Wotta Day!

Sunday was a BIG day for us :

 

80 nm in about 11 1/2 hours. Beats our old record by about 20 nm.

 

Barnegat Light NJ to Port Washington NY. Left Barnegat anchorage just after 8 am.

 

Half the Jersey Coast. First real 'beach day' of spring, especially at Gunnison Beach near the top of Sandy Hook. Saw 3 whales! Finback?

Perfect timing of the tides to enter Verrazano Narrows (2 knot current pushing us), cross upper NY Harbor, up the East River (2 - 4 knot current pushing us), and into Long Island Sound.

 

Several tour boats and towboats on the East River. A couple cruise ships departing NY Harbor.

Hells gate was quite a ride : big standing waves just south of it. Big whirlpools just north of it. Saw 11.2 knots on the GPS when turning rpm for 6.5 knots.

 

As we entered LI Sound we passed NYS Maritime Academy and US Merchant Marine Academy. Looks like NYSMA's cruise ship could use some paint.

Entered Manhasset Bay and tied to free mooring by 7:30 pm and had enough daylight left to walk dogs in Port Washington.

 

Easy 36 nm cruise yesterday (Monday) east to Port Jefferson NY. Amazingly calm except for final hour. Too windy to cross the Sound today so we hang on the rented mooring here and watch the ferries come and go. Guilford CT tomorrow.

 

But Sunday was quite a day.

 

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