Sailing on Barnegat Bay
June 28-30, 2002
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Jake writes:    Up early on Saturday morning, I enjoyed a cup of coffee and took in the sights once again.  The wind came around to NNW 10 -15, a fine sailing breeze but a challenge for me to work my way out of the flats and sedge islands. With leeboard and rudder partially down and a reef in, I sailed my way back north through the sedges and to the open bay - reef out, rudder down we flew back across the bay to the mouth of Forked river. There I met Mike and Tammy Walters in their Dovekie, Egret.  We sailed back to Island Beach and Tices Shoals to wait for the rest of our crew for the weekend.

Mike writes:    Awesome weather for the weekend.  Made it down to the ramp early with plans of meeting up with Jake over in the sedge islands.  Was held up for a bit while a guy with 4WD tore up the dirt ramp. Eventually giving up hope of hauling his boat, he tied it to a tree close by and went to get reinforcements.  Always some funny stuff going on at the ramps.  Launched and motored out into the bay, set sail and headed southeast.  Halfway across the bay I spotted a white sail and the familiar sprit rig of a Dovekie - could only be one person, Jake.  Made contact via walkie talkie and set a course for Tices Shoals.		 Egret's port locker; with a little organization these lockers can carry all you need for a weekend or a two week Magnum Opus.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


Mike writes:    Landed to a relatively empty beach, did some beachcombing and waited for the others to show up.  After a while we spotted Paul’s Dovekie, No Wake, then Morry’s Peep Hen PeepHen.  Got acquainted with everybody over a few beers.  By this time the shoals were loading up with party going boaters, time to set sail.  We sailed out through the mass of anchored boats.  Put a reef in before leaving, as this was my first time sailing Egret since early last year.  My fishing addiction consumes the majority of my spare time.  Headed due north, up Barnegat Bay.  After a mile or so I shook out the reef and enjoyed the fine wind and sail.  Six miles or so later we landed at a nice sandy beach surrounded by shoals, only accessible by shallow draft boats.