Trade
Winds II sails
full day, deep water ocean fluke every day in season. The
boat is located on the right end of the dock at Captree
State Park. Captain Paul Risi has been operating boats
at Captree State Park and other east coast ports for over
20 years and is eager to take you fishing in the Atlantic
Ocean off Long Island, where he has the majority of his
experience. Regular Captree customers will recognize Paul
and the talented crew that has come to work with him. There
is full galley on board and the
accommodations are very clean. All necessary equipment is
furnished, including bait and tackle.
Call for reports and additional information. Trade Winds
sails at 7 A.M. everyday in season, and returns around 4
P.M.
Trade Winds was built in Virginia in 1959. She is framed
heavily with oak timbers, and the hull planking is old growth
long leaf yellow, arguably one of the best materials ever
available to build a boat. She started in service as the
ferry from Montauk to Block Island for the Viking Fleet.
Her potential was soon realized, and the Viking Starlite,
as she was first named, began fishing hard from Montauk.
She was also the first vessel to take divers to the Andrea
Doria.
Capt. Paul and his wife Kathy acquired Trade Winds in the
fall of 2001. They spent seven months of intense work getting
her hull and systems into the prime condition necessary for
a hard working boat. The hull was completely refastened,
all electrical wiring was inspected and replaced as necessary,
as was most all plumbing and secondary installations. The
wheelhouse was furnished with equipment to satisfy the most
discerning fisherman or navigator, and all safety equipment
was updated and refurbished.
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