Lol, my brother is a great guy, a true gentleman. A real genius in many ways! But when it comes to boating, not so much.My son went to Connecticut College in New London (right across the street from the Coast Guard Academy) and they had a nice sailing club facility right on the Thames River. There was tide and current and but very littlle if any commercial traffic to contend with. Downstream there is commercial traffic, a rocky shoreline no obvious launch sites. Not my first choice for small boat sailing, but maybe your brother knows more about the area.
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
You know what I think? I think you are going to have a great time!Of course the same is true of the Chesapeake Bay, my preferred sailing grounds. Yes, the wind and waves can really kick up at times, but most of the time it is a easy and relaxing place to hang out.
Thanks!We sailed through there and anchored a few nights on our way to the Caribbean. Flat water, protected. The big guys won’t be an issue. The traffic was pretty low.
Nice restaurants.
A Navy friend says the submarines there are guarded by boats with manned 30- and 50-caliber machine guns.I doubt it will kill you. Conn College and USCGA sail there. I’ve taken the ferry to Block Island from there (years ago) and don’t remember anything too crazy. I’d just stay far away from the submarine yards.
Yeah, I sail on Port Townsend Bay which is bordered by Naval Magazine Indian Island. It’s where a lot of ordnance is stored for various naval campaigns. If you sail too close you may find yourself on the wrong end of a 50 caliber. We just use common sense and give it a good offing.A Navy friend says the submarines there are guarded by boats with manned 30- and 50-caliber machine guns.
Can’t speak for New London, but if you do sail to close to military areas you aren’t supposed to here in the PNW, you will be accosted, in a not very friendly way. These guys and gals take their orders seriously, no matter what you look like.Haven't laughed so hard in a while.
thanks for the entertaining speculation! (Doubt that the subs will notice as you sail by)
Yeah, my son was OOD qualified on the USS Cole. Since that attack, the Navy has no sense of humor about any unauthorized craft approaching their ships. I think you'd be lucky if they ONLY used a .50 cal on you. Destroyers also carry Phalanx CWIZ...One of my navy friends warned me that apparent threat or not, if I got too close I should expect “an extremely negative reaction from people with big guns and plenty of ammunition and no sense of humor whatsoever.” Yeah, I think I’ll keep my pirate flag, cutlass, and parrot (if I had one) at home!