The Irish Queen goes W.O.T. in Long Island in May 2013. This movie really shows the power of Honda’s B.L.A.S.T. when you put the pedal to the metal. 115+ HP is more than enough for the Marinaut.

The Irish Queen pulls into Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport, NY after it was launched from the CT River and travelled across Long Island Sound and through Plum Gut.

The Irish Queen at Greenport, NY as the setting sun shone through her window

A picture of the Irish Queen taken through the iconic, round window of the Marinaut 215, Betty Ann

This fire boat is a National Historic Landmark, is named Fire Fighter, served in the FDNY since 1938, and is now a museum.

To learn more, visit: http://fireboatfirefighter.org

In this movie I took, they just turned on the pumps at Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport, NY in June 2013. Initially the water was rusty brown in color, because apparently, it had not been used for a protracted time.

The Betty Ann without canvasback docked at Port Niantic

Betty Ann Greenport 2013

Ranger Tugs gathering Mitchell Park Marina Greenport NY Aug 22 2013 1 of 2

Ranger Tugs gathering Mitchell Park Marina Greenport NY Aug 22 2013 2 of 2

Sep 18, 2013. What a 4 footer looks like through the Marinaut windshield. This was a rough day on Long Island Sound. Significant wave height was 2.5 to 3 feet, with maximum wave height to 4 feet. Infrequently, we saw rogue waves of 5 to 6 feet. LI Sound was like this nearly the entire 2013 season as short term, alternating cold and warm fronts whipsawed the Eastern Seaboard. The issue with LI Sound is not just the wave heights, but we have major tidal flows and two rivers to contend with that at times can create confused seas.

Betty Ann 20 mph near Orient Bay, LI, NY on Sep 18, 2013 Taken by Irish Queen. These were following seas of significant wave height of approximately 1 foot to maximum height of 1.5 feet.

Betty Ann falls off of 4 foot wave at only 8 mph, then hit calmer head seas of 2 to 2.5 feet, traveling around 10 to 12 mph as we head back home to Niantic Bay

Potential Maximum Wave Height, customized for Long Island Sound, based upon wind velocity, direction and fetch. I no longer rely on the NOAA for predicted wave heights in my area, using them only for wind velocity and direction. I can also assess the Sea State easily based on a methodology from the following link: http://www.wdcs.org/submissions_bin/WDCS_Shorewatch_Seastate.pdf

Long Island Sound Tidal Flows and Weather Stations

Betty Ann, Greenport, NY, June 8, 2018