Sailing through the city...
21 September 2009
Our friends Jenn, Mia and Ella joined us on our journey down the East River past New York City - on a beautiful day! We left City Island under clear blue skies, and a favorable current to send us down the river. We managed to not have any trouble going under the 6 or so bridges, so we appear to have no lasting bridge phobias to contend with.
As promised, the current was very strong going through Hell's Gate, and we managed to move faster than the cars on their morning commute at some points! The Coast Guard was busy doing it's job keeping boaters at a certain distance away from the U.N. building, including us - there was certainly never a dull moment on this passage!
We ended up at the lower end of Manhattan heading towards the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The views were stunning!
We pulled into Liberty Landing Marina to enjoy the beautiful day and rest up for our next passage down the New Jersey Coast.
At this writing, we have sailed to Sandy Hook, NJ after sailing under the Verrazano Bridge, leaving New York City behind. We are at anchor, hoping that the minor head colds that Anna and Scott and I have developed go away quickly, as we plan to do our first overnight passage down to Cape May tonight.
Stay tuned!