Motor Yacht Cruising - Rounding Manhattan And Experiencing Hell Gate
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- In our previous video we took you down New York’s Hudson River from Catskill to Croton-On-Hudson. In this sequel we’ll show you our Half Moon Bay Marina departure in real time, but did we fix that failed bow thruster? We'll take you down the rest of the mighty Hudson with its spectacular scenery on full display, ultimately cruising alongside the iconic New York City skyline before reaching the southern tip of Manhattan. Then it’s up the East River with its wicked current and on into the notorious Hell Gate - but was it really hell? The Long Island Sound is our ultimate destination for a wonderful homecoming of sorts at another fantastic marina.
The crew (including Jasper) is in top form and the arrival beverages, as always, are super tasty!
Thanks for coming along! Please leave any questions or comments below.
We aim to give you a feel for what life's like aboard for us and hope you enjoy it, perhaps relate to it or maybe even learn something. But it's simply our story and the way we do things. Nothing more, nothing less.
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In the video we talk about the excellent service we got from Junior at JR Boats Works. Since we love to pay it forward... if you're ever in need of help on the lower Hudson or western Long Island Sound it would be worth your while to give him a call. jrboatsworks.com
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00:00 Intro
00:48 Departure Preps
02:34 Bow Thruster Update
03:23 Crew Briefing
04:31 Departure
09:11 Float Plan
10:32 Mario Cuomo Bridge & Palisades
11:56 Follow Our Adventure
12:13 George Washington Bridge
12:32 Cruising By Manhattan
14:45 Lower Manhattan & East River
17:21 Hell Gate
20:31 Out To The Long Island Sound
22:04 Safe Harbor Capri Arrival
25:09 That arrival cocktail
27:41 Dockmaster Rob
It’s called the Tappan Zee Bridge… We’ll never call it the Cuomo Bridge… hahahaaaa… Love your videos
The best Yacht travel channel on UA-cam. Always explaining what you're doing and why you're doing it. Great views outside the Yacht with the history of the area you're traveling and views inside while operating the boat. Very relaxing to watch. Thanks.
You're too kind. So glad you enjoy what we're putting out there.
I enjoyed my morning coffee today with the OLOH crew, I really look forward to these videos and wish y’all could do more. Cheers!
Thanks Donald. Always great to have you along.
TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE!!!! And us NY'ers also call the Queenboro Bridge the 59th st bridge
Thanks for watching and for your note. As a lifelong New Yorker, I colloquially still refer to the GMC Bridge as the Tappan Zee. But for the sake of our content we use its proper name since the TZB was torn down and does not appear on modern charts and maps that way. Same with the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge which is how it commonly appears. It will always be the 59th St bridge to me but since we're finding that a lot of people from out of the area use our videos as cruising guides, we aim to avoid any possible confusion by using proper names.
An awesome cruise. We enjoyed this experience, as always. The breakfast looks so good. Thank you for sharing, have a great week. Hello from your friends in Naples, Florida. (Like 929) 👍💯
Thanks as always. And yeah, there's just something about New York bagels and lox on a Sunday. Cheers!
We make noise, our ambitions are admirable on this journey of life, but the best moments along the way our small, solitary and quiet in my belief. For an instance we see all our efforts for what they are, necessities of our own choice, but we are what we are and it is what it is. We are small in this world but we think big and when we trim to the breeze that there is and not the breeze, there ought to be, the wind will always bring us home.
Fantastic Video of The Big Apple - Brought back many happy memories. Thanks for showing us. I look forward to the next epic!! Greetings from Cornwall England!!
SO glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
I’m from Long Island and love to see it from the water
So much to see and so much variety! Thanks for watching.
You all always make me like I'm on board with you.
Profesional and informative as ever ❤
And I too just had my morning coffee cruising along.... many happy memories of fun times aboard OLOH and this is the next best thing to being there! Loved Jasper's greeting on arrival at Capri xoxo
Cool yet pretty morning to get underway.
Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks Jerry - so glad you enjoyed it
I see a number of eddies in the water. I am glad when I did my solo kayak trip from Maine to Key West I decided to cross to Long Island early.
Yes - there were quite a few eddies hiding in the otherwise calm that certainly would have tried to have their way with your kayak.
Joseph - we are humbled by your journey and accomplishment and for all of the good it did. Simply incredible beyond words. If you are comfortable being thanked for your service then we offer our sincere appreciation.
