Port Washington to Mamaroneck
On July 27, we crossed over from Port Washington to Mamaroneck to re-provision, pick up our mail, do the laundry and a few other tasks. The Sound was filled with kids taking sailing lessons as we approached Mamaroneck. Little Opti prams were everywhere and more numerous than the birds. The young sailors were being coached and looked after by adults in small powerboats. Teens taking lessons were sailing sloop rigged, centerboard boats like the 420. Some were getting experience with spinnakers. It still amazes us to see kids as young as 6 or so sailing such small craft a mile or more off shore and showing no concern or lack of confidence.
We took a mooring just outside Mamaroneck harbor and went in to visit with Paul, do laundry, get showers and go out for dinner. We were shocked when we entered the harbor with our dinghy to discover thousands of menhaden schooling at the water's surface. Everywhere you looked there were fins and turbulence on the water as the fish swarmed through the harbor. We saw one fellow throw out a small bait fish casting net and retrieve it with probably 20 fish inside. It was so full he had a struggle to get it out of the water. Paul told us the menhaden filled the harbor for a few days last year. They were not spawning as the menhaden spawn in the ocean. Menhaden, also known as Bunker, are used as a source for fish oil and bait fish.
We walked up to the Mamaroneck Diner which was a nice place to eat and cool off as the temperature was in the 80s. We got back to Foreign Affair before dark and turned in early.
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| Mamaroneck Diner |
July 28 we headed back into Mamaroneck to do more laundry and buy our groceries. We invited Paul to join us on Foreign Affair for dinner and asked for his assistance on trouble shooting some electrical problems. Paul has done extensive work on improving the electrical systems on his boat and enjoys the challenge of figuring out why something isn't working and coming up with a fix. Fortunately, our problems were relatively simple i.e. loose wires or defective switches and resolved in less than an hour. The only item not repaired was a lamp fixture with a bad switch which we will have to replace.
After dinner, we all headed back to Mamaroneck. Paul had plans to meet up with some friends for the rest of the evening. We went in for showers and dessert which was a wonderful milkshake from the Mamaroneck Diner. They make the best milkshakes we have tasted in New York.
Once again, we returned to Foreign Affair before dark and went right to bed knowing we'd have to get up early to cross the Sound to arrive in Huntington Harbor by 1000 to meet with Jamie (Doyle Sails) and a rigger to hank on our new sails. Then, we can finally head north - bound for Maine.
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