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2007 Club Cruise: Fleet Captain's Report

By: Ernie Odierna, PC

This year's club cruise had the best weather and calmest seas for an eastbound trip that any of us could remember. Thanks to Selwyn Feinstein's early planning, we enjoyed favorable currents on each leg of the trip. That extra knot or two really helped, especially for our sailboat cruisers when there was little or no wind. The power boaters, when they fueled up, appreciated it as well. We got to our destinations early enough each day to relax and enjoy the port without the exhaustion that often accompanies long arduous travel.

2008 Cruise Planning

Our trip this year starts on Saturday, July 12th and we are scheduled to
return to City Island on Sunday, July 26. Our goal is to
get to and spend as much time at Block Island as possible. We worked things
out so, this year, we expect to be there for 5 days with some delightful
stops along the way and during our return.

It's a good cruise for a couple of reasons. Except for the long (39 nm) leg
from Port Jefferson to North Cove, all the legs are all relatively short.
We get plenty of rest time, and there is some slack in case we get delayed

What is a cruise?

We are fortunate to have many new members who have joined the Harlem Yacht Club over the past several years. Some of you have been with us on our various rendezvous or our summer cruises. For whatever reason, or combinations of reasons, many have not yet had the opportunity to participate with the rest of us in these popular boating activities.

While not yet ready to share with you actually “where” the club will be going this year, we do have a good idea of the “when” and the “what”.

Let’s start with the “what”.

Cruising ports of call

If you've been cruising with us, chances are you've been to all these places! Join our cruise meetings to help us plan this year's destinations.