@@OLOH I crossed from Guilford, CT to Greensport, L I.
I had timed the tide perfectly for my crossing except I didn't account for the fog. So I got a late start and paddled fast. I made it to within a mile and a half from shore when the tide changed. I paddled for an hour and a half while being in the same spot. The tide eased enough for me to make it to shore. Needless to say I was exhausted but if i stopped paddling I would have ben in worse conditions.
Always a pleasure!
Thanks OLOH!
The pleasure is ours - thank you!
Ahhhh this was a great way to start our day. Coffee and OLOH. Thank you! We missed you guys.❤
This was like coming home for me. I grew up in Manhasset until the age of 12, when we moved to Miami. We kept our boat at the Capri. This would have been '57 - '58, and Capri was the new kid on the block. The much older more established Riviera Yacht Club was just down the street. Being 12 and a baseball fan, I was thrilled that the noted Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella kept his boat just two slips away from ours. I'm now 77 and still living in Florida, but I sure miss boating on Manhasset Bay. Thanks for the video and the memories.
Larry - we love putting these videos together but it's comments like yours that simply make our day. We're so glad you could be along for the ride and that it brought back such warm memories. We've felt drawn to Manhasset Bay since the first time we pulled in and it will also always be a special place for us. Thanks for taking the time to write and share that great story.
You guys are living the dream my dream actually
Beautiful boat ! Your channel is the best !!
1st time watching, we'll done, cujos on excellent audio while on deck.
Thanks so much! Good to have you aboard.
I truly enjoy your videos, considering myself a virtual Admiral on your trips!
We are so happy to have you aboard and officially sanction your four stripes. Cheers!
Wish you would load content every week. Love your videos!!
You're too kind. More on the way!
Mario was a good governor, but I still prefer the Tappan Zee moniker. Nice to see Throgs Neck, too. I bought a 20' Sea Ray from a marina there in '90 and brought it home to Stamford on the water. (Ignorance WAS bliss back then as I had no charts; just headed East and turned in when I recognized our (Westcott) Cove)!
As always, thanks for taking us along on your journey. 🌊
Ha! We well understand the idea of ignorance being bliss in early boating - that was us. Although it was only bliss until it cost us an outdrive on our 21' Sea Ray. Glad we made it through and now know what we know.
So glad you were along for the ride!
A couple of things come to mind after your great video and expert Captain skills. I'm just trying to add some comments. The ferry's and other commercial traffic use channel 13 so it's best to have 2 VHF radio's. one on 16 and the other 0n 13. Hell Gate is also known for lots of debris after rain storms and flash floods which adds to everything you mentioned. The debris gets more hazardous as your speed increases for those who have 30 plus knot vessels :) Thanks again Captain for a great ride ! Top notch !
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, we always monitor 13/16 no matter where we are!
4:04 Haha you don’t have a cool name like “Peaches and Cream” 8:20 At least it sounds like a real horn our little 340 Sundanese had a lil electronic horn 27:17 Not bad on the fuel, its nice to have a little push
Another great video and I love when Jasper says Hey when you arrive at a dock
Enjoy the Ride
Bell
You mean the horn that sounds like a duck? Yeah, we had that on our Sea Ray. Loved the boat but that horn was embarrassing 😄 Thanks for all the kind words - so glad you're enjoying!
@@OLOH Completely embarrassing, quack! Have fun y’all, see ya on the next vid.
Looking forward to Spring.
Your best video! The explanation of the New York waterfront with the photography was excellent. Safe travels.
Appreciate that Paul!
Great to see you guys back on the H2o
Love your channel,my wish is to own a yacht! Keep enjoying life👌🏾😃
Thanks so much! We hope your dream becomes a reality 😎
Every time I watch your video's I get a smile on my face. It's the way you guys interact that makes me smile. As a solo YT boater it's a challenge to get that interaction in my vid's but I do my best. Really love the way how you let the ads flow into your editing. It feels as if I am in the US, watching a show on TV. So go ahead with boating, whilst I have dinner. Cheers form The Netherlands..
And your comment makes us smile! Thanks so much. Looking forward to checking out your channel. Cheers!
nice seeing you guys again on youtube.. have fun.
Great video, welcome back!!
Thanks so much Bruce.
