Monday, December 2, 2013

Good bye NYC



Our first day provided some great views of NY


Lower Manhattan with the Freedom Tower on the left - Staten Island Ferry Terminals far right.

The Verrazano Bridge and Long Island
With strong southerlies we had to motor all but our last half hour when, finally,  we were able to sail west across the bottom of Staten Island to Great Kills Harbor.  We always manage to find space in the NE corner of the harbor.  Our original plan had been to sail non-stop 3 days and 2 nights to Norfolk but a short run to Staten Island first to familiarize the crew with the boat seemed like a better plan.  The forecast had us reconsider our plan to do 2 overnights to get to Norfolk.  We decided to head either to Cape May or the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on days 2 and 3.

The wave off the bow in the picture below was a sign of things to come when we left Staten Island the next day.
Sailing along Staten Island's South shore under main alone

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