Summer Fun 2011: Two if by Sea

The fun of living on the island is the proximity to the water, take in the best of the beaches and aquatic offerings along our sandbar.

Aquariums
Atlantis Marine World, Riverhead
(631) 208-9200
atlantismarineworld.com

Cold Spring Harbor Aquarium & Fish Hatchery, Cold Spring Harbor
(516) 692-6768, cshfha.org

Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation
Riverhead (631) 369-9840
riverheadfoundation.org

Beaches

Nude Beaches

Fire Island: Cherry Grove, Fire Island Pines, Davis Park and Kismet

Lighthouse Beach at Robert Moses State Park

Smith Point Beach, Shirley

Pet Friendly Beaches

Camp Hero, Montauk
(631) 668-3781

Cupsogue Beach, Westhampton
(631) 852-8111

Fire Island National Seashore
(631) 687-4750

Gardiner County Park
West Bay Shore (631) 854-4949

Hither Hills, Montauk
(631) 668-2554

Montauk Point State Park
(631) 668-3781

Shadmoor State Park
Montauk (631) 668-3781

Shinnecock East County Park
Southampton (631) 852-8899

Smith Point County Park
Shirley (631) 852-1313

Surfer Friendly Beaches

Atlantic Avenue Beach
Amagansett (631) 324-2417

Cedar Beach, Babylon
(631) 893-2100

Democrat Point, Robert Moses
Babylon, west of bathing areas (631) 669-0449

Ditch Plains, Montauk
(631) 324-2417

Dunewood, Fire Island

Georgica Pond, East Hampton

Gilgo Beach, Babylon
(631) 893-2100

Lido Beach West Town Park
(516) 432-0940

Little Plains, Southampton, either side of the Shinnecock Jetty

Main Beach, East Hampton

Montauk Point State Park
(631) 668-3781

Ponquogue Beach, Hampton Bays
(631) 728-8585

Smith Point County Park, Shirley
(631) 852-1313

The Sewage Pipe, in between Jones Beach and Tobay Beach

Boat Excursions

Bay Tours, Moon Chaser, Captree
(631) 265-1848
themoonchaser.com

Blackfoot Charters, Center Moriches
(631) 874-0070
blackfootcharters.com

Miss Freeport V, Freeport
(516) 378-0555
partyboatcentral.com

Spectrum Cruises, Captree
(516) 798-2628,
spectrumcruises.com

South Bay Cruises Lauren Kristy, Bay Shore
(631) 750-5359, laurenkristy.com

Cloud 9 Yacht Charter, Port Washington
(718) 224-4460, cloudninecharters.com

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Canoes and Kayaks

Bob’s Canoe Rental, Kings Park (631) 269-9761
canoerentalslongisland.com

The Dinghy Shop, Amityville
(631) 264-0005, dinghyshop.com

Glacier Bay Sports, Northport
(631) 262-9116, glacierbaysports.com

Empire Kayaks, Island Park
(516) 889-8300, empirekayaks.com

Main Beach Surf & Sport, Wainscott
(631) 537-2716, mainbeach.com

Peconic Paddler, Riverhead
(631) 727-9895, peconicpaddler.com

Eagle’s Neck Paddling Company, Southold
(631) 765-3502, eaglesneck.com

Setauket Harbor Canoes, East Setauket
(631) 751-2706

Shelter Island Kayak Tours, Shelter Island
(631) 749-1990, kayaksi.com

Dinner Cruises

Lady Liberty Cruises, Port Washington
(516) 922-9214, ladylibertycruises.com

Moon Chaser, Captree
(631) 265-1848, moonchasercruises.com

South Bay Cruises, Lauren Kristy, Bay Shore
(631) 750-5359, laurenkristy.com

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Drive to Fishing Spots

L-dock, Patchogue

Montauk Point, Montauk

Orient Beach State Park, Orient

Ponquogue Bridge, Hampton Bays

