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October 17, 2005
N39.2 W74.3 Atlantic City, New Jersey
We had been stuck in New York waiting for weather. First, the flooding rains for 8 days. Then the gale warnings. Then Chis’ cold. Finally, a weather window. Northwest winds 20-25 knots, shifting to the west in the late afternoon. Without getting technical, west winds are not good for sailing southwest. We had to go soon, and we had to make good progress with the wind we would have.
We left the dock in New York at 6am. Still dark. The sun finally rose around the time we passed under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. A somewhat poetic moment.
We made it out of New York Harbour and found the wind to be absolutely perfect. We set the sails, steered our course, and FLEW along at an invigorating pace.
We decided that it was the best, most spectacular sail since we began our journey. Lots of wind, lots of sun, and relatively flat seas.
Our first nighttime docking, we arrived in Atlantic City just before 8pm. We quickly cleaned ourselves up and went to a local restaurant for a lovely dinner. A perfect end to the perfect sail and a perfect day.
Life IS beautiful!
Posted by dave at October 17, 2005 01:35 PM