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Cruising guides to Massachusetts waters
The Coast of Summer: Sailing New Endgland waters from Shelter Island to Cape Cod, by Anthony Bailey. (The Coast of Summer Sailing New ... - Google Book Search)
Though he moved back to England in 1971, Bailey and his wife Margot return to the U.S. nearly every summer to cruise the New England Coast. Here Bailey ( Inside Passage: The Outer Banks ) gives an engaging account of their 1991 cruise in Lochinvar , a 27-foot fiberglass boat. He sets out on a shakedown voyage from his home port of Stonington, Conn., to some old haunts in Long Island Sound. In August, he and Margot head northeast to Block Island, the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Cape Cod, stopping at boatyards, towns, coves and beaches. On this leisurely cruise, they visit old friends, swim and walk the beaches. Homeward bound, they encounter Hurricane Bob, but only after Lochinvar is safely tied down and they are ashore. Readers familiar with the area--its shorelines and waters--will savor every word.
The Cruising Guide to the New England Coast, By Robert Duncan and Wallace Fenn
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The Cruising Guide to the New England Coast is the only book which completely details the harbors and waters of New England. This well-written sailor's tome covers an extraordinary variety of territory. Starting from the fjord-like conditions of New York's powerful and historic Hudson River it describes and documents the special bays and wonderful cruising grounds of Long Island Sound, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The sandy shores of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Elizabeth Islands are the starting grounds for many of our readers and hence are explained in depth. The middle of the book helps you explore the wonderful reaches of New Hampshire including the Isles of Shoals. The rocky and beautiful coast of Maine is a destination for many vessels and is described at length. It addresses the treacherous tidal waters of the New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy and the reversing falls of the St John River. It finishes with a lovely trip up to Gagetown, at the head of the St. John River. In addition it gives precise details on the approach to many major city ports of call including St. John, Bangor, Portland, Portsmouth, Boston, Newport and New York. Appendices on Weather, Photography and Geology are included to add to the enjoyment of a maritime journey.
A Cruising Guide to Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts ...
by Lynda Morris Childress, Patrick Childress, Tink Martin - Sports & Recreation - 1995 - 484 pages
Here are Narragansett Bay and the South Coast of Massachusetts at your fingertips, including: Testedpiloting information, with currents, approaches, and tips from local cruisers..
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Cruising Guides to Maine
Harbor photographs to help with navigation
This guide originally by Hank and Jan Taft and updated by Curtis Rindlaub is the best and most complete guide, with lots of good anecdotes and background
Culinary delights from Isle au Haut
The classic written guide - not many photos - on the New England Coast
An association of owners of 128 private islands off the Maine Coast
An artists journal, in pictures and words of cruising in Maine