Shinnecock Canal, Hampton Bays

Smithtown Harbor

The Sore Thumb, Babylon, north side of Fire Island Inlet

Fishing Boat Rental

Boatrenting.com Incorporated, Brookhaven
(631) 286-7816, boatrenting.com

Breakaway Sport Fishing, Montauk
(631) 668-2914, breakawaysportfishing.com

Captain Lou’s Fleet, Freeport
(516) 623-5823, captloufleet.com

Captree Fishing Fleet, Babylon
(631) 669-6464, captreefleet.com

Captree Star II, Babylon
(631) 669-0065, captreestar.com

Caraftis Fishing Station
Port Jefferson (631) 473-2288
caraftisfishingstation.com

Lazy Bones, Montauk
(631) 668-5671
montauksportfishing.com/lazybones.html

Lockness Diveboat, Freeport
(516) 298-2633, locknessdiveboat.net

Princess Marie Charters
South Hempstead (516) 481-2841
superhawkfishing.com

Marlin VI Princess, Montauk
(631) 668-4700, marlin6princess.com

Scotty’s Fishing Station, Point Lookout
scottysfishingstation.com

Strong’s Marine, Mattituck
(631) 298-4770, strongsmarine.com

Scuba diving

Danny’s Dive Shop, Baldwin
(516) 223-8989, dannysdiveshop.com

Hampton Dive Center, Riverhead
(631) 727-7578, hamptondive.com

Long Island Scuba, Lindenhurst
(631) 225-8450, longislandscuba.com

North Shore Aquatics, Northport
(631) 262-7282

Port Diver Scuba Center,
Port Jefferson Station (631) 331-9609
portdiver.com

QC Scuba, Wantagh
(516) 826-7222, qcscuba.com

Sea Turtle Dive Charters,
East Hampton (631) 725-0565
seaturtlecharters.com

Seascapes USA, Syosset
(516) 433-7757
seascapesusa.com

School of Fish Swim and Scuba Rocky Point
(631) 744-7707
schooloffishswimandscuba.com

Tiedemann’s Diving Center
Levittown
(516) 796-6560, tdconline.com

Shark Fishing Charters

Abracadabra Charter Boat, Montauk
(631) 668-5275
abracadabramontauk.com

Alyssa Ann, Montauk
(631) 668-1051
alyssaannsportfishing.com

Bluefin IV, Montauk
(631) 668-9323, montauksportfishing.com/bluefinev.html

Daybreaker Sportfishing Charters, Montauk
(631) 668-5070
fishdaybreaker.com

Misty Dawn, Montauk
(631) 668-4786

Montauk Fishing Charters
Montauk (631) 668-1635
montaukfishingcharters.com

There are plenty more boats to choose from. Log on to montauksportfishing.com for more information

Sightseeing Boat Tours

Atlantis Boat Tours
Riverhead (631) 208-9200
atlantismarineworld.com

Glory, Greenport
(631) 477-2515
greenportlaunch.com

Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation
Riverhead (631) 369-9840

Viking Fleet, Montauk
(631) 668-5700
vikingfleet.com

Water Sports, Water Skis, Windsurfing, Surfing, etc

Amagansett Beach & Bicycle, Amagansett
(631) 267-6325, amagansettbeachco.com

Bunger Surf Shop, Babylon
(800) 698-SURF, bungersurf.com

East End Jet Ski, Hampton Bays
(631) 728-8060
thesportsandrecreationweb.com/eastendjetski

HeliSport Ski Shop, Huntington Village
(631) 549-1127

Main Beach Surf & Sport, Wainscott
(631) 537-2716, mainbeach.com

Rick’s Action Sports, East Islip
(631) 581-9424, ricksactionsports.com

Sundown Ski & Surf, Levittown
(516) 796-1565, sundownsurf.com

Uihlein’s Marina & Boat Rental, Montauk
(631) 668-3799, hamptonsweb.com/uihleins

Hampton WaterSports, Southampton
(631) 283-9463, hamptonwatersports.com

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