We made it safely from Atlantic City to Manasquan New Jersey, although uncomfortably, through the second part of the New Jersey intracoastal. It was uncomfortable because of the shallow depth of the channels. There were a lot of fishermen and boaters again this day.
Manasquan is the end of the intracoastal waterway and we must go "outside" in the Atlantic Ocean. Of course Jan was nervous about this because of her motion sickness issues. We were lucky and had a beautiful ride to Great Kills Harbor on Staten Island. Jan says that getting out of the inlet was like a carnival ride but once we were outside it was alright. The ocean had about four foot swells with a ten second interval. That means the waves were four feet from the crest of one wave to the trough before the next wave and they were spaced ten seconds apart. It was like going up a hill and going down the other side before riding up again every ten seconds. That sounds quite frequently but it was actually quite smooth. There weren't any wind driven waves on the swells. We both enjoyed the ride.
We left Manasquan around 7:00 am to time the inlet at slack tide current which helped a lot. By leaving so early and driving on plane we could have arrived at Great Kills Yacht Club around 8:30 am. After we rounded Sandy Hook, NJ. we called John, our harbor host at Great Kills and he hadn't left home yet. We agreed to meet him around 9:30 am. We arrived at the yacht harbor before John and the rest of our boats and temporarily tied to an end face dock. When John arrived he helped us dock into our assigned slip and we helped the rest of our boats dock.
John Calascibetta, our harbor host, was simply amazing. I had reservations for five boats and five more tagged along. John arranged slips for everyone except one boat and let that boat use his personal mooring ball free of charge. After everyone was settled John provided a briefing to inform us how to efficiently use the public transportation to visit New York City. John also arranged for a group dinner at a local restaurant. We all joined John and his wife at the yacht club for cocktails before we went to the restaurant. The dinner was excellent and everyone enjoyed John and his wife.
The next morning John met us at the marina and transported everyone to the train station, four or five people per trip. Since we had tickets for the 911 museum we were in the first trip and I have no idea of how many trips he made. From the train station we went up one floor and boarded the Staten Island Ferry. Not only was the ferry free but we got our first view of the Statue of Liberty. What a deal.
After touring New York City all day, the city will be in the next post. We returned on the ferry and took an express train to Great Kills. Because it was an express train it went faster that the morning ride and at times we wondered if it was going to stay on the tracks. From the train we took an easy walk back to the marina and called it a day.
We left Manasquan around 7:00 am to time the inlet at slack tide current which helped a lot. By leaving so early and driving on plane we could have arrived at Great Kills Yacht Club around 8:30 am. After we rounded Sandy Hook, NJ. we called John, our harbor host at Great Kills and he hadn't left home yet. We agreed to meet him around 9:30 am. We arrived at the yacht harbor before John and the rest of our boats and temporarily tied to an end face dock. When John arrived he helped us dock into our assigned slip and we helped the rest of our boats dock.
John Calascibetta, our harbor host, was simply amazing. I had reservations for five boats and five more tagged along. John arranged slips for everyone except one boat and let that boat use his personal mooring ball free of charge. After everyone was settled John provided a briefing to inform us how to efficiently use the public transportation to visit New York City. John also arranged for a group dinner at a local restaurant. We all joined John and his wife at the yacht club for cocktails before we went to the restaurant. The dinner was excellent and everyone enjoyed John and his wife.
The next morning John met us at the marina and transported everyone to the train station, four or five people per trip. Since we had tickets for the 911 museum we were in the first trip and I have no idea of how many trips he made. From the train station we went up one floor and boarded the Staten Island Ferry. Not only was the ferry free but we got our first view of the Statue of Liberty. What a deal.
After touring New York City all day, the city will be in the next post. We returned on the ferry and took an express train to Great Kills. Because it was an express train it went faster that the morning ride and at times we wondered if it was going to stay on the tracks. From the train we took an easy walk back to the marina and called it a day.
This is the same picture as the last post but the depth was similar.
Usually we are concerned when the depth is less than 5 feet. Here 5 feet was a relief!
Our slip in Manasquan was right by this bridge. It was left open unless a train was coming.
It sounded a siren when it was about to close. Luckily there must not have been trains
during the night and it didn't wake us up until early morning. Every train we saw was a commuter train.
The current flows quite swiftly both ways through this bridge and the current changes direction
about every six hours. It's was important for us to time the inlet at slack water to minimize the wave height
What can I say about 1200 hp on a center console besides FAST!
This is our first view of New York City from our boat as we rounded Sandy Hook, NJ.
This is John Calascibetta, our generous harbor host in Great Kills Harbor.
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