MAP LINKS FROM
MONOMOY SAIL & CYCLE
- JACKKNIFE
COVE ON PLEASEANT BAY - BEST WIND DIRECTION IS NE. N AND E ARE ALSO
GOOD. A VERY GOOD LOCATION FOR LEARNING WATERSTARTS AND JIBS SINCE YOU CAN
SAIL A SHORT DISTANCE FROM ONE SHORE TO ANOTHER
- SCATTEREE - BEST WINDS NW
AND NE. THE NW WIND FUNNELS UP THE CHANNEL BETWEEN STRONG ISLAND AND THE
MAINLAND MAKING THE BEST PLACE FOR A NW WIND IN CHATHAM.
- CHATHAM BREAK OR THE CUT
- ATLANTIC OCEAN. BEST WIND NE ALSO E, SE, AND S. CURRENTS OF UP TO 15 MPH
MAKE IT WISE TO SAIL ONLY ON AN INCOMING TIDE THAT AND REGULARLY SHIFTING
SAND BARS MAKE IT A PLACE FOR EXPERIENCED SAILORS ONLY.
- HARDINGS BEACH - ON
NANTUCKET SOUND. BEST WIND DIRECTION IS WEST ANY SOUTHERLY DIRECTION IS OK
ALSO.
- FOREST
BEACH - ON NANTUCKET SOUND. BEST WIND DIRECTION SW BUT
ANYWHERE FROM EAST TO WEST CAN BE OK. GOOD FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS. A SAND
BAR 1/2 MILE OUT WHERE LARGER WAVES BREAK MAKES FOR EASIER BEACH STARTS.
BUT GOOD FOR JUMPING IF THAT IS FOR YOU.
- RED
RIVER BEACH - JUST OVER THE LINE INTO HARWICH. SIMILAR TO FOREST BEACH
WITHOUT THE SAND BARS AND ROCKS. BUT YOU DO HAVE TO PAY TO PARK IN THE
SUMMER.
- MONOMOY
ISLAND - YOU CANNOT DRIVE THERE FROM HERE. IT IS WHERE WE DERIVE PART
OF OUR NAME. IT IS A WILDLIFE PRESERVE NOW SO IF YOU TAKE THE LIQUID
APPROACH RESPECT THE LIFE YOU FIND THERE AND YOU WILL ENJOY ONE OF THE
LAST WILD PLACES ON THE EAST COAST.
- CHATHAM
BIKE SPUR – NEWEST PART OF THE CAPE COD RAILTRAIL
- CAPE COD
RAILTRAIL – THE OLDER SECTIONS STARTED TO BE RESURFACED IN THE FALL OF
2005.