On Aug 12, my Father, Father-in -Law, and Mother -in-Law left Reedville at 3:00 in the morning in route to Sag Harbor, NY to bring the new boat home. The trip north was uneventful, and quicker than I expected, we arrived at John F's house by 2:00 that afternoon. From there, we went straight to the boat and loaded our tools and supplies for the long trip that we had ahead of us.
After getting loaded, we went out for a short cruise out of the harbor to get a feel for the boat and to plan our route. After our short boat ride, we returned to John's home where we had dinner and went straight to bed. The next morning, everyone woke up early and went down to the dock. We got underway by 8:00 & went by the lighthouse marking the entrance to Sag Harbor by 8:30.
Within an hour, we had gone between Plum Point and Orient Point and then entered Long Island Sound.
We had a great ride for the next few hours. Long Island Sound is a beautiful stretch of water, with Connecticut on one side of us and Long Island NY on the other. During our trip down the sound, the water was like a sheet of steel, and other than a couple small rain showers the weather was great.
Within a few hours, the skyline of New York City was coming into view, and by lunch time we were entering the East River.
We were lucky enough to fall in behind a tugboat pushing a barge through the City so we were able to pay attention to some of the sites, rather than being focused strictly on navigating our way through the river.
I have to say that New York City is a neat place, but I sure am glad that we were just passing through.
After passing through Hells Gate, we went around the south end of Manhattan and into New York Harbor where we had to dodge between all of the commuter ferries.
We were within a mile of the Statue of Liberty, when our first bit of fun happened.
Since we were an unfamiliar vessel to this area, one of the numerous Coast Guard patrol vessels picked us out and boarded us. The two young men in the boarding party were very professional during their inspection, and luckily they did not find any infractions.
After 30 minutes or so, we were free to continue our trip. From there, we continued around Sandy Hook and then South to our first stop in Manesquan NJ.
We arrived at Crystal Point Yacht Club Marina by 6:30 that evening, where we had dinner and turned in early.
The next day was going to be the longest part of our trip in open ocean between Manesquan and Cape May, needless to say I was a little nervous.
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