Years ago, we were sailing a mile or so off the coast of CT. We were the only boat in the area — or so we thought. Less than 1/8th mile away, a naval sub surfaced and while doing so blasted its horn! Boy did we jump!! Sailors all waved — as they made their way into the sub base in New London.
Been there done that in old diesel subs 45+ years ago...going into New London.
This was back about 1988 I was sailing my 30' Sabre from Block Island to Clinton, CT. Perhaps a mile off Fisher Island, NY I hear a warning on Channel 16, which I'm not paying much attention to as it's a clear summer day, indicating that a Navy vessel was in close proximity. Not sure that I heard it right maintained my course, essentially WSW, a few minutes later off to port, maybe a half mile, a Navy sub surfaces. The sub was inbound to New London.
In 1960/61, aboard the USS piper, SS409. We regularly sailed from New London into the Long Island Sound on training missions and orienting missions for Naval Academy Midshipmen, Doing 10-12 dives a day, Monday- Friday.
One day the C.O., looking through the scope say’s “holy s*^&”, “SURFACE”. Upon surfacing, going to our lookout positions, in the shears, we just had to look in the direction the CO was looking( no war, LI Sound). About 300 yards off was a 40-45ft yacht, with 2 bikini clad women, who, upon seeing us surface, stood up and started waving. This was the first bikini any of us ever saw. Brigid Bardot’s movie came out about that time. Some Fun