Night Sail
Well Manasquan was not a good choice. We had been warned that it would be tough to find a spot unless you could get on the dock somewhere. Manasquan was a very narrow and shallow mostly catering to recreational power boats and the local fishing fleet. We had no luck at the docks to overnight and the restaurant that used to allow transients if you ate a meal with them, stopped allowing it last year! Drat! Well, we knew this would be a high possibility, so we had already checked the weather to do an overnight passage to Atlantic City "if" we had to. It became quite obvious after one pass and one feeble attempt to anchor, that we would have to do the overnight. This, of course, was not in Kirsten's best laid out "travel plans"!
Even though winds would be on our nose from the south and southeast most of the time, the seas were only 1-3 feet and wind 5-10 Kts. We knew the kids would be able to sleep in this and we would not get beat up too badly in the cockpit. Steve's newly installed and "working!" autopilot would be a great assist too. The sail went off without a hitch...beautiful stars and city lights of Atlantic City kept us entertained. Kirsten would love to say she enjoyed it but her comment was flat..."I could have seen stars and lights like that from an anchor..."
Daybreak at Atlantic City
Day Break
Kirsten trying to wake up before her night "watch" at the helm
Kirsten at beginning of night sail to Atlantic City (staying optimistic...)
Very, very shallow! No good anchorage for a sailboat with a 4'9" draft!
Steve's attempt to find anchorage (basically to appease Kirsten) in Manasquan, NJ
September 20-21, 2009
Manasquan to Atlantic City, New Jersey
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