Time to get moving...

[Brian M H23]

As we get to the end of my second session with the boat, keeping it in the same slip it was in even I bought it in northern NJ, we made a big decision last week. Going to haul out in Delaware and find a new slip closer to home for next summer.

She's gotten a lot of time on the barnegat bay, the engine runs great, I'm comfortable in a bit of a blow (a lot of boat, moving up from a 23). Thursday at 1200 we'll slip the lines and head south, a quick overnight stop in the absecon inlet, and possibly run all the way to the C+D canal on Friday. Total of about 150 NM. The forecast looks promising, i have a couple crew lined up, and we're ready to go!!

 

[BigEasy]

Going to haul out in Delaware and find a new slip closer to home for next summer. Thursday at 1200 we'll slip the lines and head south, a quick overnight Total of about 150 NM. The forecast looks promising, i have a couple crew lined up, and we're ready to go.

Good luck & fair winds.Should be fun!

 

[kloudie1]

Bon voyage! Should be a good adventure; love long distance sailing .

 

[jssailem]

Sounds like a great adventure. Fair winds.

 

[shemandr]

Update?

 

[Brian M H23]

Update?

Had a little bit of delay getting moving and dead into the wind coming 14miles down the barnegat bay. We tacked a while, then motored a bit. Rather than sailing the ocean overnight currently moored inside the barnegat light, and we'll be heading outside about 8-830am as the current slacks. Hoping to make or round cape may, but that's a long haul. We do have a 10-15 knots out of the north, which makes it feasible.

 

[jssailem]

Thanks for sharing you be progress. Stay safe.

 

[shemandr]

Thanks for the update.
Hope you make good progress tomorrow and make Cape May. That would be a day. I'm sure you know you can bail at Farley's State Marina in Atlantic City (Absecon Inlet) if necessary. Or other options.
Most of all enjoy. These trips are an adventure and rare enough. Maybe some agita, some discomfort, more expense that wanted but a good story to tell will ensue.

 

[Brian M H23]

We made it!!
Day two was a DAY, we started moving in the dark, bucked out Barnegat inlet at 630 in the morning, and with a fairly light breeze, motorsailed south all day. The lil yanmar was a champ, and was spinning for about 14 hours straight. For a long while we were gybing (through about 80 degrees) which was keeping the sails full. Still hand steering to every swell and catching a bit of a surf here and there. Finally pulled into cape may harbor at sunset, tied up at the Lobster House, had a fantastic meal and left their dock at 5 in the morning.

This morning, as we exited into the delaware bay, those light winds from the north had built, and we were greeted by about 15-20 knots from the north. Spent a good 4-5 hours close hauled beating into chop, though we only had to tack twice because of how open the lower bay is. It slowly clocked around and by lunchtime we were screaming on a beam reach and riding the flood current, making 8-9 knots over ground for about an hour in there when the stars all aligned. Tied up in the new home in the C&D at 4:30, much earlier than even my aggressive estimate. What a trip!

 

[kappykaplan]

Sounds like you had a grand time!

 

[jssailem]

Sounds like it was a great time.