I live in TN and have neighbors who moved here from Long Island. Having been a long-distance trailerable cruiser in the past, I think this video is very interesting for cruisers, like myself, to get an idea of what this trip would be like. Thanks for the video! Smooth cruising!
That's awesome - and our goal Bob. Thanks so much for your kind words.
Your videos are better than anything I watch. We’ve been through the waters south of the Hudson 7 times now and yet, I learn things watching your trip.
And coming from you, we are humbled. Thanks, as always, Bruce!
Just enjoyed this newest video and the tour of NYC. Thank you. So, so good to see you back on the water. We look forward to each of your videos and cruising along with you. Cheers, safe travels, and a hug for Jasper!!
Thank you so much! Jasper got an extra hug and also thanks you. Cheers!
Great video as usual. Always look forward when new video gets posted from you guys. Fellow boater from Long Island here.
Thank you! Perhaps we'll see you out there next season. Cheers!
Thank you for another great video and trip down memory lane of my childhood trips along this route! Hell gate was always interesting with the whirlpools, eddies and stretch’s of smooth (deeper) water. My father passed down stories from his father, grandfather and great grandfather who worked the river (some under sail only before steam power) in the 1800’s about how much more treacherous Hellsgate was before some of the rock shelf’s were removed-
So glad you enjoyed it and that is so cool about your family's history with the area. Keep passing those stories down!
Hi from Oz :) First time I've seen the channel. Very informative video. Look forward to seeing the others now. Subscribed !!!!!!!
Great to have you along for the ride & SO glad you enjoyed it! Cheers mate!
Fantastic guys. Always great videos and enjoy the escape from land life.
My boyfriend and I are bareboat chartering in Newport Rhode Island heading out to Block Island and Cuttyhook and various other point for a week.
Thanks so much! That will be an amazing week. Just terrific cruising grounds. Though you'll have a hard time pulling yourselves away from Block. Hope to see you out there.
Wow, talk about a fuel efficient run. We typically have plus/minus days here on the AICW along the east coast of Florida - you get the current from different directions depending on the tide state and if you're approaching an inlet, or down track from one. Glad you mentioned the currents affect on steerage - something to be remembered when voyage planning. Throgs Neck Bridge was always a bottleneck as we tried to leave the island, heading upstate for camping trips, on Friday afternoons. Like you, I sat in the back of the station wagon and was jealous of the boaters passing leisurely far below. Even after 40+ years Manhasset Bay and Port Washington look the same. Great boating spot.
Ha - as we said, hard to complain about 1 nmpg in a 60' boat. But a 4-5 knot current will help with that. Although at an average of 10 knots it's pretty close to where we land on typical long days. Cheers!
Enjoy all your vids, I bought our 50’ sea ray at capri in 2015 tan sedan bridge named Andiamo at the time.
Thanks so much Havana. Can't recall if Andiamo was at Capri when we were there (sounds familiar but there were several 50DBs there when it was our home port and, as you know, many Andiamos). We enjoyed your participation in CSR for the many years we were on there over a dozen years ago. Cheers!
I believe Typhoid Mary was quarantined on Roosevelt Island.
Search as we did, we only found references to Mary in quarantine on North Borther Island.
From the National Library Of Medicine (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24714738/):
"She was forced into quarantine on two separate occasions on North Brother Island for a total of 26 years and died alone without friends..."
Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦🇿🇦
Excellent video! What a great tour of New York City on this trip. By watching so many people documenting their adventures on UA-cam I have been inspired to learn how to edit video so I can share my adventures aboard my boat Jetlag. Jetlag is a 340 Sundancer that I dock in Huron Ohio on Lake Erie. Looking forward to your next trip. Safe travels.
So glad you enjoyed it! When we were coming up in our smaller Sea Rays, that 340DA was the dream. Such a well-rounded cruiser. Please be sure to let us know when you begin posting. Admiral Tim grew up just a bit south of the lake with lots of hours logged at Put-in-Bay, Kelly's etc. Cheers!
@@OLOH Wow I didn't realize Tim had an Ohio connection! I love going to the islands as well. I recently posted some videos, although I am just learning how to edit, on my UA-cam channel called Cruising Aboard Jetlag. This morning it is snowing so watching others adventures is what gets me thru these cold Ohio winters.
