August 9, 2017 Greenwich bay to Mystic CT.
Start time and hours 0700 3265.80
End time and hours 1440 3273.17
August 10, 2017 Mystic Ct. to Shelter Island NY
Start time and hours 0912 3273.17
End time and hours 1330 3277.54
August 12,2017 Shelter Island NY to Greenwich bay
Start time and hours 0622 3278.75
End time and hours 1705 3289.67
On August 9, 2017 we had a great weather window and decided to take a little cruise to Shelter Island NY. We have some friends who invited us to visit them in Smith's cove next to the south ferry.
We would be towing our new dinghy for the first time. I was surprised at how it slowed us down, probably between .5-1 knott. It is almost 70 nautical miles from our marina to Smith's cove so on the way over we decided to stop in Mystic Ct. overnight.
The next morning we headed down the channel and out to Shelter Island. Again, the weather, seas, and winds were calm. That is until we hit the rips at the west end of Fisher island. Lots of converging tides and currents made for a rolly ride for about 30 minutes. The rips make for great fishing but tough cruising.
Once past the rips we were safely into Gardiner's bay and more calm water. We continued on toward Shelter Island and Smith's cove.
Smith's cove is a great anchorage near the south ferry. Sag Harbor is to the south. The land to the east is conservation area with walking trails and lots of birds. There is a small private beach in the northwest corner and some private docks in a cove that we could land out dinghy on.
We spent two nights on anchor in Smith's cove. It can be busy during the day as small boats come in to anchor and people go to the conservation land. Other boats pull waterskiers and tubes throughout the day. However, this all calmed down late afternoon and the evenings were quiet. The water was warm and swimming off of the boat was great.
We visited with our friends on the beach and at their home. Shelter Island is very quiet and it seems that everyone knows everyone on the island.
The forecast for sunday was not great so we decided to make the trip back to Greenwich bay in one day on Saturday. Between towing the dinghy and some unfavorable tides it took about 11 hours. The weather, seas, and winds were very good and it was a peaceful ride.
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| Leaving Greenwich bay on wednesday morning. |
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| Towing the new dinghy for the first time. It does slow us down a little. |
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| Calm waters in Narragansett bay near Quonset. |
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| Narragansett bay approaching the Jamestown bridge. The waters should always be this calm. |
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| Dinner in Mystic Ct. at the Brewer's Yacht Yard. |
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| Our view at the Brewer's in Mystic. |
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| The next day, thursday, we headed out into Fisher Island sound on our way to Shelter Island. Still very calm waters, we haven't gotten to the rips yet. Unfortunately it was a little too rolly to take pictures going through the rips and avoiding all the fishing boats. |
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| Rip currents west of Fisher Island |
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| Gardiner's bay going toward Shelter Island. |
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| Lighthouse at Little Gull. |
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| A gold hulled boat. I think it was a Pershing. |
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| Smith's Cove Shelter Island NY |
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| Anchored in Smith's cove Shelter Island. This will be our first night on anchor. It will also be the tryout for the new Rocna #44. |
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| Smith's cove looking west toward the beach. |
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| Smith's cove looking east. Most of the time is was very calm. |
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| Only two boats in the anchorage overnight. This was the other one. |
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| Saturday morning headed east out of Sag Harbour toward Gardiner's bay. |
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