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Boat Forum / Cruising / June 2009Visiting North Cove, CT River
We had planned to stop in North Cove on the Connecticut River during our June cruise, and visit with Dave Thomas, who was a regular in this group and a few others. Since he died a few months ago, we stopped over night at a nearby marina, instead. I wanted to show my wife how nice North Cove is, so we took the dinghy over. Apparently, the North Cove Yacht Club has not been informed of Dave's passing. There was his personalized mooring buoy set in place, waiting for him to return for the summer. I took a few pictures. >We had planned to stop in North Cove on the Connecticut River during >our June cruise, and visit with Dave Thomas, who was a regular in this [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >personalized mooring buoy set in place, waiting for him to return for >the summer. I took a few pictures. Did they complete their dredging project ? If so, what are current depths? >>We had planned to stop in North Cove on the Connecticut River during >>our June cruise, and visit with Dave Thomas, who was a regular in this [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Did they complete their dredging project ? If so, what are current >depths? They completed the dredging, but I don't know the details. Previously it had gotten to the point where boats drawing 4 - 5 feet had a <2 hour window around high tide for getting in and out. The tidal range is about 3 feet, or a little more there. I would guess any dredging would have been to at least 8 feet MLW in the channel and main part of the mooring field, or they wouldn't have bothered at all. There is still no area for anchoring, but there are always enough moorings available. Just find one with a yellow ribbon. They are free to use, but if you want launch service and use for the yacht club facilities, that is $30. North Cove is a posted Harbor of Refuge. Once inside, you are completely surrounded by land. Good protection in a storm. North Cove, like most really picturesque anchorages, is far from anything on land, such as stores and restaurants. Town is a couple miles away by bicycle. When you are there, you are THERE. There is a fairly nice, and casual Dock & Dine Restaurant outside the cove on the river, but it would be a little hairy for a dinghy. Very high fixed dock and the river is MOVING at that point. Most of the boats that dock there to eat are more like your mothership. >Once inside, you >are completely surrounded by land. Good protection in a storm. Yes, thanks. I've been by it many times but have never tried to venture inside. Maybe next year. We prefer anchoring out or being on a mooring unless we need supplies, or the weather is hot enough to need full time A/C. We almost always spend a week or two on a mooring in Essex when we're out that way. >>Once inside, you >>are completely surrounded by land. Good protection in a storm. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >need full time A/C. We almost always spend a week or two on a >mooring in Essex when we're out that way. The only caution in your case would be that the biggest moorings are probably 250 pounds, and most are less than that. Due to the years of thin water, the bigger boats all took their moorings elsewhere. In calm conditions you would be fine. Hamburg Cove, a little further upriver but below the RR bridge, on the eastern side, is very nice as well. www.hcyc.com |
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