HI Edd,
Thats great info!! I think the decision is made to go through the
river. Low water 8am, that gives 3 hours to get to the battery from 6am
and plenty of time to get through.
Thanks for the quick response!!
Danny
On 8/31/2016 3:03 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List wrote:
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 and
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), 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 <mailto: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
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