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| Sun Rising over the Atlantic |
Our first ocean cruise started early when Doug got up and said “Dennis
let’s get this show on the road.” It was 5:30 and reveille had not yet been
sounded at the Coast Guard training center, however, I heard chanting as we
pulled out. Windless morning with two foot swells, no white caps but a rolling
sea that raised and lowered 2 feet every 5 seconds. Not the most comfortable
ride but our friends on “Castoff” assured us it was pretty good for the ocean.
We passed Atlantic City by noon and continued on. The next favored inlet at our
speed was 10 hours away, so we looked for another place to stop. We found
Barnegat Light Inlet on the charts and read about the inlet in the cruising
guide. It stated that we must call on VHF 16 to gain local knowledge for
accessing the inlet. Doug had heard it was the worst inlet on the east coast
under many conditions. Even with local knowledge, going outside the marked
channel toward a bunch of rocks make a hard left behind the standing wave at R6
then follow the channel markers exactly since much of the bay is only 2 ft.
deep. With some help from locals we were able to traverse the 3 mile passage to
the point at Key Harbor Marina. We will do some repairs here tomorrow, and
hopefully move to NYC on Friday.
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| Atlantic City all grown up since I last saw it in 1968 |
All and all a good day covering 84 nm in about 12 hours. A warm
shower felt really good this evening and we had a fine meal at the Marina Restaurant.
Doug had red Snapper and I had Seafood Pasta. This particular restaurant is a
BYOB and they cork your wine and provide glasses free.
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| First Mate Doug Timmel Boat Shopping |
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