Squantum Yacht Club, Quincy Bay (Boston Harbor area) ??

[fixiejr]

Hi,

My first post here...don't know how many members are from Boston, MA area?

Does anyone out there know anything about Squantum Yacht Club, Quincy Bay ??(good or bad)??
I just bought a Bristol.35 and am looking for a home on mooring.
Was just about ready to grab one in near Hull's Gut, Pemberton across from Coast Guard Station (behind Jo's Nautical Bar). But yesterday I came across Squantum Yacht Club...memebership openings.  I'm wondering if Squantum Yacht Club / Quincy Bay is too exposed to big blows (?).
Still thinking Hull location is better.
Any feedback appreciated.
Thanks,
Ray

[Oldrig]

Hi Ray,

I used to work at Marina Bay and I would sometimes drive by Squantum YC on my way to work.

My impression is that the club is a nice, unpretentious neighborhood club (they even have a small fleet of Hustlers, which is the kind of boat that I grew up sailing). I don't think you'll need a blue blazer and red pants to join.

Quincy Bay is quite exposed from the Southwest, and I would suggest that you will need a large mooring, if you do decide to keep your boat there. The bay is also kind of shallow at the southern end.

But there are a number of boats in the range of your Bristol in the mooring field out beyond the club, so you might be OK, as long as you have plenty of chafe protection, and as long as you're sure to use two pendants from your boat to the mooring buoy (the second a couple of feet longer than the first).

Unfortunately, I can't say that I've ever sailed from the Squantum club. I have a good friend who keeps his boat at Marina Bay, and I have sailed any number of times with him. Slips at Marina Bay are currently available, but I suspect they are much more expensive than what you want.

That's all the feedback I can provide.

Good luck,

--Joe