A forced layover in New Jersey wasn’t really in the plan. But with shore support in NYC its not so bad.
The trip from Woods Hole through Long Island Sound to City Island was uneventful. We had some heavy rain in the last hour of the trip that washed off the caked salt from rough conditions experienced during the first hour. But otherwise not much to report from 28 hours of motor-sailing in a light following wind.
City Island is an interesting corner of The Bronx with a strong maritime history. The small island is packed with boatyards and yacht clubs and numerous large seafood eateries (Johnny’s, Tony’s, Sammy’s) that are clearly getaway destinations for city folk. The island is well-connected to NYC transit so it was easy for my daughter to come out for the day from Brooklyn to visit. Overall a fun place to visit and eat your weight in fried clams. Which we did.
The trip down the East River is always interesting with tugs and barges and water taxis and fantastic views of massive buildings. Traffic was light on a Sunday morning and the fair tide moved along with speed topping 10 kts in Hell Gate. Our shoreside cameraperson hustled into position under the Brooklyn Bridge on a cold morning to capture Andante cruising past the Financial District.
The trip through New York Harbor and down the Lower Bay was smooth. Always fun to pass close to the gigantic container ships and tankers.
Andante is now sitting peacefully in the municipal harbor at Atlantic Highlands, NJ. We’ll be here for a few more days waiting for the current mid-Atlantic storm to blow itself out before setting off again. Plenty to see and do in the meantime. Planning to take the fast ferry from here back to Manhattan to see the sights, eat some pizza and spend a night in Brooklyn.
