Yesterday was a long run. Left around 6:15/6:30 am, had a little trouble with the port (that means left) engine that wouldn’t shift into forward. With only neutral and reverse, that wasn’t going to be very helpful in needing to travel over 100 miles in 1 day! We limped along for a few minutes but managed to solve the problem very quickly and had a very uneventful run across LI sound, through NYC, past Lady Liberty and all the way to Great Kills, NY – a beautiful well protected harbor on Staten Island.
You can track us on NEBO (see the route we travelled yesterday). We erroneously didn’t start NEBO until we were already out of the CT river, so our trip is short by about 30 minutes. We are getting better at all this stuff! It’s only day 10!
We had a great ride on the East River through NYC again (it never gets old). With favorable currents we were flying, hitting a top speed of about 16.5 knots vs our normal speed of 9-10 knots. We settled into this beautiful harbor on a mooring with the help of harbor host John. As the sun started to go down, there was some drag racing behind us that turned into headlights facing us (what are they looking at?). We hoped they were gearing up for a spectacular sunset but that was hampered by the extreme cloud cover. Maybe tomorrow!
Tomorrow – 2 all day Zoom meetings then we will move to a dock at Great Kills Yacht Club and look forward to meeting John, the Harbor Host at his club. Then off to NYC to on Wednesday!
Nancy Hebel
Thankfully the engine issue resolved for your trip. The sunset was amazing last night. We share the same sunrises and sunsets as you make your loop. Apple pie…what can I say?
Always love the loop reports. Enjoy the visit with John and new friends.