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The last position reports for Tides Inn will be displayed on the map. (Courtesy of www.winlink.org) Tides Inn homeport is Dare Marina, Yorktown VA

To Long Island Sound - Aug 2010

   We departed Yorktown on Sunday, 8 Aug, with the intent to head straight for Martha's Vinyard to meet up with our friends Sally and Conrad, already up in those waters. But, as the winds' gods would dictate, it was a no go to head offshore from Norfolk into brisk easterly winds. So, instead we headed north and rode the east winds up the Chesapeake. We anchored off Tangier Island the first night, and near Rock Hall for a short stop the second night. It was an early 0500 departure to catch the tide north in the Upper Chesapeake, through the C&D Canal and down the Delaware. We finally reached the ocean at 2100 that night and rounded Cape May and off for New York City.

 There was a bit of motoring during the light/no wind periods and some great sailing "wing-on-wing up the bay and coast. While the winds were quite variable, the weather was great with lots of sun during the day and no rain. Sue and Genny had a good trip. Genny has mastered the potty breaks on the bow in all but the most boisterous conditions. 

After the long (relatively speaking for us bay bound sailors) 38hr run from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Sandy Hook, NJ, we enjoyed anchoring off the US Coast Guard base for a comfortable dinner and glass of wine. The evening sunset provided a great backdrop to the abbreviated ocean voyage.
We had a great sail across/up New York Harbor on Thursday, sailing past the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, then we hauled in the sails for motoring up the East River and out into Long Island Sound.  Lots of traffic on the water as we crossed from Ellis Island to East River and we dodged the boats and ships just like Frogger (remember that video game).  We are now moored in Port Washington, a great boaters town on Long Island north shore. A shower is moving in, so looks like it will be tomorrow to launch the dinghy and check out downtown.
   Meanwhile, we are still in contact with Sally and Conrad who are working their way down the Sound from the East.  We hope to meet up with them in couple days mid-Sound.  The life of a cruiser, adjust your plans to the winds.  But, any day on the water, is better than a day at the office, right?