NYC to MV
I have sailed to the Vineyard from Block Island or Newport pleanty of time. From NYC I would take it in steps, stopping at Block after leaving LI Sound. From BI to Cuttyhunk is between a 5 and 8 hour sail depending, count on not seeing a lot until you approach Cuttyhuk. From Cuttyhunk I usually gor around and up Vineyard Sound, stopping in Menemsha if needed but on up to Oak Bluff or Vineyard Haven or on into Edgartown.BI is great but be prepare for a crowd, if you get there in mid week you =can probably get a mooring, if not it is anchor. Be sure to let out a lot of scope, the wind in the pond can be 25 kts while ousdie it is flat.Cuttyhunk is also great, moorings as of last summer were 15 a night, anchoring is great but be sure to set it hard. I would not go into the inner harbor on a bet, to crowded and if the wind shift and blows some newbee always drags and takes every one with them.Menemsha is great but the pond is not really accessible so it is on the bight. Great palce but a bit bumpy.Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven are great on a mooring. Never been interested in a slip.Stop in Newport, moorings 30 a night and a great place. Wickford is the most, peceful and a lovely place. Contact Pleasant St Wharf for a transient mooring or slip if available. Sutch Isalnd is a great anchorage, as is Potters Cove on Prudence Island.Mystic Marina is a great stop over, up the river and close to town.LI Sound is a beqr as far as I am concerned. No wind or it is blowing stink and always from the wrong direction. I am sailing to NYC this August and looking forward to all except the part from Watch Hill to NYC.Enjoy your trip and make sure your piloting and Nav skills are u to par.