[Public-list] voyage to the Bay from NY

[Elaine and Brian Timmins]

Thrills! Years ago, I went through Oregon Inlet in a Tartan 27 yawl, with a 
broken tiller head (steering with vice grips), just after a storm (the one 
that broke the tiller head). I still don't believe the way the waves were 
breaking just feet before the channel after a dog leg that put me sideways 
to the breakers. Truly a classic inlet passage!
I'm not into doing that on a routine basis.
Quite a few people have told me that the shoreside channel around Cape May 
is safe and easy. I might have to reconsider that route.
Thanks,
Brian
OBTW, it's EX A30#497, now my mast needs 53' minimum to clear.
S/V Calico Jack  - Sino-American Landfall 39 Pilothouse
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon White" <gewhite at crosslink.net>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] voyage to the Bay from NY


>
>    If you have never sailed down the Jersey coast, I can offer a couple
> of cautions: The Intercoastal in N.J. is not very nice for sailboats.
> There are some heavy tidal flows, a lot of bridges, etc. We did it once
> and ever since have preferred to go outside. Atlantic City does offer  a
> reasonable overnight stop.  Cape May is another, with a caution about
> the Atlantic entrance if there is a sea running. It can get exciting,
> though not usually dangerous; not like Oregon Inlet at Hatteras.
>
>    If you can go through the "back door" from Cape May Harbor - the
> canal into  Delaware Bay inside the Cape, do. It will save time &
> distance and I THINK the Alberg's mast clears the bridge.
>
>    Going around Cape May outside, don't hug the Jersey side, even
> though the chart shows plenty (15 feet or more) of water under your
> keel. There are fairly severe tidal overfalls  just off Cape May and you
> won't enjoy the excitement there, either. Try to stay far enough off
> that you have 30 feet or so of water.
>
>    Delaware Bay is unpleasant. The wind is either directly up or down
> river, usually counter to the way you want to go and whilethe Bay is
> wide, the channel is fairly narrow. Lots of shallow flats on each side
> and a lot of heavy ship traffic.  But if you can catch the tide right
> and the wind is behind you, you can carry the tide all the way to the
> C&D Canal.  Sorry to hear Schaeffer's is closed.
>
>    Gordon White
> Brigadoon II
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