If
you don't see a menu below, please click on the above logo.
Cape Dory Sailboat Owners
Association
Cape Dorys
& Fireworks
July 4th Float-in
Oyster Bay, NY July 4-5, 2005
* * *
Register Online
for this FREE event by June 26th! * * *
Click
here for a printer-friendly version of this document. (PDF
404KB)
Monday, 7/4--Oyster Bay, NY
Plan on meeting in the afternoon on Monday, July 4th in Oyster
Bay. If we get to Oyster Bay early enough and it's not crowded,
we should find room in The Cove which is located
off the southwestern edge of Cove Neck and southeast of the
harbor (Approx. 40°52'38"N 73°30'32W. Click on
the chart thumbnail in Figure 1 below for details.).
Don't venture too far into The Cove, it gets shallow real fast.
If it's crowded, a raft-up may not be possible or safe. Don't
forget to bring your dinghy!
Click on chart thumbnail
for details. Visit
MapTech.com! (Approx. anchorage location: 40°52'38"N 73°30'32W)
Figure 1. Oyster Bay – The Cove
If The Cove is too crowded or has been designated
as off-limits by the Coast Guard, please anchor on the Cold
Spring Harbor side of Cove Neck to the east. (Approx. 40°53'10"N
73°29'16W. Click on the chart thumbnail in Figure
2 below.).
Click on chart thumbnail
for details. Visit
MapTech.com!
(Approx. anchorage location: 40°53'10"N 73°29'16W) Figure 2. Oyster Bay – Cold Spring Harbor
Try
to arrive in Oyster Bay as early and as quickly as possible
because it’s gonna get real crowded in there for the fireworks
and the Coast Guard will close off the channel into the harbor
by 8:00 p.m.
The fireworks will be shot off from a barge anchored just north
of the northern end of Cove Neck. There’s a Security Zone
around the barge, so please give it an extra-wide berth when
entering the harbor.
If you are the first boat to get to Oyster Bay, please hail
Cathy Monaghan aboard Realization (VHF Ch.
16/68) and let her know that you’re there and
in which anchorage – The Cove or Cold Spring Harbor. If
you’re in Cold Spring Harbor, please provide GPS coordinates
if possible. We want to make sure that all the boats end up
in the same place.
We'll have cocktails and snacks aboad one of the boats so please
don't forget to bring one or two snack items to share with the
rest of the group and the fixin's for your favorite beverage.
Then it's a potluck dinner. After dinner we'll return to our
boats, sit back and enjoy the fireworks.
If you’re a late arrival and the channel into the harbor
has been closed, use the Cold Spring Harbor anchorage indicated
above and contact Realization via VHF Ch. 16/68 and
let us know where you are. Make your way into The Cove in the
morning and join the rest of the group for breakfast.
Tuesday, 7/5--Oyster Bay, NY
On Monday, let's get together again aboard one of the boats
for a potluck breakfast before departing.
Would you like to meet up with other Cape Dorys on the way to
or from Oyster Bay?
Cathy Monaghan and Bruce Halley, aboard Realization,
are planning the following itinerary:
Sat., 7/2--Port Washington, NY
Sun., 7/3--Cockenoe Harbor, Norwalk Island, CT
Mon., 7/4--Oyster Bay, NY
Tue., 7/5--City Island, NY
Wed., 7/6--home port, Morgan, NJ
George Van Drasek, aboard Isabelle,
is planning the following itinerary:
Sat, 7/2--Milford, CT
Sun., 7/3--Port Jefferson, NY
Mon., 7/4--Oyster Bay, NY
Tue., 7/5--City Island, NY
Wed., 7/6--City Island (bus trip to Manhattan)
Thu., 7/7--South Norwalk, CT
Fri., 7/8--Thimble Islands, CT
Sat., 7/9--home port, Westbrook, CT
Dick Barthel, aboard Dream Weaver,
is planning the following itinerary:
Try
to arrive in Oyster Bay as early and as quickly as possible
because it’s gonna get real crowded in there for the fireworks
and the Coast Guard will close off the channel into the harbor
by 8:00 p.m.