Friday, September 25, 2015 – Chelsea Pier 59, Manhattan, NY
to Sandy Hook
Tonight is the planned overnight to Delaware Bay so we were
in no hurry to leave but leave we must to avoid another night at $5.50/foot.
Getting out was much easier than backing into our assigned slip. We headed south past Ellis Island and the
Statue of Liberty, then through The Narrows.
With a lousy weather outlook we abandoned the overnight idea and Bob selected an anchorage behind Sandy Neck Park where we settled in for the night, and probably the weekend, as the outlook doesn’t look to improve until Monday. The chart showed clear sailing into the bay but we found a long line of sticks reaching at least 400 yards offshore. If it had been dark or foggy we would have run right into them. Note: We should get the spotlight fixed and use it if we ever have to enter a port at night, even if the charts show it to be clear.
We are not alone as 3 of the 5 sailboats tucked in here also look to be cruisers. We spent the afternoon watching double hull ferries return to New Jersey from New York. Bob found a warm place to lay on the swim platform which was out of the wind and I took a nap on the couch. Dinner was chili on sausages with cheese and chopped onions and zucchini on the grill.
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| Statue of Liberty from K2F |
With a lousy weather outlook we abandoned the overnight idea and Bob selected an anchorage behind Sandy Neck Park where we settled in for the night, and probably the weekend, as the outlook doesn’t look to improve until Monday. The chart showed clear sailing into the bay but we found a long line of sticks reaching at least 400 yards offshore. If it had been dark or foggy we would have run right into them. Note: We should get the spotlight fixed and use it if we ever have to enter a port at night, even if the charts show it to be clear.
We are not alone as 3 of the 5 sailboats tucked in here also look to be cruisers. We spent the afternoon watching double hull ferries return to New Jersey from New York. Bob found a warm place to lay on the swim platform which was out of the wind and I took a nap on the couch. Dinner was chili on sausages with cheese and chopped onions and zucchini on the grill.
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