode Island for interested Underwriters. We are here to help you as needed.
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ATTENTION
SAILORS!
Photos by Justin MacShane
Why stay at a commercial-type, impersonal hotel, when you can surround yourself with luxury in paradise at Fort Recovery Beachfront Villa and Suites Hotel, your own home away from home…
a tranquil beachfront luxury villa, with pool access, quaint private beach, spa services, and a restaurant open seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Family-owned and -operated since 1969, Fort Recovery Beachfront Villa and Suites Hotel is a truly lavish boutique beach resort, where you’ll find yourself completely emerged in the serene, natural surroundings. Instead of dizzying up your valued island time with the stress of running around, worried about catching your boat or plane back home, come and stay at Fort Recovery for a few days and indulge in spectacular panoramic views on the calm, blue Caribbean side of the island! Spend your days on Tortola, tension-free, and satisfy your needs the way Mother Nature intended. Offering one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom villas and suites—as well as a spectacular eight-bedroom luxury beach house—Fort Recovery Beachfront Villa and Suites Hotel has the accommodations you need to make your trip truly one for the ages. With its friendly staff, the option of booking special events (such as weddings, reunions, etc.), pristine grounds, and overall wondrous atmosphere, Fort Recovery Beachfront Villa and Suites Hotel is exactly what the doctor ordered! The British Virgin Islands is known for some of the best sailing waters in the world. For our sailing enthusiasts, this is the place to be. We in the BVI take sailing very seriously, and we have many related business ventures on the island as well. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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Sag Harbor
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wo centuries ago, when Sag Harbor came up in conversation, ears perked up. Sag Harbor was a place where the whaling industry more than lived--it thrived. It was the economic center of Long Island, long before Manhattan became what it is today. It was where young men from around the world gathered for a chance to board a vessel for an opportunity, just a chance, to get that foothold in the industry, to springboard to a life of fortune, possibly fame. But whaling crashed. The whales became scarcer. Journeys to find them went farther afield, until eventually East Coast captains found themselves routinely rounding Cape Horn and heading for the hunting fields in the Pacific approaches to the Arctic, spending years at sea instead of months. Investors pulled their capital from the industry. Sag Harbor froze in time. Money traveled west to the other end of the island. The old sea captains who had built beautiful new homes in the Federalist Era spent their declining years in them, unable to build anew. Those houses remain today, 92
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symbolic of a long-lost prosperity that has since been replaced by a new one. Today, we consider it the essence of the Americana that defines the community. As every good Realtor knows, there are three words connected with success: location, location, location. Sag Harbor, despite its mid-19th century economic downturn, quickly rose again. When the prime movers of the industrial revolution sought relaxation, inventing the vacation, they looked for places away from the cities, on the water’s edge, and quiet. Sag Harbor checked all three boxes. Nestled at the East End of Long Island, Sag Harbor is a gateway to the Hamptons, a place of scrimshaw-filled antique shops, where relaxation consists of watching America’s Cup contenders practice their craft offshore before a delectable dinner and a night at the local theater. And it’s a place where whaling lives, in the exhibits and programs at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum. And, so, today, when someone brings the name Sag Harbor into conversation, ears perk up, and smiles spread.
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marinas at a glance
sag harbor
Sag Harbor Yacht Club
27 Bay Street Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631.725.0567
www.sagharboryc.com
Waterfront Marina
1A Bay Street Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631.725.3886 VHF 9
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A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
A new book by John Galluzzo, lead writer for the Captain’s Guide. Now available at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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H e l p f u l Information service
Harbormaster Moorings & Launch Service
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
911 Police 631.725.0058 Fire 631.725.0252 Ambulance 631.725.0826 SEA TOW 631.765.5300 TowBOAT/US 800.391.4869 Coast Guard, Montauk 631.668.2773
LAUNDRY
Sag Harbor Launderette
MARINE FUEL & REPAIRS Sag Harbor Yacht Club Sag Harbor Yacht Yard
MEDICAL CARE
Southampton Hospital
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AIR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------East Hampton Airport 631.537.1130 BUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Suffolk Co. Public Transit 631.852.5200 FERRY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Service to Shelter Island 631.749.1200 Viking Line to Block Island 631.668.5700 Cross Sound Ferry 631.323.2525 to New London, CT. TRAIN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------AMTRAK 1.800.872.7245 Long Island Rail Road 631.231.5477 Sag Harbor Chamber sagharborchamber.com
