Danny, The key to the East River is the currents — Going up to the Sound can be a very easy and fast trip if you plan the timing right. You want to be at the battery anywhere between 2 hours after low tide and an hour before high tide.
See: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-Low.jpg <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-Low.jpg> and https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-High.jpg <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-High.jpg> Stay close to the Manhattan side, ESPECIALLY going around Roosevelt Island (there’s a bridge on the Queens side that will demast you.) It’s a great trip, especially going past all of the buildings and people enjoying the parks. Bring your camera and prepare to do a lot of waving. It will get a little bouncy, but not overly so if you use the timing I’ve laid out, going through Hell Gate (not appropriately named — trust me.) After Hell gate, you’ll pass the Brother Islands, Riker’s Island Prison, LaGuardia Airport (when a Southerly is blowing, the planes will fly right over your head — lots of wow-factor) and then under the Whitestone and Throggs Neck bridges. Depending on the hour of the day, you can continue on in the Sound or stop overnight at City Island, known for great seafood, yacht clubs and marinas, antique shops, a very funny movie starring Andy Garcia and Julianne Marguiles (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1174730/?ref_=nv_sr_1 <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1174730/?ref_=nv_sr_1>), and the home “starbase” for the Enterprise (which can be seen in the aforementioned movie a few times.) As someone who has done some ocean sailing, yes, the inside is a FAR better choice. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Aug 31, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I have a friend that just purchased a Hobie 33. its a very light boat, 4000 > lbs, and very narrow, 8' beam, He want to deliver from rockaway beack back to > Narragansett bay this Saturday. His initial intention was to run the outside > of long island but the forecast is for some big wind and probably some big > seas. > > We were researching the east river as an alternative so he could go up LI > sound for a more protected journey. The current is very much in his favor as > low tide is 8am. the current will be slowing at that time and turning toward > LI sound. One of his crew is really afraid if the river. I think the going > on the inside is a better choice and he is on the fence. I thought I would > throw it out to you guys and see if anyone that has experience with > navigating the east river would offer some words of wisdom. > > > -- > Danny > T40 > Rum Runner IV > Mattapoisett, MA > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated!
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