Strafford Shoal Ground

"South for the Winter": Niantec Bay, CT to Oyster Bay,NY

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October 30th 2007
Tuesday. Oct 30th. Niantec, CT to Oyster Bay, NY. We had a horrible night at anchor the boat was rolling all night. Vito wanted to be underway by 0700 to catch the tide going south in Long Island. By sunrise as we made ready, the laptop wouldn’t catch the signal from the GPS antenna. An hour went by and I got ready to navigate by paper and then Vitto decided to erase Norton and discovere ... read more

North America » United States » New York » Binghamton

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more