dc,

My family used to keep a boat in Gerritsen creek, just under the bridge outside of the mouth of deadhorse bay. We used to anchor there almost every weekend and I would swim there. I took my first girlfriend there in my parent's boat. Forgot to tell them I was borrowing it, but thats another story.

Thanks for the reminder. Maybe next summer we can have a Brooklyn fish-in and see some of the sites of Jamaica Bay and its surroundings.

I just looked at a map of the bay
[url=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=deadhorse+bay,+brooklyn,+ny&ll=40.584496,-73.902454&spn=0.013004,0.024910&t=k&hl=en:ec1b9]http://maps.google.com/maps?q=deadhorse+bay,+brooklyn,+ny&ll=40.584496,-73.902454&spn=0.013004,0.024910&t=k&hl=en[/url:ec1b9]

and saw a huge marina in the middle. Its a strong reminder that I am aging. If only you could have seen it before.

jed

[This message has been edited by Jed (edited 19 October 2005).]