Friday, October 10, 2008

Jersey ICW

It looks like what was a good forcast for the outside has gone a bit stale, so we are going to run down the inside of Jersey. Predictions of 2-4 may not see like much and it isn't generally speaking but we have quite a bit of stuff on board and it's difficult to keep it all secure. That is not an easy chore while bouncing around! Fortunately the boat is relatively well equipped with hand holds.
The ride down to Manasquan was ok since we were going directly into it. We got bounced around a bit but things held together fine. We ran at 12 knots and that was just enough to prevent bobbing up and down with the waves but we did slam a few times.
Since things seem to be picking up according to the forcast we decided to run down to Barnagat on the inside. The passage looks ok with enough water for us even at low tide. But we will time the tide anyway.

2 comments:

ClimbhighAK said...

Wah, Wah. The weather is a bit bumpy you say? Right now it is 29° and blowing about 80 mph up here. We had six inches of snow yesterday. The power in the house is flickering on and off. Have a hot toddy for me!

I've pasted your links into Google Earth. The second one flys to somewhere in the Virgin Islands. Was this another trip you took?

Have a great trip and it's a good idea to stay out of the rough water.

Unknown said...

Come on Dan, whats a little rough water?

Wish we were with you guys, enjoy it, we only live once.