Around Manhattan Again
On Saturday April 27th Gerty left her winter port in Peekskill, New York and headed towards Lady Liberty in route to Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck, New York, her ‘in season’ home. It was a crisp, sunny day with 20 knots from the North-Northeast, gusting to 30 at times- just beautiful and very fast!
As always, our sail down the Hudson River, into New York Harbor and up the East River was exhilarating with all the sites to be seen.
But I cannot tell a lie. After we passed under the George Washington Bridge, I fell asleep for an extended nap! I woke up at City Island feeling guilty for being the worst first mate ever. That snuggly cockpit is so damn comfortable and the captain gave me a lounge cushion, so I can’t really be blamed for delinquency. Can I? Regardless, we made it to Mamaroneck in 8 hours- piece of cake. Sunday we went for a jog in our old stomping ground and spent the rest of the day joyfully futzing in the empty harbor. I hope the seagulls don’t poop on our boat when we go back to work next week. Unfortunately, it’s a high risk situation that arises from being the only boat in the harbor.
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