Waiting for a Weather Window in Atlantic Highlands
We left Lock 8 early on Saturday morning and traveled to the flight of 5, arriving in Waterford early afternoon. The day was calm and warm, a welcome reprieve from the cold night we had spent. Our friend, Keith met us Saturday night to travel with us down the Hudson River and then overnight down the New Jersey Coast. Larry and I spent the day cleaning the boat and doing laundry. We went into the town of Waterford for a nice dinner and arrived back at the boat just as Keith was coming down the dock. Good timing!
Sunday morning we got an early start from Waterford. We had one more lock and that was lock 1 on the Hudson. Also known as Federal Lock Troy. Most people dread this lock but Larry and I actually think it is one of the better ones. The picture is of the tug and barge we shared the lock with. When he was going into the lock it didn't look like there was much room for us but we all fit just fine.
This is Keith! He held the midship line to keep us close to the wall while Larry, Oh I mean Captain Larry drank his coffee.
We arrived in Catskill around 1 PM and got settled in for the next day having our mast stepped. Larry and Keith washed the bottom of the dinghy and the fenders. They were pretty dirty from the canal.
Patience our youngest daughter stopped to spent the night and next day with us. She was traveling back home to Connecticut after visiting her sister in Rochester over the weekend. We had a great visit but as usual it was too short.
Monday we did have our mast stepped. It went relatively smooth. The only thing that was difficult was reattaching the roller furling to the mast. The angle of the mast and the furler and the dock were not cooperating but we managed after some rearranging. Larry and Kieth finished the rigging and cleaning and putting back of all the parts and equipment while Patience took me to the store for more provisions.
We were all very tired at the end of the day and slept sound but woke early for a long day on the Hudson to Croton across from Haverstraw. We arrived at about 6 Pm after 11 hours on the water. We had a quiet night at anchor along with several other boats. This morning we woke and were underway by 7 AM.
This was the picture I took as we past by the Statue of Liberty. We had planned originally to anchor behind the Statue at Liberty Island but after listening to the weather report decided tonight was our best night to do our overnight run down the coast of Jersey. We headed across south Bay and into Atlantic Highlands for fuel and water. After which we headed out in the calm water of the channel.
We traveled five miles down the coast into a head wind of 15 to 20 knots and were crashing on the waves as they washed over the bow. This was not the predicted weather for tonight. The further we went the worse it seemed to be getting. We made the decision to turn around and go back to Atlantic Highlands and drop a hook for the night. When we arrived it was calm and we had very little wind but that to has changed. The wind is building but fortunately we only have a little chop in the water. It should be and interesting night.
Sunday morning we got an early start from Waterford. We had one more lock and that was lock 1 on the Hudson. Also known as Federal Lock Troy. Most people dread this lock but Larry and I actually think it is one of the better ones. The picture is of the tug and barge we shared the lock with. When he was going into the lock it didn't look like there was much room for us but we all fit just fine.
This is Keith! He held the midship line to keep us close to the wall while Larry, Oh I mean Captain Larry drank his coffee.
We arrived in Catskill around 1 PM and got settled in for the next day having our mast stepped. Larry and Keith washed the bottom of the dinghy and the fenders. They were pretty dirty from the canal.
Patience our youngest daughter stopped to spent the night and next day with us. She was traveling back home to Connecticut after visiting her sister in Rochester over the weekend. We had a great visit but as usual it was too short.
Monday we did have our mast stepped. It went relatively smooth. The only thing that was difficult was reattaching the roller furling to the mast. The angle of the mast and the furler and the dock were not cooperating but we managed after some rearranging. Larry and Kieth finished the rigging and cleaning and putting back of all the parts and equipment while Patience took me to the store for more provisions.
We were all very tired at the end of the day and slept sound but woke early for a long day on the Hudson to Croton across from Haverstraw. We arrived at about 6 Pm after 11 hours on the water. We had a quiet night at anchor along with several other boats. This morning we woke and were underway by 7 AM.
This was the picture I took as we past by the Statue of Liberty. We had planned originally to anchor behind the Statue at Liberty Island but after listening to the weather report decided tonight was our best night to do our overnight run down the coast of Jersey. We headed across south Bay and into Atlantic Highlands for fuel and water. After which we headed out in the calm water of the channel.
We traveled five miles down the coast into a head wind of 15 to 20 knots and were crashing on the waves as they washed over the bow. This was not the predicted weather for tonight. The further we went the worse it seemed to be getting. We made the decision to turn around and go back to Atlantic Highlands and drop a hook for the night. When we arrived it was calm and we had very little wind but that to has changed. The wind is building but fortunately we only have a little chop in the water. It should be and interesting night.
posted by Cruise Planners Gail Hodge at 9:06 PM
1 Comments:
To Larry & Gail
From Trip & Nicole aboard the Pearson 26 sloop "Irish Gift"
(We met in the Atlantic Highlands anchorage this past weekend)
It was a pleasure to meet you and to read your excellent blogsite. Very inspiring.
Fair winds,
Trip von Hoffmann
irishgift26@aol.com
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