Boating Guides Long Island

26/07/2024

Have a sunny, safe, sane, sober, salty, and super weekend!

26/07/2024

Ain't it, though?

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25/07/2024

When it comes to and , I have a yacht to learn! Here's the scoop for those of us knot in the know:

How and where to watch Olympics sailing, the new classes and this year's medal hopes, read our guide to the Olympics Sailing Regatta, taking place at Marseille Marina in the South of France from 28 July - 8 August 2024.

25/07/2024

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Photo from US National Archives captioned "Downtown Boat Docks."

Photographer: Schulke, Flip, 1930-2008

24/07/2024

Upcoming weekend nature-centric activities on LI & NYC:

Saturday, July 27

Montauk Ocean Swim Challenge
Kirk Park Beach
Check-in starts at 6:00 am
https://events.elitefeats.com/24ocean

Paddle Battle LI
Riverhead
9:15 am
https://events.elitefeats.com/24paddlebattle

Hike the Fire Island National Seashore
9:30 am
631-235-2059
[email protected]

Weekly Shoreline Clean up: Cetaceans, Pinnipeds, & Sea Turtles
Hallock State Park Preserve
10:00 am
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=181-40033.0

Free Kayaking
Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/07/27/free-kayaking1

Sunday, July 28

Community Beach Cleanup
Point Lookout Town Park
9:00 am
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/point-lookout-town-park-beach-clean-up-tickets-850092699147

Free Kayaking
Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Noon – 2:30 pm
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/07/28/free-kayaking

Shark Art Program
Sunken Meadow State Park
1:30 pm
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=37-39935.0

Whale Watching
Montauk
2:00 pm
https://cresli.org/common/news/articles/article_detail.cfm?QID=11135&clientID=12000&topicID=0&subsection=sidebar

World Nature Conservation Day
Fundraiser, Central Surfrider
Ecstatic Dance LBNY
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecstatic-dance-lbny-x-pod-spa-kol-isha-the-surfrider-foundation-tickets-941732325737

Note: we are not the hosts, outdoor activities are weather dependent, and pre-registration is required for most events.

Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc. Surfrider Central Coast NY State Parks & Historic Sites LI State Parks Recreation New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Paddle Battle LI

24/07/2024

From our reader, Andrew Schild:

Sail boaters WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We had a call with the organizers of the Sail Ahead: Healing Wounded Veterans through Sailing program, and they need a few more boats for Sunday's (7/28) "Take a Vet Sailing" event. There are about 13 more veterans on the waiting list, and we're aiming to get everyone on board, plus have a backup sailboat.

If you have a sailboat and can help out from 11:30 am to around 4 pm, please message me ASAP. I'm hoping that, between our 22 clubs, we can come up with 3 sailboats. This will be my third year participating, and I absolutely love it!

Please share this with all your club members! If you're available, reach out to me [email protected] Or message the fb page!! Thank you!

24/07/2024

Just a hunch, but I think Fullmoon and Bad Wolf should not hang out together. 😁🐺🌝

23/07/2024

Seasick? Sunburn? Skin rash? Stings?
Stop them from ruining your boating day:
https://boatingmagli.com/2021/08/02/treatsummerwoes/

23/07/2024

Happy !

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22/07/2024

When you’re piloting a boat, you have to obey all the navigation rules. Except when you must break them. Avoiding collisions 101: https://boatingmagli.com/2019/08/01/avoidingcollisions/

U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard New York US Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 1 Central Long Island U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary America's Boating Club


📸 NASBLA BOAT Program

22/07/2024

This vessel rescued kayakers who ended up far from the shoreline at Sunken Meadow Beach. I'd like to give full credit... can you identify the rescue crew and affiliation?

22/07/2024

A salute to Monday!

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21/07/2024

Is someone having a ? How to tell and what to do:
⚕️➡️ https://boatingmagli.com/2019/02/19/signs-of-stroke/

21/07/2024

The ideal family experience is going boating! It's not the size of the vessel; it’s the memories you make being together.

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20/07/2024

Sunset Saturday!

📸 by Renato Laky

20/07/2024

The Great South Bay Music Festival in Patchogue is underway. Go by boat!
Info here:
https://boatingmagli.com/2024/06/10/greatsouthbaymusicfestival/

19/07/2024

Have a safe, sane, sober, salty, and sunny weekend. We hear the humidity won't be super-sized this weekend!

19/07/2024

Must paddlers and rowers obey navigation rules?
Of course!
https://boatingmagli.com/2019/08/01/kayakpaddlerules/

18/07/2024

Q. I'm a boater. Why do I need to know about rip currents?

A. If you beach your boat and swim, if you swim from your boat, if you launch a lighter vessel such as a kayak or SUP, you need to know all about avoiding and staying safe from rip currents.

