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Posted on: 2015/8/27 3:18

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I can't offer much help on sailing, but can help with general boating questions, navigating the Hudson, etc.

Posted on: 2015/8/27 1:44

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Hey, bodhipooh,

Is this the place you were thinking of? http://www.sailny.org/cms/index.php?m ... _id=10&MMN_position=33:33
Not free but definitely pretty cheap.

Ding, ding, ding! That's the one. Sounds like a pretty cool deal, to be honest. I do not know much about the club itself, so I will need to do more research. Perhaps other sailors in here can provide some feedback. I know there are a few boaters and kayakers in here (parkman, tommyc_37 and brewster come to mind).

In any case, good job finding the club info. I wasn't able to locate it, even after focusing on Weehawken. It might be a little late into the season, but definitely something to keep in mind. I will call them tomorrow for more information on next courses.

Posted on: 2015/8/27 0:05

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Hey, bodhipooh,

Is this the place you were thinking of? http://www.sailny.org/cms/index.php?m ... _id=10&MMN_position=33:33
Not free but definitely pretty cheap.

Posted on: 2015/8/26 20:09

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Damn, that would be awesome!! I will look too and if I find anything, I'll let you know.

Posted on: 2015/8/24 20:58

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Nice! I had never sailed before, and they helped me to pass the ASA certification exam with a score of 99. If I can do it, I'd say almost anyone can!

Let me know if you take the class and/or join their sailing club. Maybe we can crew together sometime.

I will definitely PM you later. A few years ago, I had started with the research but ended up not following through with this.

I could have sworn I had found a volunteer sailing club somewhere over by Weehawken that essentially required each member to volunteer one day per month in lieu of membership fees, but I can't seem to be able to locate their site, or any information at all.

Posted on: 2015/8/24 20:20

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Nice! I had never sailed before, and they helped me to pass the ASA certification exam with a score of 99. If I can do it, I'd say almost anyone can!

Let me know if you take the class and/or join their sailing club. Maybe we can crew together sometime.

Posted on: 2015/8/24 17:35

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I just took the sailing 101 class at True North Sailing School: http://sailtruenorth.com/
It was a blast and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in sailing.

Thanks for posting this! I have been considering getting back into sailing (haven't done it since college) and I am just getting started with my research.

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I just took the sailing 101 class at True North Sailing School: http://sailtruenorth.com/
It was a blast and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in sailing.

Posted on: 2015/8/24 17:00

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Posted on: 2015/7/29 11:20

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I live directly on Liberty Harbor. I have blue water sailing experience and am looking for opportunities to crew on afternoon sails or longer. Let me know if you want to go out! Thanks.

Posted on: 2015/7/27 20:21

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There's also the Offshore Sailing School in LSP. I took beginner classes there and enjoyed it, although I didn't take the training further. It was a week-long course and was a nice stay-cation.

http://www.offshoresailing.com/

Posted on: 2015/7/27 18:31

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While I fully support sailing in the NY Harbor, it's hard to shed a tear for the trust-fund baby Michael "Commodore" Fortenbaugh. First, anyone who bestows themselves with the title "Commodore" is automatically a tool. Second, Fortenbaugh had a small fleet of J-24s at the marina in Liberty State Park pre-Sandy. Following the storm, the club removed its boats from the marina because of dock damage on the north end of the marina. Fortenbaugh never replaced his LSP boats, despite there being a really dedicated group from New Jersey who used the boats regularly.

Fast forward to 2014: The Manhattan Sailing School gets kicked out of North Cove (lease expired, not renewed, given to higher bidder) and Fortenbaugh "reinvents" the club on the New Jersey side. One minute, he gave a big "Fuck You" to New Jersey, and now he has his entire fleet in New Jersey.

Fortenbaugh apologized up and down to his club about moving to NJ. He spelled it out as a necessary evil.

Patronize another club that is happy to set up shop in New Jersey, including the relatively-new Hoboken Sailing Club near 14th St.

Couldn't agree more. I met "The Commodore" several times and he's a complete jerk (that's my VERY polite term).

