Mattituck to Montauk

We left the Mattituck anchorage at 5:30 am on June 13 in order to get to Shelter Island before the storm was expected.  We decided it was prudent to tie up at a marina instead of taking a mooring ball.  Fortunately, instead of $4 per foot, we were charged the pre-season price of $2 per foot.  The weather got bad and we had to constantly watch our lines on the fixed docks with the tides.  In between downpours the laundry got done and more soup was made.  The following day we took a long walk.  Peaceful and quiet.

 

 

 



View of the marina from land

Eggs for sale at the side of the road.  Eggs were inside this cooler.  Payment was on the honor system.

Typical house.

Gorgeous shrub with white flowers seen over and over. It remains a mystery.

Greenport

After two days at Coecles, we motored about 1.5 hours to Greenport.  There was a complimentary tie-up in town.  We put out all our fenders and even put fenders on the fixed pier pilings, just to make sure the boat would be safe from wakes.  After a delicious breakfast at a local café, we strolled the streets.

Collectibles nailed to garage.  Something we saw from time to time in this area.

Good sized anchor as lawn ornament

Rusty went back to the boat while I did the groceries.  When we docked in the early morning, the ferries had not yet started.  When they did, (while we were out on the town) the wakes were so bad, the boat rocked side to side and the caprail  caught a bolt on the piling.  About two feet was affected.  We covered it up with duck tape until we could figure out how to deal with it.  It looks ok which is a bad thing, because there is not that incentive to get it fixed right away.

 

The damage

We decided Greenport was not the place to stay overnight so we headed for a cove nearby and dropped anchor among party boats (they left early evening).  We could not put out much chain initially so we reset just before it got dark and we slept well. 

 

 

 

Sag Harbor

The following day we arrived in Sag Harbor and anchored in the cove.  The guidebooks and charts were unclear how to get into the cove, so we sounded our way in, dropped anchor and dinghied ashore, enjoyed some bagels, strolled the streets and when we got back to the boat, it had dragged about one hundred feet.  So up came the anchor and we tried again in a bit deeper water (12 feet),   When we pulled anchor to reset it, the anchor roller looked lopsided.  One of the bolts was missing. Rusty did not have an exact replacement so we fitted a longer one in with washers.  The next day we were able to find the right ones in town.

 

We had steady 15-25 MPH winds in the afternoon and felt comfortable with 130 feet of chain out. 

Sag Harbor was a great place to visit and accommodating to boaters.

Jury-rigged anchor roller

 

Historical Society is run by an elderly group (accordingly to the lady at the visitor's center) and they open whenever someone is able to do so. Sigh...we are getting to that point, too.

Historical Society

Whaling museum

Gorgeous home next to the Custom House

Montauk

On the other hand Montauk is not accommodating.  We left Sag Harbor June 18 at about 9 and four hours later we were anchored in Lake Montauk, just as we were socked in with a pea soup fog.  So what to do?

 

Kentucky fried knock-off chicken

Finished the lap blanket

 

Lots of fishing boats

Looking for a place to get ashore

We had to beach the dinghy, climb over rocks to visit the town that was just so-so. Nevertheless, Montauk was critical for us as a stop before heading to Block Island.



Canadians get around.

 

Next stop:  Block Island

Next challenge:  the starting and house batteries do not seem to be charging properly.