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the bridges of new york city a project to visit every bridge over water in new york city between july and december 2012 the bridges of new york city a project to visit every bridge over water in new york city between july and december 2012 home bridge list count how it all began who we are contact us kosciusko bridge old and new october 2 2017 uncategorized leave a comment it s time to get out to newtown creek again to photograph the new kosciusko bridge that opened in april here s a new york times video showing the old one being blasted down kayaker s guide to new york harbor may 23 2017 uncategorized leave a comment graeme birchall s guide introduces the various physical components of new york harbor that are relevant to kayakers click here for more info and downloads kayaking antarctica february 25 2016 uncategorized 1 comment good read great photos wild connections launch sites on long island july 29 2014 uncategorized leave a comment just starting a list for my own 411 setauket stony brook setauket harbor poquot stony brook beach next to stony brook yacht club potential setauket area launch points to check out fort washington town dock free parking fort totten park launched from here on the whitestone bridge trip oru in the swimming pool july 27 2014 oru kayak setauket long island leave a comment friday night my nieces and nephew came home from their 3 week vacation after a good night s sleep they were up and about saturday morning and asked if they could try out my kayak since none of them have ever been in a kayak and since their parents are i ll just say it with italics safety conscious i figured the best introduction to kayaking would be to put the kayak in their swimming pool well the kids astonished me they took to it like they were born in a kayak the 9 year old did a dock entry and exit as easily as she climbs into bed and the 6 year old who was terrified of water last year when they moved into the house with the pool jumped right into the boat without a second thought she paddled with my full size adult paddle that i swear she could hardly lift to the end of the pool did a 180 degree turn using backstrokes and paddled back to me i think part of the reason she was able to handle it so easily was that the oru is so light later that afternoon at a birthday party one of the neighbors told their mother that she has three kayaks including one double that they can borrow any time i ve already mapped out where i want to take the family for their first real kayaking trip now the only challenge will be to find a day that isn t fully scheduled with birthday parties west meadow beach to stony brook yacht club july 26 2014 oru kayak setauket long island leave a comment another lovely sunset trip in the oru tonight except for two things little mosquitoes at the entrance to the wetlands i decided not to attempt them today best to return covered in deet and big mosquitoes aka powerboats and jet skis in the channel to the yacht club moral of this story next time go around the other side of the island setauket harbor in the oru july 24 2014 oru kayak setauket long island leave a comment for the past few evenings i ve taken the oru out on setauket harbor at sunset these have been my first solo voyages in it and i am becoming increasingly comfortable in it though i still occasionally think i m paddling around in a mail bin i m getting faster at assembling it i ve been putting in at a little beach on setauket harbor along shore road the first night i circled around little bay high tide perfectly still water gave me some beautiful mirror like views of the water and shore a flock of swans seemed to think i was just one of them in my little white boat the second night i headed in the other direction and met up with a couple of kids coming back from a long day of paddling alex and bree said they were heading to the launch at poquot inside port jefferson harbor so i accompanied them there to see where it is then i paddled back around the point back to the beach to pick up my car actually my sister s they had given me directions to drive to the launch so i tried them out and found it the kids were still there it was almost an hour later i was surprised so i gave them a ride home another great evening of smooth seas light currents and no wind loving this trip three last night was a bit more challenging with wind out of the sw at about 15 mph while the tide was coming in from the ne wind against current too windy to try to take pictures except for my maiden voyage on the hudson river a couple of weeks ago this was the choppiest water i ve had the boat in and definitely the stiffest wind i was curious to see just how much i would get pushed around by it given the lightness of the boat and the somewhat flat hull but i ve been getting accustomed to paddling it using foot pressure with the strokes to keep me traveling straight and it did fine i paddled around setauket harbor crossing the narrows where it connects to port jefferson along the way i met up with another kayaker in an inflatable boat he lives on little bay as we paddled he offered some info about other put in points as well as prevailing wind patterns and tides as i turned to come back i was paddling straight into the wind i feathered the paddle first time i ve done that and headed straight into the wind then eventually turned at a 45 degree angle to it as i headed toward the southern shore to stay in the lee of the