Volume XXXI No. 3'A Publication of Masthead Cove Yacht Club .
August 2OO9
WhatA WonderfulSounc'lby Anita & Howie Stein
TikiOn Fri. uly3rd we left
bell8 under learskiesbu tlittlewind,so we al lmotoredor
motorsailed oPortJefferson. fterevery-one settled n at
SetauketYachtClub,we celebratedthe start of our cruisewith afun
cocktailparty ollowedby a groupdinner t theVillageWay
Restaurantntown. t wasa great urn-out with members omingby both car
andboat.The nextmorningweweregreetedby sunnyskies nd
gustywindsof18-25kts.ou tof the NW.We all hadquite he ridesailing o
Matt-a-Mar arinain Mattituck!No autopilothere olks!Three o five
ootseasmade or some unsurfing nd heading p todrop sailswasan
adventurein and of itselfl ManyMCYCmembers haredtheirday's alesof
adven-ture at an enjoyable uffetdinner n a private oomat"TheTouchof
Venice" estau-rant ocated ighton the premises.Our secondday
nMattituckwas anotherbeautiful ne withsomepeoplegoingto visita few
nearbywineries nd othersenjoying he localarea.MCYCmemberswere
reated ike oyalty y theextremely nowledgeablend pleasant ommelier t
PeconicBay Vineyard nd horoughly njoyedhe winery our here.
BedellCellarshadgreatmusicandbreathtakingviewsof the
gardens.RaphaelWineriesgaveanexcellent nd nformativetour with a
special astingof one of their eservedwines. hegroupagainenjoyed he
beautiful iewsof the vineyard nd every-one enjoyedhemselvesna
pictureperfectday on theNorthFork!Many hanks o our
FleetCaptainsAllan& MaryPearlmanor all the
fabu-lousarrangements ade okickof four summer ruiseat PortJeffand
Mattituck.On Mondaymorninghegroupwent n several irections.Some
eturned omesomewentup theConnecticut iver ndsome headed o
Shelterlsland. t wasanotherbeautifulsunny ayeven houghthe wind was
righton thenoseuntilPlumGut.Afterclearing he Gut we wereable o kil
l he engine oran enjoyable ail nto DeringHarbor.Our
threedaystayatShelter slandYachtClub beganwitha wonderful
ocktailpartyanddinnerat the YachtClub.Thenextday severe
hunderstormswerepredictedor the afternoon o peoplegotout early o
make he mostof the day.For hoseon theirboatswhen he stormhit, t was
a wild time with windsup to
