VolumeXXXI No.3'A Publicationof MastheadCoveYachtClub.August2OO9

WhatAWonderfulSounc'l

by Anita& HowieSteinTikiOn Fri. uly3rdwe leftbell8under learskiesbutlittlewind,so weallmotoredor motorsailed oPortJefferson.fterevery-one settled nat SetauketYachtClub,wecelebratedthe start of ourcruisewithafuncocktailpartyollowedby agroupdinner ttheVillageWay Restaurantntown. t wasagreaturn-out with membersomingby both car andboat.The nextmorningweweregreetedby sunnyskiesndgustywindsof18-25kts.outof the NW.We all hadquitehe ridesailing o Matt-a-Mararinain Mattituck!Noautopilothere olks!Threeo five ootseasmade orsome unsurfingndheadingp todrop sailswasan adventureinand of itselfl ManyMCYCmembersharedtheirday'salesofadven-ture at an enjoyableuffetdinner naprivateoomat"TheTouchof Venice" estau-rantocated ighton thepremises.Our seconddaynMattituckwas anotherbeautifulne withsomepeoplegoingto visita few nearbywineriesnd othersenjoying he localarea.MCYCmemberswerereated ike oyaltyy theextremely nowledgeablendpleasantommeliertPeconicBay Vineyardndhoroughly njoyedhe wineryour here.BedellCellarshadgreatmusicandbreathtakingviewsof thegardens.RaphaelWineriesgaveanexcellentnd nformativetour witha specialastingofone of their eservedwines.hegroupagainenjoyed hebeautiful iewsof the vineyardndevery-one enjoyedhemselvesnapictureperfectday on theNorthFork!Manyhankso our FleetCaptainsAllan&MaryPearlmanorall the fabu-lousarrangementsadeokickoffour summerruiseatPortJeffandMattituck.On Mondaymorninghegroupwentnseveral irec-tions.Some eturned ome.somewentup theConnecticutiverndsome headedo Shelterlsland. twasanotherbeau-tifulsunnyayevenhoughthe wind wasrighton thenoseuntilPlumGut.Afterclearinghe Gut we wereable o killhe engine oran enjoyableail nto DeringHarbor.OurthreedaystayatShelter slandYachtClub beganwitha wonderfulocktailpartyanddinnerat the YachtClub.Thenextday severehun-derstormswerepredictedorthe afternoonopeoplegotoutearly o make he mostof the day.Forhoseontheirboatswhen hestormhit,t was a wildtime with windsupto

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OFFICERSCommodorelim MartinolichViceCommodoreStan O'MarraRearCommodoreNancyKinneyTreasurerDavidTud<SecretaryHeleneLauferFleetCruisingCaptainAllanPearlmanFleetRacingCaptainM.J.MaioneMembershipJad<ie MartinDIRECTORSHunterBottoArline GlasselHeleneHarrisonDon LustigBill MarreroTom MazzottaTHE MASTHEADEditorWendy Radcliffe-MillerManagingEditorTaline SarrafianProofReaderAnitaSteinDesign&ProductionDave StridderAdvertisingBill Marrero

