Need to change the name of this blog to Lonegull on The Atlantic instead Across The Atlantic. I had a vacation style sailing day down the length of Long Island passing mile after mile of unbroken sand beach under perfect blue skies, with following winds of 12kts, sailing wing on wing with the 180% jenny poled out to starboard and the full main to port making 6.5 kts of boat speed directly toward New York City and Great Kills Marina. Needed to keep awake the entire night because of the vast amount of shipping and fishing vessels I was sharing the approach to NYC with so at midnight I brewed a pot of great Intelligentsia coffee complements of David Somski and settled in for the 5hr wait until day break and the turning of the tide to make my way across New York Harbor's Lower Bay.

Crossing the Ambrose Channel took perfect timing as I had to pass in front of an inbound container ship, close behind a tug towing a barge, just in front a military tug all the while trying to film a 120' sloop making its way up the channel and worrying if the wind would and if the tide would set me into the sand waves on Romer shoal and Flynns Knoll.


The folks at Nichol's Great Kills Marina were wonderful and pulled Lonegull out of the water with the travel Lift and set her on the trailer. Now she is all packed up and strapped down for the tow home.

Keep reading over the next few days as I process my adventure and post excerpts from my log and video of the trip.

Thank you all for your involment in my blog and my trip.