6/23/14: Today on the Hudson River was beautiful. It was a calm day and we caught the current all the way north for the 50 NM trip. We spent the night at Rondout Yacht Basin Marina which is about 1 NM off the Hudson. A quiet marina with grass for Ike.  Steve our buddy boater had friends come by & take us dinner then Walmart. A nice break from the boat.  Tomorrow we head north to Albany, NY. Only 2 days away from the Erie Canal….YEA!!!!!

6/21/14: Up early after a restful night at Great Kills Yacht Club heading to New York City! To say that going through New York Harbor is an experience is an understatement. The tanker, water taxi, personal watercraft traffic is…well you just have to experience it. At least to say you did!

Next destination is Half Moon Marina at Croton-On- Hudson. Half Moon is located next to Cronton Park which hosted a two day music festival. Boats anchored all around the park and filled the slips at the marina. We stayed at Half Moon for two days which gave us time to catch up on some boat chores.

Morning view as we leave Croton-On-Hudson

Sunset from deck of Twelve Stones while docked at Half Moon Marina.

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Staten Island Ferry

New York City

NEW YORK CITY - WE SEE YOU!!!!

6/20/14: We left Manasquan Inlet headed to New York City!  This was by far the worse of the 3 days we traveled the Atlantic Ocean. We encountered 8 ft waves with waves coming over the front and spraying our Pilot House windows. We were very pleased with how Twelve Stones handled the angry seas for the 41NM trip. Once we got into the Hudson Bay area the seas calmed.  We spent the night at the Great Kills (aka Mafia) Yacht Club, Staten Island. Great Kills is located inside a cove area making it well protected from wind and passing tankers. John the Great Loop Harbor Host is the best.

Great Kills Yacht Club