Nyack, July 1 — The NY Times says it’s time to stop watching the river and get out on the water and go for a glide. Even if you don’t know nuthin ’bout sailing, there’s a role for you as “rail meat” to balance out a crew.
The Nyack Boat Club is featured in a story about a beautiful Friday night sail on a perfect early summer evening.
Get to Nyack, on the Hudson 25 miles north of Manhattan, and stand on the dock of the Nyack Boat Club before a scheduled race. “There’s always people looking for crew — you would definitely find a ride,” even without any experience, said Tom Lawton, who sails a 17-foot Thistle, one of the nation’s top 10 fastest such vessels. The club’s regular races are Wednesdays from 5:30 until dusk, and Sundays at noon.
The Times says there are always skippers looking for a crew. NYCSailing.com, kind of a Match.Com for skippers and crews from Raritan Bay to Connecticut, lists 63 boats ISO bodies including a couple of listings from Nyack.
Source: New York Times, 7/1/2010
Photo Credit: Dave Zornow. Hudson River from Main St. in Nyack, 7/1/2010.
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Nice job in posting this, Dave. Hadn’t seen it ’till you posted it. This freeloading seafarer or seafaring freeloader would love it if someone would invite me out on their boat to watch the fireworks on Sunday — 353-1935.