Posted on July 25, 2016
By John Burgeson, ctpost
The navigable channel at the mouth of the Housatonic River has become little more than a garden path, sailors say, one that bullies those who dare to venture off to one side or the other, with danger and expensive repairs lurking.
Josh Twidwell, assistant manager at Brewer Stratford Marina, said even experienced boaters have run aground while trying to sail between Long Island Sound and the Housatonic.
“Especially at low tide when there’s a new moon, you’re dealing with a channel that’s 15 feet across,” Twidwell said. “I was coming back in under sail and the wind shifted — trying to tack back and forth made for a difficult day.”
But there’s better sailing on the horizon.
In the coming months, officials said a $10 million dredging project will remove the sand that has been accumulating over the past four decades and send it to Madison, where it will replenish the beach at Hammonasset Beach State Park.
Source: ctpost
