NYCkayaker Graveyard of Ships

[bonnie13 at earthlink.net]

Just don't forget to look both ways before you cross the street! :D


-----Original Message-----
>From: Lee Reiser/Leona Fontaine <lee060 at earthlink.net>
>Sent: May 5, 2010 6:47 AM
>To: "David A. Menken" <dmenken at mw-lawyers.com>, nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>Cc: Victor Gonzalez <Vic434 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Graveyard of Ships
>
>David, 
> Anyone can lauch from this public park.
>I have launched from here many times. Victor Gonzalez has lead many trips to the area from here. It's only a 1/4 mi.to the Graveyard.
>Lee Reiser
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: "David A. Menken" <dmenken at mw-lawyers.com>
>>Sent: May 4, 2010 4:51 PM
>>To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Graveyard of Ships
>>
>>Can anyone launch from this park, or is it necessary to be with an organized
>>group?  David Menken
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net
>>[mailto:nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of David Grupper
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 4:49 PM
>>To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Graveyard of Ships
>>
>>Try Carteret Waterfront/Veterans Park in NJ. It's almost directly  
>>across from the graveyard and has a floating dock for put-ins. I did  
>>this a few weeks ago.
>>-David
>>
>>
>>On May 4, 2010, at 3:30 PM, bonnie13 at earthlink.net wrote:
>>
>>The one we've usually used for Sebago Canoe Club trips is the  
>>Conference House Park launch.
>>
>>http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/kayak/22
>>
>>It's one of the launch sites on the NYC Watertrail, it's in a lovely  
>>park, and there's free parking right there. You paddle around 4 miles  
>>north, the yard is right before the Fresh Kills landfill. I've  
>>generally shot to get there at around or a bit before high water, so  
>>we have help both ways.
>>
>>I think there was a discussion of favorite launch sites for Graveyard  
>>trips one time though & I seem to recall somebody having another  
>>favorite put-in north of the place (so you could go at low water when  
>>you could see more), and then there was another one in Jersey.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>> From: James Lang <jamesdlang at hotmail.com>
>>> Sent: May 4, 2010 3:08 PM
>>> To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>>> Subject: NYCkayaker Graveyard of Ships
>>>
>>> Cool pictures on the blogs.  Where is the most convenient launch and  
>>> what is
>>> the parking situation?
>>>
>>> James
>>>
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