Had a cool adventure this past weekend... I helped my neighbor, who co-owns a Yacht Management company, move a 54' (Grand Banks) Eastbay from Port Washington NY to Annapolis MD.
We drove up to NY on Friday evening, and got to the boat located in Port Washington NY about 0800 Sat morning. Wow... nice ride!
She is a 2005 Eastbay with a pair of 1000 hp Cats under the deck, and a full array of electronics to include net access.
After stowing our gear, we slipped the lines and were underway by 0830 and passed through Hells Gate by 0900 making 24 kts at 1850 rpm.
Some highlights along our East River route...
Rikers Island Prison facility
Some recognizable skyline sights...
and as we passed under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge about 0930.
Leaving NY Harbor via the Ambrose Channel seas were 1 to 2 and imagine my suprise as we passed Parker, after Parker, after Parker!
We probably saw 20 Parkers fishing along our route out of Ambrose, and even more off of the New Jersey coast.
Here are a few of the boats I was able to photograph on our trip south, destination Cape May NJ.
Anyone who was out this past Saturday knows that the winds started out light, but built steadilly all day long. When we left New York Harbor, seas were 1 to 2. As we traveled down the Jersey coast, we kept track of seas via a sat link to a wave height site, and by the time we were nearing Cape May we were seeing 4 to 6's which caused us to slow from 27 kts early in the trip to 17 just outside of Cape May.
Still... not an uncomfortable ride in this sled. :wink:
Here are a few sights from Cape May...
Sunday morning as the sun rose.
The good news for us was that the wind machine had taken a break, so as we left the dock about 0700, we left the fishing fleet behind and struck out for the Delaware Bay.
We passed the Cape May / Lewes ferry port and entered the DE Bay about 0720.
Entered the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal...
Slowed to 6 kts through Chesapeake City...
Exited the C&D canal and into the northern Chesapeake southbound...
This is Turkey Point (light house visable on the hill).
From this point on to Annapolis, we made 27 kts turning 1900 rpm and burning about 60 gph.
Some goofball at the helm...
We passed under the Bay Bridges about noon...
Passing Greenbury Point and entering the Severn River.
No incidents and no issues. It was a great trip.
We drove up to NY on Friday evening, and got to the boat located in Port Washington NY about 0800 Sat morning. Wow... nice ride!
She is a 2005 Eastbay with a pair of 1000 hp Cats under the deck, and a full array of electronics to include net access.
After stowing our gear, we slipped the lines and were underway by 0830 and passed through Hells Gate by 0900 making 24 kts at 1850 rpm.
Some highlights along our East River route...
Rikers Island Prison facility
Some recognizable skyline sights...
and as we passed under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge about 0930.
Leaving NY Harbor via the Ambrose Channel seas were 1 to 2 and imagine my suprise as we passed Parker, after Parker, after Parker!
We probably saw 20 Parkers fishing along our route out of Ambrose, and even more off of the New Jersey coast.
Here are a few of the boats I was able to photograph on our trip south, destination Cape May NJ.
Anyone who was out this past Saturday knows that the winds started out light, but built steadilly all day long. When we left New York Harbor, seas were 1 to 2. As we traveled down the Jersey coast, we kept track of seas via a sat link to a wave height site, and by the time we were nearing Cape May we were seeing 4 to 6's which caused us to slow from 27 kts early in the trip to 17 just outside of Cape May.
Still... not an uncomfortable ride in this sled. :wink:
Here are a few sights from Cape May...
Sunday morning as the sun rose.
The good news for us was that the wind machine had taken a break, so as we left the dock about 0700, we left the fishing fleet behind and struck out for the Delaware Bay.
We passed the Cape May / Lewes ferry port and entered the DE Bay about 0720.
Entered the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal...
Slowed to 6 kts through Chesapeake City...
Exited the C&D canal and into the northern Chesapeake southbound...
This is Turkey Point (light house visable on the hill).
From this point on to Annapolis, we made 27 kts turning 1900 rpm and burning about 60 gph.
Some goofball at the helm...
We passed under the Bay Bridges about noon...
Passing Greenbury Point and entering the Severn River.
No incidents and no issues. It was a great trip.
