June 12th 2021 Conch Blowing with Conor & Ronan

Conor and Ronan had a great time laughing at Nana when she tried to blow the conch for sunset however when it was their turn they realized that there was some skill required.

Nandad with the boys on Patience NYCs launch of which we are very much indebted. Many rides back and forth to NH

Always chores to be done. Nice clean up job Conor and Ronan. Please come back anytime.

June 2021 NH on Block Island

Block Island is one of Nana and Nandads favorite spots. For many years Lambay has made the cruise and now New Horizon takes her place. The Embassy Cruising Guide describes it as “Heavenly” .Giovanni da Verrazano came to Block Island in 1524 and Adrian Block first chartered it in 1614. The Island is 7.5 miles long and 4 miles wide so a bike is very necessary. Wonderful hiking,fishing,beaches,restaurants and fantastic Aldo’s ice cream is a must. It is a place you have to experience and explore. 

The month of June brought family visitors , some for short cruises , some for overnight stay, some for the ten mile run but all had a fun time. Congrats to our runners for their participation. The picture below is 93 Third St Newport. 

The runners- great job Aideen,Sinead and Chris.

Nandad, Ceire and Avey on the launch heading out to NH

Nana on the launch with Ailish and Ollie.

Nana and Avey having a laugh at NYC

NH Newport 5/28/21

New Horizon on her new mooring ball number 293 in the inner Newport Harbor close to Goat Island - a great spot. She will now fly the Newport Yacht Club burgee. Our first family visitors were our daughter Aideen with her two boys Cillian and Liam. They were very brave as it turned out to be a very stormy night! 

Cillian and Liam on board NH

Nana and Nandad visited Fort Adam’s during the boots memorial for Veterans Day. What a moving experience.

Tuesday 25th Newport

Such an exciting day today. A little sloppy seas crossing from Fishers but a short ride. Great to pass Block Island where we will visit many times over the summer - we hope. As our new mooring  is not in place NH will take a slip at NYC until the mooring ball is in place - likely tomorrow. The diver will clean the bottom, we will have an assessment for solar panels and get measurements for the cushion that went overboard. We look forward to a great summer cruising locally, enjoying family and friends, and hopefully a return of some of those events we enjoyed in the past. 

The blog will take a hiatus for now after logging over 2200 nautical miles, through more than eleven states, 250 engine hours, cruising canals, rivers, creeks, ocean, and bays. It has been an awesome experience and NH has made this adventure extra special and feeling lots of gratitude. Nana and Nandad have learned a lot during that time and look forward to planning the continuation of The Great Loop in 2022. 

Monday 24th Fischer’s Island

This is a favorite spot for Nana and Nandad where they have spent many a fun time on Lambay ( Dehler 41 ). It is a very peaceful spot mostly full of private homes - two thirds of the eastern side is private restricted by a guarded barrier- but a quaint downtown lies to the west. The harbor has several moorings and today there are actually three boats inside. NH anchors outside and although she rock and rolled as the small boats continued to go in and out of the harbor it was well worth the sunset and almost full moon view we had for the evening. 

Nandad doing what he does best- nice job Nandad

Milford Yacht Club

Sunday morning was the perfect day for our cruise to Milford Yacht Club where we are planning on meeting our sister-in-law Bridget, who we have not seen in several months due to the pandemic. We left Manhasset Bay around 11 am after a very relaxing morning on the dock and we were  tied up at the dock in Milford by 4 pm. A very busy approach with Charles Island packed with beached boats and lots of activity heading into the harbor. Bridget can actually see NH from the comfort of her home. We had some wonderful home cookin, great catch-up chat and a wonderful breakfast at Pops before we were on our way to Fishers Island - our last leg of the journey to NH’s final destination of Newport RI. 

Manhasset Bay

Now Nana and Nandad are members of Safe Harbor Marinas so NH stays at Safe Harbor Capri Marina in Port Washington. Manhasset Bay is really quite large with lots of sailboats, moorings, marinas and three yacht clubs. It was once called Cow Bay due to the rich pastures where the 17th century settlers’ bovine grazed! Here the extremely wealthy lived in Irish castles and Norman mansions so the homes are truly spectacular looking out over the hills on the bay. It is in this spot that F Scott Fitzgerald is said to have written his famous novel The Great Gatsby’s. The fictional town of West Egg in the novel is actually Great Neck ( where Fitzgerald Lived ) and East Egg was Sands Point at the tip of the Port Washington peninsula.

Just a few of the sailboats in this lovely harbor. The Port Washington Water Taxi will pick you up from your boat, marina or anchor and take you to town. There is also a service to City Island. On recommendation from our lovely launch driver Nana and Nandad went to Finn MacCools for a great dinner.