We departed Toms River at 0550 Tuesday morning, transited the Point Pleasant Canal with the current running about three knots against us, and exited the Manasquan Inlet at near slack current to a fairly calm ocean. The trip up the coast was pleasant and we entered Great Kills in Staten Island and picked up a mooring arranged through another Defever owner at 1410.

Monday evening we took the yacht club launch ashore to meet a friend for dinner, then he took us shopping to replenish a few groceries. We hadn’t seen him since 2008 (although he and Bob are in daily contact as managers of the Trawlers-and-Trawlering list). We had a great time catching up.

Upon returning to Sanderling we learned that the Erie Canal was open, so we decided go depart this morning and continue north.

We were underway at 0735 and passed the Statue of Liberty at 0935! She still looks impressive, even in the fog and haze (pic below).

The tidal current was with us most of the way to Haverstraw Bay where we anchored for the night at 1430 (another early day).

New York harbor was busy as usual and with limited visibility the first hour or so required constant attention with the radar operating as well. The water in the harbor is always very rough as a result of the wakes from so many ships, boats and ferries. The second pic is of a very unusual boat anchored in the harbor. Guess her purpose!