Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod

RonC · Joined: 02 Sep 2016 Posts: 14

Want to head to Pleasant Bay Friday to hopefully catch some NE wind. Have never sailed there before. Any recommendations on the best place to launch from/directions to the site from 6A? Thanks.

boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266

This is funny - RonC asks about one of ron.c's favorite sites. The launch point is at Jackknife Cove. It's a small road that goes down quite steeply to a large beach area, with some boats anchored in front. I'm attaching an image.

Looking at the other town landings in the area, the one at Strong Island Road (about 1.2 miles ENE from Jackknive) also looks promising. Smaller, but much longer reaches. Has anyone every windsurfed from there? Does Chatham have resident restrictions on town landings?

WaterKook · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:40 am Post subject:

I thought ron c. had lost his mind!!!! Laughing

Number-nine · Joined: 09 Aug 1989 Posts: 496 Location: cape cod

[quote Does Chatham have resident restrictions on town landings?[/quote]

You have to get permission from the water Kook and pay him user fees in Beer before launching.

No other rules that I am aware of

ron.c · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460

Hey wait a minute -- I forgot all about sailing until this morning when the weather lady said it's gonna kick up. Who's this RonC? ? ?

I need an afternoon off

COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
351 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

ron.c · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460

COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO
416 PM EDT SAT SEP 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.SUN...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.

.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.

Things are looking up

I'd guess that P. Bay will be running on all cylinders Monday. Don't forget that it's tide independent.

RC

ron.c · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460

even tomorrow afternoon is worth thinking about!

ron.c · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460

look'n good this morning

ron.c · Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 1460

Pleasant Bay was was fully lit yesterday. The view from 28 was fantastic, all white caps.

I got a very nice breakfast session in with my Hardie hand-me-down, very sweet, 4.7.

RC

Milsurf · Joined: 03 Nov 2010 Posts: 18 Location: Tybee island, GA

Same place circa 1995. Using a multi-sail and Bic Astro Rock if anyone remembers those. I was 15 and this was one of my favorites on a NE. Great memories there and an awesome crowd back in the day. Got rescued once by the Inn on the opposite side in a snowstorm once, helped get rid of the guy trying to rent jet skis there and got fired from Riders cove marina when the boss busted me down there sailing after calling in sick for three days straight. Will make it back there someday.