trees just before reaching the dock at the point of the cove where my beach is i saw a pair of swans with a cygnet still in full grey ugly duckling feathers i ve never seen one before so i realize that for you experienced kayakers assuming anyone at all is actually reading this this must all seem like playing with a toy boat in a bathtub but for me still a pretty new kayaker this is stretching my wings going solo in my own new boat every trip is a step into the unknown a learning experience every outing is an adventure what i find most interesting about these little trips is that once i m back on land it hardly seems like i was on the water at all it s as though paddling is a door into an alternate reality a dream that i only half remember for just a short time when i wake up i wonder if that will change as i do this more often planning my next oru adventure july 11 2014 oru kayak setauket long island leave a comment i m in east setauket ny for a couple of weeks housesitting my sister s house 5 chickens and pool not a bad gig between sessions of working on my new book i take a dip in the pool several times a day go for walks and take bike rides if i can stay away from the midnight snacks i might actually be able to drop a few pounds i rode my nephew s bike out to west meadow beach last night it s a little on the small side and i have no idea where the key is to get the lock of the center bar so all in all so not the most comfortable bike ride i ve ever taken but still pleasant it s on long island sound and the water was clear and calm i longed to have my kayak and just take off on that beautiful liquid mirror this morning i took a look at a map to see the lay of the land and water and to consider where i might go here s a proposed route hmmm logistics not having lots of public transit out here like i do in nyc and since i don t know any other kayakers out here i emailed a couple of clubs but didn t hear back from either of them i m going to have to work out my own shuttle system here s what i m thinking a drive to nyc pick up bicycle and kayak from my apartment bring them to east setauket 1 drive car 1 to port jefferson carry bicycle 2 park car in port jefferson and bike back home 3 drive car 2 to west meadow beach with kayak 4 park car 2 at west meadow beach and kayak to port jefferson 5 drive car 1 with kayak back home 6 bicycle to west meadow beach pick up car 2 drive home looking at a map of the area i see that there are lots of interesting sounding destinations within about 7 miles of west meadow beach and i found a tidetable for the area here http tides mobilegeographics com locations 4934 html so it looks like i could have some significant fun on the water while i m out here if anyone out there knows any kayakers in the stony brook setauket port jefferson area i d appreciate a reply to this with any suggestions introductions for meeting kayakers in this area thanks later found setauket canoe kayak online just a couple of miles from here so i biked over there at the end of my writing day it was closed but it s on shore road where i discovered a public beach and a public dock on setauket harbor where i can put in the boat and i met a woman out walking her dog who has a couple of kayaks and gave me some suggestions about where to explore we exchanged numbers so there s a possibility we ll get together for a paddle around the harbor and surrounding bays the maiden voyage of my oru kayak july 5 2014 oru kayak 3 comments i took my oru kayak out on its maiden voyage this morning with yonkers paddling rowing club thank you gerry for the invitation we started in yonkers the goal was to paddle down the hudson river to west harlem piers park and back again the boat is very light on the water and feels more floaty than other kayaks i ve paddled fiberglass boats are heavier and cut through the water more as a result they are faster than this one i could see after a couple of miles that this boat was not going to be able to keep up with the group so i pulled it out at inwood canoe club where i packed it up here s the route http www gmap pedometer com r 6361027 at icc i met kevin and bruce and yikes i don t remember the other gentleman s name they were just coming back from a paddle up and around the top of manhattan and were so kind to carry the boat to the a train station with me from there i took a bus that left me just one block from home a 5 minute walk thank you guys at 26 lbs the boat is light enough to carry myself but it is a bit awkward and off center with the shoulder strap we all agreed that an inexpensive skateboard strapped under the carrying straps might be ideal for transporting it easily and i think a spray skirt will be a definite must as it sits pretty low in the water so bottom line it s seaworthy and fun to paddle i won t take it on the manhattan circumnavigation with the yprc next month though exploring newtown creek june 7 2014 newtown creek uncategorized leave a comment green shores nyc is presenting a series of walking tour around newtown creek click http greenshoresnyc org bridging the creek html for more info older posts follow blog via email enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address follow links calendar of bridge trips rock water net water quality hudson river wikipedia on nyc bridges navigation create a route map mobilegraphics tide charts noaa tides currents setauket harbor tide chart ny nj clubs for paddling rowing bronx 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