Boston Harbor Boat Cruise
Just a note - we still have more room on the boat if anyone new is still interested!
Want to take a photographic cruise of Boston Harbor, the islands, and the Charles River?
Sunday, July 15
Noon to 6:00 PM
63-foot yacht Integrity
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http://www.bostonyachtcharters.com/motorvessels.html
This boat is certified for 49 people, so there will be plenty of room to move around and take pictures.
More info: http://www.bostonyachtcharters.com/motorvessels.html
Points Of Interest For Cruise
In a sense, I imagine leisurely hugging the Boston coast out to Little Brewster and/or World's End, scooting quickly to Deer Island, scooting to George's Island, and then leisurely past the airport and east Boston side, towards the Zakim, up the Charles, and back to base.
My thoughts/point to hit:
Zakim Bridge
North End
Boston skyline, various angles
Up close to Moakley Courthouse
Can we get down to the International Hotel? I think not.
Hug that "coast" down to the shipping terminal
Close to Fort Point
Around Fort Independent
Hang at the end of a runway for a bit. Plane shots?
Deer Island - that treatment station could be interesting
Little Brewster island & lighthouse
George's Island and Fort Warren (We could get off here for a bit)
Thompson Island (There's some old buildings there, right?)
Peddock's Island - there *are* some abandoned buildings here.
Bumpkin island has "a stone farmhouse and the remains of children's hospital" - but do we want to get off?
Squantum Marina may have some sailboats under way, slightly different view of the city.
Charles River, head up and turn around, plenty to see.
If you have any ideas, let us know.
Here's a map of the harbor islands, and lotsa info on them.
http://www.bostonharborislands.com/isle_profiles.html
Cost
Cost will be $135 per person. This includes $10 a person to get Mumbles on for free. He's going out there on a day off to take pictures of this company's boats, which is what got us a very good price. He should not have to pay since he's doing the extra work to go out and shoot pictures, post-process, provide prints, etc.
I will need $75 in advance, payable to me. No refunds on deposit unless enough people add on to cover any losses I might incur. Anything extra will go towards a tip for the captain, or soda and munchies, or refunded. I am not at all interested in making a profit from this, I just want to go and not have it cost me $500 to do so. I do not need money yet. Let's call it July 1st due date for that.
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What I do need is a list of people who will certainly make it, who will probably make it, and who will probably not make it. Please let me know how you land within those 3 specifications, and if you'll bring anyone else.
, i know people pretty sad, huh!
