[alberg30] Long Island Sound Sailors

[Shawn Orr]

From: "Shawn Orr" <Shawnwilliam at msn.com>

Thomas,

I sail on the LI Sound everyday out of Greenwich, CT.  60% of the time you
will be in soft ground/mud.  I use a Danforth 20 with 5 feet of 1/4 inch
chain, and have never had a problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: Forhan, Thomas <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>
To: <alberg30 at onelist.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 12:58 PM
Subject: [alberg30] Long Island Sound Sailors


> From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>
>
>
> I see that there are several LI sailors on the list.  We are
> thinking of sailing Calliope from Cape May to Block Island this August
> (presuming I get it back together). Given the prevailing winds, our first
> thought is to tack  from Block Island over to someplace on the mainland,
the
> next day tack to Long Island,
> And repeat the process until we get to NYC.
>
> I'm wondering what people have used successfully as a primary anchor
> around LI sound. Our primary is a Danforth HT 20 on 20ft of 1/4 inch
chain,
> backed up by a 20lb (a little small me thinks) genuine CQR on 10 feet of
> 5/16s. This combination has worked out really well on the Chesapeake, if
one
> won't hold the other will.
>
> What sort of anchoring conditions might we expect, and what are
> recommendations for suitable ground tackle?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom F.
> Calliope #287
>
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