Saturday, May 23, 2009

We’re off to New York City at 1:30 pm! The winds were out of the NNE at 10-15 knots so we sailed the 15 miles across the bay to New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. We used the mainsail most of the way as the headsail blocked our view of the approaching New York City skyline and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Boat traffic was heavy, too, and we wanted to see well out ahead of us. We were pleasantly surprised on how close we could sail to the Statue of Liberty! We were literally just hundreds of feet away from her and managed to get some very nice photos. It was 6 pm and we thought we had better find our anchorage which was in a small bay adjacent to Liberty State Park. This anchorage turned out to be very well protected and, best of all, only two other boats were anchored in the bay. We wasted no time firing up the grill, having a glass of wine and sitting back to view the Statue of Liberty and the New York City skyline. The day was very exciting and was our last at sea. Beginning tomorrow we will start our journey up the Hudson River.