When I had my sailboat in Liberty Harbor Marina (North side of the Morris Canal) pre-9/11 his club boats would often set up their race course right across the marked entry channel into the canal. And they felt that they had right of way REGARDLESS of anything because they were "racing". I asked him to move the course and he basically told me to F-off. After I had some discussion with senior Coast Guard authorities they told him to move it or face criminal charges for interfering with a navigable waterway.

Definitely go elsewhere. Been sailing all my life and I love it but this would be the last place I'd want a friend to go to.

Posted on: 2015/7/26 22:41

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While I fully support sailing in the NY Harbor, it's hard to shed a tear for the trust-fund baby Michael "Commodore" Fortenbaugh. First, anyone who bestows themselves with the title "Commodore" is automatically a tool. Second, Fortenbaugh had a small fleet of J-24s at the marina in Liberty State Park pre-Sandy. Following the storm, the club removed its boats from the marina because of dock damage on the north end of the marina. Fortenbaugh never replaced his LSP boats, despite there being a really dedicated group from New Jersey who used the boats regularly.

Fast forward to 2014: The Manhattan Sailing School gets kicked out of North Cove (lease expired, not renewed, given to higher bidder) and Fortenbaugh "reinvents" the club on the New Jersey side. One minute, he gave a big "Fuck You" to New Jersey, and now he has his entire fleet in New Jersey.

Fortenbaugh apologized up and down to his club about moving to NJ. He spelled it out as a necessary evil.

Patronize another club that is happy to set up shop in New Jersey, including the relatively-new Hoboken Sailing Club near 14th St.

Posted on: 2015/7/26 20:40

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In addition to Manhattan Sailing, there's True North Sailing School at Newport right next to Battello. I took a great course with them last summer.

Posted on: 2015/7/24 12:25

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I often ride my bike down to Liberty State Park and the sight of the local J-24 sailboats racing around their buoys North of Ellis Island really makes the harbor come alive. The bright multicolored spinnakers add so much to the seascape. I really miss them in the cold months of the year when everything is so grey.

Posted on: 2015/7/24 11:31

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Sailing in New York Harbor

Jul 23, 2015 5:48 PM EDT

By MAC KING, Fox 5 News Reporter

NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) -

On a near flawless midsummer's day by anyone's standards -- be they seaman, land-lubber, man, woman, or child -- a family from Switzerland prepares to explore their new city of residence by sailing through the gusting winds and swirling waters surrounding it.

Guiding the Rizzuto family on their maiden voyage is a man from Texas named "Rolling," a potential bad omen seemingly lost upon his crew.

"I've sailed everywhere in the world but this is the greatest view," instructor Charles Rolling said.

Manhattan Sailing School students review their sessions with Rolling as "life-changing" more than they do any other teacher.

"If you can sail here, you can sail most anywhere," Rolling said.

The largest and oldest of New York's four sailing schools taught 1,500 adults plus a group of teenagers and dozens of 8-to-13-year-olds to sail last summer in this harbor, where fresh water meets its saltier relative and ferries pleasure boats, barges, and seemingly every other watercraft in operation today navigate ebbing tides, shifting currents, and changing winds.

The natural geography of this harbor and its combination of westerly winds and a sea breeze made New York the sailing capital of the world in the 1800s. While commerce in this city no longer relies on wind, sailing schools like this one ensure recreation still does.

"It's better than going to therapy for adults," said Commodore Michael Fortenbaugh. "You go out sailing for a day and you come back and you're totally refreshed."

Fortenbaugh founded the Manhattan Yacht Club nearly 30 years ago and nurtured it into the largest adult sailing school in the country.

A move to Jersey City halved the number of his boats in the water this summer, but Commodore Mike recently sold out his fleet for the rest of the season. Customers seemingly buy the school's promise to install sea-legs below, fear astern, and a life at sea ahead by charting a course as the Rizzutos did around the once (and commodore mike hopes future) sailing capital of the world.

"It's just like driving in the city," Fortenbaugh said. "It's a little more complicated than driving in the country."

http://www.my9nj.com/story/29620240/sailing-in-new-york-harbor

Posted on: 2015/7/24 6:25

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