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FromTheHelm

byCommodoreJimMartinolichOdyssey

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My attitudeaboutsailings "l'mookingor adventurendhope never ofinditl' But,sometimesoucan'tavoidt. Thismonthhave wo sailingadventuresotellyouabout.Theirst happeneduringhe4th of JulyWeek Cruise,Breakingwith all Mastheadradition,we actuallyaileddownwindhe entirewayrom PortJeffersonoMattituckn the4th, ivehoursof runninglongat6 knots.Sweet!We thenhad agreatweekendnMattituck,ncludinglot of wine astingat theNorthForkvineyards ndhewonderfulompanywith allmy Mastheadriends.tremindedmewhy love ailing.But thingschangedbit onthe wayhome.odysseyhad oleave he cruiseearlyon Mondaynd didn'tollow herest ofthe fleeto Sheltersland.Insteadwe turnedbackwest and spentMondaynightatBranford,metmycousinandhad a nicedinnerat theDockside.uesdayeleft Branfordo headbackhome.Theweatherorecastwas for theusualateafternoonhunderstormsrowetriedtogetan earlystart.But by thetimewe weren themiddleofthe sound,nearStratfordShoalsandhe onlyboat asfar asI couldsee, heweathereporthadturned o'dangerousstorms'.lt lookedikeafrontwascoming, oas a modernsailor,tunedmy BlackberryhoneoAccuweather.com'soppler adar.I saw asolided andyellowwallcomingtme,andsaido myself,Self...his sn'tagoodhing".just aboutpulledownhesails, urnednthe enginesndgotmyraingearon whent hit,Tonentialain,ail,ightening nd50* knotwinds orabout20 minutes.washoldingontomyglasseso theywouldn'tgetblownoffandwasustbarelyable okeep heboatpointingowardshewind. The squallblewby and hesky clearedor therest of thetriphome,but thiswasmuchmoreadventurehanwas ookingor,andagoodexamplefwhy Ihope nevero findit My secondadventuresustaboutostart.The crewof odysseyspackingasI write his,andwe areeavingor Greecehis afternoon.o,we are not sailingthere,herebutwe will becharteringboatwith someriendsandsailinghelonianSeaor aweek.Wow!All I knowat themoments thatheyhave ots ofsunandslands, nd hathiss therightkind ofsailingadventure.amookingforwardo tellingyouall abouthetripin thenexteditionof the "Mastheadl'n hemeanwhile,hopeyouall havesmoothsailingandots ofit.

TheConnecticutRiver

by BarryZusmanSunburn

Atthe conclusionf the Independenceayweekend,Mastheadoatersheadedoff inthreedifferentirectionsfromMattituckSome returnedomeonthe Mondaymorn-ing,some headedeastowardPlumGut andultimatelySheltersland,while ourboatscut acrossheSound oravisito theConnecticutRiver.TheConnecticutRiverportion,rganizedy GinnyLlewellynnd BarryZusman,ddedbothhistoryandenter-tainmento the river'sbviouselights.Thegroupstayedat BrewerDauntlessMarina nEssex-notto beconfusedwith BrewerDauntlesshipyard.Twoyearsago, he BrewerorganizationurchasedheChandleryand,as it alwaysdoes,upgradedhe facility.Thenew mari-nasadjacento both EssexCorinthian achtClub andEssexYachtClub,and ashortwalk ntoown.Therefore,walkothe Griswoldnn wasappropriate(andnevitable).BeingonaMondaynight,t wassea-GilletteCastlechantey ight,andheplacewaspackedandhoppingothemusicof a four-piece roup.Withthe helpof rentalcars,Tuesday'sasteof historywasa visito GilletteCastle, ormerhomeofstageactorWilliamGillette, est knownorhisportrayalsf SherlockHolmes.n fact, twas Gillettewhocreatedhe Holmes"look"withthedeerstalkerap, curvedpipeandmagnifyingglass,plushephrase,elementaryydearWatson,"ll withthepermissionf Sir ArthurConanDoyle.Early hatevening,he skiesopenedup whileallwereontheirmoorings:deluge,hundernd ightning.AcrossheSound, heMastheadruisersn Shelterslandeportedwatchinghestormon radar,whileexperiencingnlyhestorm's ringes.)The passingofthe stormcell createda KodakMoment.Whenhedarkcloudsheadedeast,he sun,setting owinthe sky othe west,madehemooredoats'hullsglow.On Wednesday,the fleetmovedourmilesuprivero DeepRiver,nextremelyce-nicsetting. Thatevening'sntertainmentwas"TheFullMontyj'atthe lvorytonPlayhouse.(Mastheadmen havebetterbodies.)ConnecticutRiverand ShelterslandcruisersendezvousedinWestbrookhursday