Reviews from Noel Leeson (16)

Marina Review for Port Washington Mooring Field

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson , Amazing Grace, on Dec 14, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Anchored among the moored boats. Sand bar protected from the northerly fetch. Some wake from recreational fishing boats.

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Anchorage Review for Charles Island

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Oct 24, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.5'

Anchored on the NE side of the bay in light N/NE wind. Anchor set easily. Some very slight swell and small wakes from working boats going in and out of the marked channel. Did not go ashore.

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Anchorage Review for Nantucket Harbor North

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Sep 12, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.5'

Busy harbour with many rental moorings and lots of anchoring room. Holding fine (Rocna). Reversing current of 0.5 - 1 kt. Small power boat wakes during the day. Excellent shore access into the heart of Nantucket. Restrooms etc right on the dinghy dock.

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Anchorage Review for Wellfleet Harbor - Smalley Bar

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Aug 14, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.5'

Unlike Fat Cat, we found the holding to be very good. Anchorage is open to the SW and we saw a 2 ft fetch in 15 kts from the NE too. Wellfleet harbour is 1.5 NM away. Very pretty beach is quite close. Very big anchoring area, swing with the tide (10ft) and the wind.

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Anchorage Review for West Harbor - Fishers Island

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Jun 5, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Full of mooring balls, didn't bother trying to find a spot. Moved on to Chocomount Cove.

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Anchorage Review for Back Creek

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on May 27, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Anchored past the first bend in the creek, 15 ft of water. Oyster shells on the bottom, took 3 attempts to find the mud, then very good holding. Entrance to the creek is not as charted. The spit of land that is shown separating the creek from the cove is mostly submerged.

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Anchorage Review for San Domingo Creek

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on May 3, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Easy access to town via town dock. The shore end of the dock dries out at low tide.

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Anchorage Review for Chisman Creek

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 30, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Wide and deep, easy entrance. Great overnight spot.

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Anchorage Review for Great Wicomico River - Cockrell Creek (Shell Landing)

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 30, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Lovely quiet anchorage. Deep water and good holding.

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Anchorage Review for North River - Buck Island (North)

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 26, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Waited out a weather front - saw 40+knot winds, anchor held perfectly. No ICW wake protection. 9 feet of water and room for several boats.

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Anchorage Review for Manteo

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 25, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Easy access to a pleasant town, grocery easy to reach. Manteo also has a free 24 hour dock - room for 3-4 boats between the lighthouse and the gazebo.

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Anchorage Review for Long Shoal River

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 24, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Good holding but very open. S & SW winds push the fetch in from the sound - very bumpy. OK for a calm overnight.

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Anchorage Review for Juniper Bay

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 23, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Very wide, enough room to anchor a small Navy. 10ft with excellent holding. Very pleasant on a calm night but lots of bugs.

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Marina Review for Carolina Beach Marina and Mooring Field

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson , Amazing Grace, on Apr 20, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Nicely maintained moorings, well spaced and easy to pick-up. Dockmaster Larry was very helpful. Dingy dock is feet from No 1 mooring. Protected and not a lot of current.

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Anchorage Review for Lanier Island South

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 7, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Good holding, no wakes as on edge of a no wake zone. Dinghy ashore at Morningstar Marina, $5 daily rate. Very helpful staff, transient rate avilable for laundry, showers, etc. Shops, banks, restaurants 2 miles away.

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Anchorage Review for Fort Matanzas G81A

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Feb 24, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Great holding but close to inlet so quite a strong reversing current, open to South and North. Low speed zone so limited wakes but a lot of small boats around on the weekend. DInghy to the inlet beaches and then walk to the ocean, visit Fort Matanzas, convenience store within 1/2 mile. Good Verizon LTE signal.

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