Info & tips:
https://boatingmagli.com/2019/06/01/ripcurrents/

18/07/2024

Old Field Lighthouse

In 1822-1823, the U.S. Congress provided $4,000 for the construction of a lighthouse at Old Field Point near the entrance to Port Jefferson Harbor. The land was purchased from Samuel Thompson for $400. Construction of the 30-foot octagonal stone tower and separate 1-1/2-storey lightkeeper’s house was completed in 1824. The lighthouse had nine whale oil lamps that were arranged in a lantern and magnified with parabolic reflectors. Though the original lighthouse was rebuilt in the 1860s, the keeper's house remains. Shortly after the Civil War, a new, 67-foot-tall lighthouse was built to accommodate the increased shipping traffic on Long Island Sound. Construction of this currently existing lighthouse was completed in 1869. Its Victorian-Gothic Revival style is similar to that of the Plum Island Lighthouse. Kerosene was first used to power the lamp, but today the electric unit flashes alternating red and green and has a range of 30 miles.

The Old Field Lighthouse was deactivated in 1933 and the property was conveyed to the Village of Old Field in 1935 for public-park purposes. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, however, the government seized the station, along with Southold's Horton Point Lighthouse, for purposes of national defense. Horton Point was manned by aircraft spotters, while a small Coast Guard contingent occupied Old Field Light. After the war, both lighthouses were returned to their respective communities.

Image from the Collection of the Suffolk County Historical Society Library & Archive. Copyright © Suffolk County Historical Society. All rights reserved.

17/07/2024

Upcoming weekend nature-centric activities on LI & NYC:

Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21

Great South Bay Musical Festival
Shorefront Park, Patchogue https://boatingmagli.com/2024/06/10/greatsouthbaymusicfestival/

Saturday, July 20

Race the Narrows
Mastic Beach
8:00 am
https://masticbeachconservancy.org/event/race-the-narrows/

Just a Hike (Periphery)
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve
9:45 am
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=23-39926.0

Weekly Shoreline Cleanup
Hallock State Park Preserve
10:00 am
https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=181-40029.0

Free Kayaking
Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/07/06/free-kayaking1

Waterfront Festival
Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
Noon – 3:00 pm
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/07/20/waterfront-festival

Sunday, July 21

Free Kayaking
Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Noon – 2:30 pm
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/07/07/free-kayaking

Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze
Pier I in Riverside Park South, Manhattan
1:00 – 4:00 pm
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/07/21/summer-on-the-hudson-sun-gaze

Whale Watching
Montauk
2:00 pm
https://cresli.org/common/news/articles/article_detail.cfm?QID=11135&clientID=12000&topicID=0&subsection=sidebar

Note: we are not the hosts, outdoor activities are weather dependent, and pre-registration is required for most events.


Mastic Beach Conservancy Great South Bay Music Festival NY State Parks & Historic Sites Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc. Atlantic Marine Conservation Society Long Island State Parks Nature Programs New York City Department of Parks & Recreation

17/07/2024

Q. Did the dolphin chase the boat by accident?
A. Nope! It was on porpoise!

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16/07/2024

"MAN OVERBOARD!"
Now what do you do to save a life?
Vital info here: https://boatingmagli.com/2019/08/01/manoverboard/

16/07/2024

Happy !

15/07/2024

Sure, you can make these trips in a car. But it's way more fun to do it by boat!

🎡Playland
https://boatingmagli.com/2019/06/01/playlandamusementparkbyboat/
Playland Park

⚾️ Baseball
https://boatingmagli.com/2024/06/09/nymetsatcitifield/
New York Mets

15/07/2024

Who says it's Monday?

14/07/2024

New York boaters, do you have your certification yet? If not, here’s what you need to know and do:
https://boatingmagli.com/2022/01/23/nysboatingeducationrequirements/


NY State Parks & Historic Sites BoatUS America's Boating Club U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary US Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 1 Central Long Island U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound America's Boating Club of Great South Bay

14/07/2024

Our mantra: If you're not aboard, you're likely bored!

vibes

13/07/2024

Sunset Saturday!

📸 Marcelino Mota

13/07/2024

Links for beach and surf forecasts, local radar, UV info, rip current/safety 411, and lots more for boaters and water lovers.

☀️☁️🌦 https://www.weather.gov/beach/forecast
☀️☁️🌦https://www.weather.gov/safety/safeboating

US National Weather Service New York NY U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)