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Fuel Prices at Norwalk Cove
89 Octane Gas
$3.25 /gal &
Diesel $ 2.85 /gal
*Prices subject to change
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Weather:
Sat, Aug 22nd
Mostly Cloudy
High 83, Low 67
Tides:
L 11:25 am H 5:33 pm
Sunday, Aug 23rd
Partly Sunny High 83, Low 67 Tides: H 6:07 am L 12:20 pm Wear Sunscreen !
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Cove Store Hours
Cove Fuel Dock Hours
Daily 8:00 - 6:00
weather permitting
Captains Cup Hours
Open 7 Days
7:00 - 5:00
weather permitting
Rex Store Hours
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If you have missed any of our Harbor Talk mailings, you can now "re-live the experience" with our
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Cove Mini Golf is OPEN ! 
Summer Hours
Starting Saturday
Open Daily
10:00am - 10:00pm
- weather permitting - Please call if the weather
is 'iffy'..... 203-853-8282
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Mercury Marine Update
As a Certified Mercury Marine Dealer and Repair Center, Rex Marine offers, sales, service and genuine Mercury parts to make your boating painless and trouble free.
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Introducing
at Norwalk Cove
The Inn at Longshore is now hosting all events at the former Ascension Beach Club (Harborview) site at Norwalk Cove.
We welcome them as the exclusive caterers for all affairs.
To book your next event, please call
203-226-3316
or click... HERE
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The Origin of
Nautical Terms:
- Bahamian Moor
- Anchoring by setting two anchors, one fore and one aft; as in: A bahamian moor will limit the amount of swing room while at anchor.
Dead reckoning The process by which the position of the ship at any moment is found, without any observation of the sun or stars, by applying to the last well-determined position the run that has been made since, using for this purpose the ship's course indicated by its compass, the distance indicated by the log, and taking into account drift and leeway. - Before the Mast
- Literally, the area of a ship before the foremast (the forecastle). Most often used to refer to men whose living quarters are located here, officers being quartered in the stern-most areas of the ship (near the quarterdeck). Officer-trainees lived between the two ends of the ship and become known as "midshipmen". Crew members who started out as seamen, then became midshipmen, and later, officers, were said to have gone from "one end of the ship to the other"
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2015 Osprey babies in the harbor are flying and learning to fish !
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Mid-Summer Short Haul Special
Schedule a short haul at either Norwalk Cove or Rex Marine and save $ 2.00 per foot off the regular price! Good thru August 31st.
Rex Service 203-831-5234
Cove Service 203-838-3681
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Store Specials
 Cove Store:
Take an extra 20% OFF Beach Tunics, Cover-Ups and Flip Flops
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Rex Store:  20% OFF any
O'Brien Water Toy
(Tubes, Skis or Wakeboards)
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Paper Charts, Chart Plotter or Both ?
This week we were cruising from Newport to Martha's Vineyard. Discussing the various islands we realized we had never been to Cuttyhunk!
Throughout the cruise we had been using the Navionics Charting App on a tablet in the cockpit, with an older Garmin GPSmap as backup and additionally had a large Maptech Chartkit paper chartbook  as the hard copy on the nav station chart table. When plotting the course for the final approach to Cuttyhunk harbor we realized the paper charts jumped to a small blowup chart that didn't include the approach buoy and the Navionics tablet program had almost too many details to be useful. (and didn't seem to include that small blowup chart) We quickly booted a PC running an open source "free" charting software called OpenCPN (see it HERE) using free government raster and vector charts. This program allowed us to seamlessly zoom in and out and change from one chart to another of the area to verify our inbound progress. The point is, navigation backup is good, multiple navigation sources with paper backup is better! If you are going to cruise and have a dedicated chartplotter, it's time to identify your primary backup and figure out how to backup your backup!
Paper charts still have a place on your boat!
Find free NOAA ECN & RCN (vector & raster) charts... HERE |
38th ANNUAL OYSTER FESTIVAL
in NORWALK
Fri, Sept 11th 6:00 - 11:00pm 
Sat, Sept 12th 11:00 - 11:00pm
Sun, Sept 13th 11:00 - 8:00pm
It's time to start planning for Fall events! The Oyster Festival in Norwalk this year features:
Fri - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Sat - Dennis DeYoung: The Music of STYX
Sun - Smash Mouth
Info and Tickets... HERE
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Using Currents to Speed your Progress
& Save Money
Not long ago vessels used to depart "on the tide". Mariners have long used tide calendars and current charts to find ways to get a free boost from nature. Closely watching weather forecasts helped avoid headwinds or adverse sea conditions, with an occasional boost from tailwinds or waves.
 Boaters were spoiled by years of cheap fuel and bigger engines, which made using tidal currents less important. Then higher fuel prices made everyone more conscious of how careful scheduling and routing to take advantage of tides, currents, and predicted winds would save both money and time. Now we have less expensive fuel again, but need to remember what we learned about using the current in our favor. Read more... HERE
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Tropical Storm Danny
Danny might be the first Atlantic storm of the season that we have to keep an eye on. (pun intended)  He could be a hurricane by Friday!
Hurricane Season is June 1'st through Nov. 1'st. Even though the 2015 hurricane season prediction sources are all forecasting "at or below normal hurricane activity" for this season, we still must pay attention so we have time to prepare.
Follow Danny's path... HERE
Follow the Advisory... HERE
2015 Storm Names -
The following list of names will be used for named storms that form in the North Atlantic in 2015.
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Ana
Bill
Claudette
Danny
Erika
Fred
Grace
Henri
Ida
Joaquin
Kate
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Larry
Mindy
Nicholas
Odette
Peter
Rose
Sam
Teresa
Victor
Wanda
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See hurricane preparation info... HERE
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Things to Do, Events, Seminars and Courses
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Events at Norwalk Cove
TOMORROW NIGHT Friday August 21st
BINGO night at Norwalk Cove
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The Norwalk Concert Series
at Calf Pasture Beach
Held in the city park next to Norwalk Cove Marina. Bring a folding chair and picnic supper. Be prepared to sing along or get up and dance!
Click HERE for the schedule of Wednesday evening concerts.
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Save the Date - September 5th
Huntington Lighthouse Festival
A great on-the-water  party accessible only by boat! Bands play from the roof of the Lighthouse to an fleet of anchored boats from 11 am til dusk.
More info... HERE
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Duck Island Yacht Club Laser Regatta
Laser Sailor Unite! Come to Westbrook, CT and compete in the Duck Island Yacht
Club Laser Regatta!
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Save the Dates
It's boat show time soon...
Norwalk Boat Show Sept 24 -27th Web Site
Annapolis US Sailboat Show Oct 8 - 12th Web Site Annapolis Powerboat Show Oct 15 - 18th Web Site
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With the Sea Dolphins, You're on your way to being Safe, Legal, and Confident!
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NY Times - Things To Do Around CT
See the Times website & list of events... HERE
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