Peconic Start Fleet Closes

[george]

We're loosing it all. One piece at a time.

Article 'End of an Era: Peconic Star Fleet Closes'

End of an Era: Peconic Star Fleet Closes After 43 Years of North Fork Fishing Legacy A deep dive into the closure that signals broader challenges for Long Island's maritime heritage GREENPORT, NY — The salt-stained decks of Peconic Star III and Peconic Star IV will no longer echo with the...

• george
• Sep 17, 2025
• 8 min read
• Comments: 5
• Category: General

 

[OVERBORED]

We're loosing it all. One piece at a time.

Article 'End of an Era: Peconic Star Fleet Closes'

End of an Era: Peconic Star Fleet Closes After 43 Years of North Fork Fishing Legacy A deep dive into the closure that signals broader challenges for Long Island's maritime heritage GREENPORT, NY — The salt-stained decks of Peconic Star III and Peconic Star IV will no longer echo with the...

• george
• Sep 17, 2025
• 8 min read
• Comments: 5
• Category: General

Plain&simple, Speedy sold the boat. He's done it countless times before. His motto is "show me the money!".

Hopefully he'll be replaced but today's casual angler can get more bang for the buck elsewhere.

 

[george]

Plain&simple, Speedy sold the boat. He's done it countless times before. His motto is "show me the money!".

Hopefully he'll be replaced but today's casual angler can get more bang for the buck elsewhere.

@captmike28 knows more about this, but there is a huge change underway as marinas evict more and more charter, party and commercial operations on the Fork. All part of the "revitalization"

I've always known Speedy for always paying his advertising bills on time

 

[captmike28]

@captmike28 knows more about this, but there is a huge change underway as marinas evict more and more charter, party and commercial operations on the Fork. All part of the "revitalization"

I've always known Speedy for always paying his advertising bills on time

I heard about this late yesterday from one of my colleagues at Orient.

First of all, Speedy is almost 90 according to one of his Captain's whom I also know. He has been trying to sell the boats for a long time. Both boats were sold to the owner of the Frances Fleet in RI and one is already gone. The second one will probably head north this week.

Regardless of what the newspaper said as to whose fault it was, my understanding is that there will not be another Party Boat or Charter boat occupying their slip at the RR dock in the future. So, as Geroge, and many of us have seen for a long time now, the current generation of wealthy businessman don't want fisherman to be a part of their waterfront dream!

Hard to believe but as of this latest change, there are now no more Party/Open boats left on the North Fork! Very sad to see this decades old tradition end.

 

[george]

It truly is a sad day. I’ve said it before -we’re losing it all right before our eyes, yet somehow we still don’t see it

 

[Snapprhead27]

Peconic Star Fleet in surprise talks to return to Greenport after shutdown - The Suffolk Times

Peconic Star Fleet in surprise talks to return to the Railroad Dock in Greenport after squabble over licenses with the village.

suffolktimes.timesreview.com

 

[captmike28]

Peconic Star Fleet in surprise talks to return to Greenport after shutdown - The Suffolk Times

Peconic Star Fleet in surprise talks to return to the Railroad Dock in Greenport after squabble over licenses with the village.

suffolktimes.timesreview.com

I did not see this article but received confirmation from another North Fork Captain that this is indeed the case.
While the larger and newer of the Peconic Stars vessels was sold to Frances Fleet in RI, it appears that Capt. Speedy is not out of business just yet. That's a good thing for the angling public.

 

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My dad loved fishing on the PS well into his 90s! He'd drive out from Queens. Hes 96 now with dimentia but every so often he regales stories of his trips to the north fork. I'm glad they're working things out.

 

[Roccus7]

While the larger and newer of the Peconic Stars vessels was sold to Frances Fleet in RI, it appears that Capt. Speedy is not out of business just yet. That's a good thing for the angling public.

One needs to consider the changes in the fisheries and the regulatory environment. No matter what's going on with the waterfront pressures, the classic Party Boat business model of "Come aboard and you'll leave with a mess o' fish!" is probably facing extinction.

Just not sure how to exorcise that demon, but if a North Folk PB could increase its share of the current NoFo weekend tourist. Maybe something along the lines of "Have your Bachelorette and/or Bachelor Party", while providing a scenic Booze Cruise, a few days a week, may help keep PBs afloat and let them fish on weekdays??

 

[OVERBORED]

PB is and always will be a relatively inexpensive way for anyone to enjoy fishing and catching. Not everyone lives in suburbia with a boat docked behind the house. Lol