Thurs, June 11- Pea soup fog kept us in the Cape May Harbor until noon when it seemed to clear. Headed out along with Rising Tide motorsailing up the coast and as we should have expected the fog returned. Thankfully the visibility improved as we reached the Atlantic City inlet and we were able to easily find our way into the protected anchorage north of downtown.
Fri-Fair winds but showery, got an early start as we bid farewell to Rising Tide (they were waiting for weather to head offshore for Block Island then on to Mass). Arrived at 3 pm at Barnegat Light anchorage where I spent an unpleasant late afternoon working to correct problems associated with dirty fuel. (clogged filters and water separator).
Sat- Winds were out of the north but predicted to veer east so we pushed on to complete this stretch of the coast while the weather cooperated. The Jersey coast is the only part of our journey where we had to sail off the coast in unprotected waters and I was anxious to get this behind us. From Cape May to Sandy Hook the gps logged 144 miles but we were able to break it up in 3 stretches. Jerseys inlets are notorious for steep waves and swift currents if the weather is bad so many boats make the trip in one overnite journey. Since we had no set schedule we would have waited out bad weather if necessary. Sat evening found us dining on 3 bluefish caught during the day, anchored behind Sandy Hook in sight of the Verrazano Bridge with the NY skyline in the far distance.
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