New York City Harbor

Dan makes friends even at the fuel dock.

     Saturday morning May 27th we were up and out of Applegate Cove by 0700, before the pleasure boaters started zipping around.  There were, however, plenty of fishermen out, many of them gathered in the channel.  They fished from all manner of boats big and small - even kayaks and jetskis.  We made our way out of Manasquan and traveled along the New Jersey coast up to Sandy Hook, where we made a fuel stop and saw our friend Jay on Nomaste riding at anchor there.  He’s heading home and we made plans to reconnect when we’re back home in 2024. 

From there we went right up to New York Harbor.  The predicted gusts of 20 knots in the afternoon never materialized, and except for the zoo of ferries, tour boats, tugs, tankers, cruise ships, and other boaters like us, the sea itself was fairly calm. 

        We ducked behind the Statue of Liberty and moved further north to anchor behind Ellis Island.  The views of the City are spectacular, almost worth the constant noise of helicopters and the thumping music of the tour boats.  We sat down on our back deck with drinks and chips to people- and boat-watch, keeping everything battened down because of the constant wakes.  We must have gotten used to all the motion and commotion, because neither of us had trouble sleeping that night.