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Ronald.C
Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 123
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:27 am Post subject: Cape Cod's Pleasant Bay |
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FWIW
When you come down the hill on route 28 from Chatham, it is a spectacular view. It has all the touristy things - moored boats, pricey real-estate, and views leading out to the ocean's barrier dunes.
Eons of northeast winds have carved a near perfect venue for inland storm sailing.
a forecast mashup
Coastal Waters Forecast for Massachusetts
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
359 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2019
Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters...
Large high pres will shift E of the waters today. A cold front
will move into southern New Eng Monday, pushing across the waters
Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Strong high pres will build to the north Wed into Fri as an ocean storm sets up S of New Eng. This will bring the potential for an extended period of gale
force NE winds over the southern waters for the middle and end of
next week.
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
out 20 nm-
359 AM EDT Sun Oct 6 2019
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to
3 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. A chance of
showers. Patchy fog in the morning.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas around
15 ft, building to 17 ft in the afternoon. A chance of showers.
My tip - I use a True Ames Surfgrass fin
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Ronald.C
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:32 am Post subject: |
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one more thing
high tide is around noon
the parking lot should dry for afternoon sailing |
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Ronald.C
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:34 am Post subject: |
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and
don't get wigged out by the predicted 17' open water seas |
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outcast
Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 2724
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jpeter
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 353
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Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Trying to strategize meetings for 1/2 day sailing wed thurs fri. Rainy but might be really good.
Outcast and number9 let me know if youre heading west. Jp |
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systemslib
Joined: 11 Sep 2016 Posts: 37
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Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Went to sailing camp there multiple years in the 80s, we would race in Big Pleasant every Saturday and some excellent times/memories. Sailed there a few years ago for a week and still have family in area. Big Pleasant is nice, Little Pleasant is tricky with lots of sand/shallows. Both bays seem to be filling with sand since a new cut formed a few years ago. There have been great whites spotted in the cut, but I kind of doubt they would head into pleasant because of the shallow water, but having said that there are seals in the bay now so it may just be a matter of time.
Saying the cape has been overrun would be an understatement, some horrific mcmansions now dot the entire perimeter of Big Pleasant. Sail through the narrows and head over near old Viking camp in Little Pleasant to see the last tract of underdeveloped land, nice to see how it all once looked, same with Sipson island. Although I just checked and thought Sipson had been protected but looks like listed for sale for 8 million. There is another section of islands protected near the national shore but memory you can only sail over there at high tide with very shallow draft.......... |
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Number-nine
Joined: 09 Aug 1989 Posts: 496 Location: cape cod
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wsmtbskate
Joined: 09 Jun 2010 Posts: 123
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Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Hey folks,
where is the launch ?
I'm trying to find a safe place to sail on Thursday 👍 |
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Ronald.C
Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 123
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:05 am Post subject: |
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hmmm
maybe a little too much of a good thing |
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DrWind
Joined: 17 Jul 1994 Posts: 467
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Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:02 am Post subject: |
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For those coming from the Boston area, Plymouth Harbor is a great spot if you are not into waves. Has been my fallback when things were just a little too much on the ocean. Was the only place I could find that wasn't off limits by authorities during the "Perfect Storm" 27 years ago.
Planning on heading to Point Judith on Thursday. Right now thinking Scarborough or Aunt Carries/Bon Vue.
Lars |
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