CC Yacht Delivery: Welcome to NYC

A great day to start our trip. We pulled out of Montauk Yacht Club at 7:45 this morning under bright sunny skies. It was a bit windy, but otherwise a perfect start. We pulled into Star Island Marina to top off our fuel before we left. The pump was a bit slow as it took us about an hour to put 591 gallons on board. Finally at 8:45 we got off the fuel dock with tanks full, a nice hot cup of coffee and headed out onto Long Island Sound heading west to New York City.

It was just a touch bumpy for the first hour, but then the wind calmed down and it got really nice for the rest of the day. We had a nice run down the L.I. Sound and arrived at the Throgs Neck Bridge at 1:15 after 106 miles. The Throgs Neck Bridge is the end of Long Island Sound to me. We started down the East River, past the United Nations Building, around lower Manhatten and into North Cove Marina at 2:00. Total run today was 5.25 hours and 123 miles. A very low stress, fun day on the water.

John and Greg grabbed a beer and I did a quick wash down of the boat once we got in and tied up. John's dock neighbor at the Montauk Yacht Club, Sean, works only a block from the marina and took pictures of us coming in. He stopped by and joined John and Greg for beer. I have stayed at Liberty Landing across the river many times, but this is my first time staying in the City. It is very impressive. Enjoy the pictures below. We will run down to Atlantic City, NJ tomorrow to try our luck at the casinos.