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oth Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard were long ago defined by the whaling industry. Native Americans killed whales from shore long before Captain Peter Pease’s schooner Lydia turned seaward on the first Vineyard whaling voyage in 1765. Nantucket is the home of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and the development of the “Nantucket sleigh ride,” the term for those few moments after a whale is harpooned and a small whaleboat is pulled chaotically across the wave tops by the injured animal. But whaling as an industry died, and, as often happens in American history, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard froze in time, temporarily. Nantucket’s cobblestone main streets, designed to allow horses pulling heavy loads from the docks to get a toehold for the uphill struggle, went quiet. Sea captains’ fabulous Federalist era homes in the Vineyard’s Edgartown became the high-water mark, as, without the economic boom of whaling, they could no longer afford to build anew. Today, those cobblestone streets and sea captains’ homes stand as centerpieces of the historical tourism that drive the economic engines of both islands. It took a war. Martha’s Vineyard hosted a Naval air facility in World War II, meaning that pilots and other
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servicemen from “away” discovered the islands for the first time. After the war, they returned to buy land, build homes and create new lives for themselves. Populations boomed with the general postwar prosperity as the old families began to fight to preserve their islands’ identities. And so they did. Nantucket had already opened its whaling museum in 1929 and would later memorialize its other beloved traditions with the opening of a lifesaving museum, dedicated to the locals’ long history of rescue of mariners in distress at sea, its lightship basket museum, and its series of sites dedicated to Maria Mitchell, the world’s first female astronomer. Martha’s Vineyard today celebrates its whaling history through those old sea captains’ homes, maintains its iconic lighthouses and boasts one of the finest historical society museums in New England. Both islands rock through the summer, with festivals, fishing tournaments, gala events and holiday celebrations that enrapture entire downtown areas. From the rosecovered cottages of Nantucket’s ‘Sconset to the Vineyard’s Gay Head Lighthouse atop the cliffs at Aquinnah, the islands’ past and present combine in anticipation of the arrival of seasonal seekers of relaxation, recreation and repose. www.captainsguidemagazines.com
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Beautiful,World Famous
Martha’s Vineyard Beautiful,World Famous Photos by Jerry Grunt
Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard is a premier vacation spot that is visited by people from all over the world. Our
Vineyard Haven Marina is much more than just another
Marina is located in the center of one of New England’s scenic offer a sandy beachfront prettymost Marina. Hi,harbors. I’m Liz We Wild, General Manager of this
unique facility. Martha’s Vineyard is a premier vacation spot that is visited by people from all over environment. We are within walking distance of downtown shopping, dining, and center a full service the world. Our Marina is health locatedclub in the of one of New England’s most scenic harbors. We offer a sandy fish market. Our deep water dockage can accommodate vessels up to 200 feet in length with accompanying beachfront setting, a private waterview lounge, an on site a West Marinecare Supply Store, all shore power. Showers, restrooms, laundry, WIFI,full carservice rentals,restaurant conciergeand service Special is always in a relaxed private environment. We are within walking taken to assure the privacy of our guests. distance of downtown shopping and dining. Our deep water dockage can accommodate vessels up to 200 feet in length with accompanying shore power, cable, wireless internet & phone service. On site gas & diesel fuel, along with showers, restrooms, laundry and car rentals. Special care is always taken to assure the privacy of our guests. We provide twenty four hour concierge service. Come to the Vineyard Haven Marina. I personally 508-693-0720 • Faxthat 508-696-9341 guarantee to makePhone your Martha’s Vineyard visit an experience will exceed your expectations. setting, boaters lounge, an onsite full service restaurant, West Marine supply store, all in a relaxed private
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ENGLISH HARBOUR
10YR OLD
AWARDED 96 OF 100 POINTS AND RATED AS EXCEPTIONAL by WineEnthusiast Magazine in 2009
FEATURED IN THE BROADWAY PLAY ‘GOD OF CARNAGE’ IN 2009 GOLD MEDAL 2010 AT THE INT’L REVIEW OF SPIRITS
by The Beverage Testing Institute scoring 93 out of 100 points
1981 VINTAGE
ENGLISH HARBOUR
ENGLISH HARBOUR
AWARDED 96 OF 100 POINTS AND RATED AS EXCEPTIONAL
5 YR OLD
NAMED AS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST REMARKABLE RUMS IN 2006 BY FORBES MAGAZINE.
(N.B. English Harbour 5yr was the youngest rum on the list; all the other rums were aged at least 8 years or longer.
by Wine Enthusiast Magazine in 2009
GOLD AWARD WINNER 2010 RUM MASTER COMPETITION in the Design and Packaging category
PLATINUM MEDAL 2010 AT THE INT’L REVIEW OF SPIRITS by The Beverage Testing Institute scoring 98 out of 100 points
GOLD MEDAL – 2013 RUM MASTERS COMPETITION
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GOLD MEDAL AND RATED AS EXCEPTIONAL AT THE INT’L REVIEW OF SPIRITS
by The Beverage Testing Institute scoring 92 & 91 points in 2005 & 2010 respectively
GOLD AWARD WINNER 2010 & 2013 RUM MASTER COMPETITION in the Aged Rums 5-7yr category
GOLD MEDAL – BEST RUM
at the 2011 New York World Spirits Competition
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