We are in the C & D Canal, heading up towards Cape May, New Jersey. Will will then have to decide if the weather will allow us to make a jump from Cape May directly to the South Shore of Long Island, NY. The alternative will be to go further north on the New Jersey coast, to Atlantic City – Absecon Inlet before making the jump across to NY. If the weather really isn’t cooperative, we can also go “inside” on the ICW through New Jersey, up towards Barneget Inlet. The Loopers will be headed directly towards Sandy Hook, bypassing Long Island, and then under the Verrazzano Bridge to reach the Hudson, the Erie Canal, and points north.
After we leave Long Island, we will swing back out of Jones Inlet, go past Brooklyn and then under the Verrazzano. We will do a drive-by of NY, as this was our home cruising grounds and we’ve covered it already. Depending on the tides and currents and time of departure, we may try to make it all the way up to Croton-on-Hudson (near Half Moon Bay marina) on our first stop. At that point we will hopefully be catching up with the pack, many of whom will have stopped in and around NJ and NY for sightseeing.
M/V Leap of Faith 