rylevine Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Eight of us left Riverhead at about 10:30. Overcast, humid and warm with flat sea; so excitement was provided by navigating the harbor through boat traffic, some sort of cannon shot reenactment at Marblehead pier, and preliminaries for a similar military parade at Fort Sewall. After brief H2O orienteering and strokes exercises, took a break at Brown's Island. Met up with Leon at Brown's while he was taking a break from Blackburn training out of Manchester. We all rounded the tip of Marblehead, only light chop of the day, and proceeded to Naugus Head for more orienteering (eg, bearing to Coney Island and etc). We then proceeded down the Marblehead coast in Salem harbor to Stramski Park for lunch and some more strokes practice. Lunch at the Stramski picnic tables was very relaxing, and as we were launching noticed the Fame ship in the harbor. This replica privateer from the War of 1812, which provides tours out of Salem, looked reachable, so we paddled out to meet it. The lucky tourists not only got a tour of Salem Sound in an 1812 privateer, but were also greeted by a flotilla of happy NSPN paddlers! We returned to Naugus head, and then decided to visit Coney Island via the pinched point in the channel defined by the adjacent red and green buoys. Coney was full of birds, nesting Cormorants, sea gulls, Canadian geese, and a pair of American Oystercatchers (http://en.wikipedia....n_Oystercatcher). After watching the Salem ferry head for Boston, we crossed the channel again to Marblehead and continued with a relaxing paddle back to Riverhead. On the way back we were serenaded by the above-mentioned military band as we passed Fort Sewall. Off the water by around 4:00. Thanks to all the participants for coming out yesterday. It was an excellent paddle! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 A lovely mellow paddle. Thanks to Bob for organizing, and for insisting that I do bearings and back bearings. High point of the day was the circumnavigation (hey, it counts!) of Coney Island. A beautiful spot on such a soft and calm day. pru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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