Pam pumped fuel while I washed up the morning's dishes. Hmmm... a little role reversal going on here? LOL!
We got underway at 9:30. The clouds lifted, the ebb current added a couple of knots to our SOG (speed over ground for you landlubbers) and we were on our way. Rather than me rambling on and on about what we saw, here is the trip in pictures.
The above yacht is Freedom, a 104' 1926 Trumpy motor yacht completely restored in 2007. Here is a link for those interested- http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2007-02-08/news/049.html
We arrived in Newburgh a little after 6 PM. Stats- travel time 8 hours 38 minutes covering 66 miles, average speed 7.6 knots SOG, maximum speed 13.1 knots (a knot is shorthand for "nautical mile" which is 1.15 statute miles).
On my way up to the showers this morning (Tuesday) I noticed a big propane or welding tank wedged between the boat and the dock. It was very heavy and I couldn't get it out of the water. Things like that are a good reason why we can't travel at night. I had briefly considered making the run from NYC to Cape May in one shot, but boat holing debris and dogs that won't use the poop deck preclude us from doing that.
It's foggy and raining this morning, so it looks like an inside helm station day for us. This is the view south where we'll be headed in another hour or so.
Holy smokes Dave! I recognize that yawl on the Hudson. It's a sister ship of my boat Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThe owner just launched it after a long restoration.
He'll be glad to see it, I'll give him your blog.
Most everybody with dogs wrestles with that problem. You'll figure out what works best.
Congrats to both of you.
Any problems with water intakes with all that debris Dave?
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm not sure Knotty. If you read today's blog, you'll see that we lost our starboard engine. It's probably because of clogged filters and not over heating though.
ReplyDeleteAlthough there was some floating grass in the water, the big problem was logs and other things that could make holes in fiberglass boats.
I just read that! Harrowing to say the least. One of my fears, water in the cabin. Hope it all works out for the better.
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