Mattituck Strawberry Festival & Country Fair       

June 17 & 18, 2006

http://www.mattitucklionsclub.org/StrawberryFestival.html

This years DIYC’s Fathers Day cruise to Mattituck, L.I. is scheduled for June 17th and 18th.  Your cruise leaders this year will be George & Christine Van Drasek aboard Isabelle their 33’ Cape Dory sailboat.

This relatively short (18 nm) trip from Westbrook should prove to be a fun for all.  Slack tide occurs on Saturday at 9:27am in Westbrook then floods the rest of the morning. On Sunday slack tide will again occur at 11:44 am near Mattituck and then flood until about 6:00 pm.  The entrance to the Mattituck channel is marked by the G “3A” GONG buoy, which is located at roughly 41 01.795N, 072 34.163W.  You should be able to find a good anchorage off the Mattituck city dock located at roughly 41 00.2N, 072 32.8W, but beware of its grassy bottom.

There are several marinas in the area for those wanting a slip vs. anchoring out.  I have used Matt-A-Mar Marina (631) 298-4739.  They are located directly across from the city dock and I have found them easy to work with.

Communications will be on VHF Ch. 16 and 68.

The Mattituck Strawberry Festival is a short hike from the City Dock to the Fair Grounds, and you will want to try some of the strawberry shortcake (it is very good) and then visit the many craft booths or enjoy the rides on the midway.

We will gather for cocktails around 5:00 pm and a group dinner at a nearby restaurant is planned (more details to follow) for those interested.

If you would like to attend dinner please let me know so that reservations can be made (george.vandrasek@sodexhousa.com).

Fireworks are scheduled on Saturday at sunset as part of the Strawberry Festival activities.