Nice
Originally named by my Dutch relatives in the Mid-1600's the Spuyten Duyvil, My Irish Great Grandfather in the 1930s swam it to save a drowning pig his name was Thomas Kelly yes he made it.
Thomas was one lucky pig! That's awesome - thanks for the background.
Admiral, November 1st is All Saints Day. The day before is All Hallows (all Holy (not all Hollies, but that would be cool too)) Eve.
If it were All Hollies Eve that would work though, as you would certainly run across a long cool woman in a black dress 😎
0:31 love your videos! Looks like a fun and visually stunning trip! And driving by remote control… quite a skillful task! Question- what happens when Corporal Jasper need to potty and you’re underway?
Thank you! Jasper is not yet potty trained to go on board, though we keep threatening to get him there. Our typical days underway are fewer than eight hours (usually less) which is not a problem for him at all.
Could you tel me what publication you have that provides the making of the marinas docks and identifies slips…..thank You
Unfortunately there's not one central location for this info and not every marina posts slip maps, although they should. We often find them on a marina's website and we keep them in a folder on our devices. Few things are more helpful when pulling into a marina, particularly when it's for the first time. When seeking general info and reviews for marinas we start with Active Captain, then Waterway Guide and Marinalife.
Glad you had a successful trip question why didn’t you cross over to the East river at spuyten duyvil crossing?
Thanks Eddie. And that has been the top question we've received on this video. Sorry we didn't address it. OLOH is just a little too tall for the Harlem River's air draft restriction. That was our preferred route in our previous, shorter boats.
Do you go around Manhattan instead of going through the Harlem River just for the scenery? I ran the Harlem river in a small (16') boat eons ago on early spring trip from around Croton on Hudson to Oyster Bay. Fun ride but it was cold and blowing like stink in the Sound. but I can't remember if it has low fixed bridges. Enjoyed the video!
As we've mentioned to several others, that has been the top question we've received on this video. Sorry we didn't address it. OLOH is just a little too tall for the Harlem River's air draft restriction. That was our preferred route in our previous, shorter boats. So glad you enjoyed it!
What kind of dog do you have, obviously part St. Bernard, love Jasper
Thanks Rick! Jasper is pretty awesome. He's actually a rescue pup whose Mom was a pitbull and, at least according to the DNA test we did, Dad was a German Wire Haired Pointer mix.,
Enjoyed the episode. Quick question though : how come boats don’t usually cut the trip by taking the Harlem river rather then going all the way down to the Battery first to make the turn up the East?
Glad you enjoyed it. The primary reason boats will round lower Manhattan as we did is there is a height restriction on the Harlem River that precludes many boats from going that way. Prior to OLOH that is how we would typically travel between the Sound and that portion of the Hudson.
Nope!!! It's the Tappan Zee Bridge!
Well, in the hearts and minds of many, anyway.
What is the eyepiece thing that shows the water depth??
Nice video! Instead of south to Battery could you have transited Harlem River to the Sound?
Thanks John! OLOH is *just* too tall for the Harlem River's air draft restriction without folding down our radar mount. We have traveled that route many times on our previous, shorter boats, but with OLOH we stick to the East River route.
Nice vessel, what type is it?
Thanks Walter - we love her. She's a 60' Jefferson Marquessa Motor Yacht. Take the tour here: ua-cam.com/video/u03NTrJ9ORw/v-deo.html or read more about her here: myoloh.com/the-boat
I know you gent's have other things to do but my personal (and selfish ) wish is that you drop everything else and start cruising full time and making 4x the videos you make now. Is this doable??!!
That's it! We're giving up everything else!! News videos every day!!!
Well, while that may not be realistic, we most certainly appreciate your enthusiasm. Cheers!
What kind of life jacket does Jasper wear?
Jasper wears a Ruffwear Float Coat Dog Life Jacket and we love it (so does he). We replaced his first one after seven years only because we felt he deserved something fresh. Jasper weighs 90 pounds and, at least for dogs around his size, we can easily recommend it.
Thanks so much. We are Bernie and allyson on Allie, Dee, Jeff and Karen’s old boat. Also traveling with echelon, Mark and Kathy.
So nice to virtually meet you! Jeff & Karen wrote a great article (deeply researched as you might imagine) about vests for the pups. It's a few years old now but still a great read: www.takingpaws.com/2015/01/. Please feel free to reach out to us directly at ahoy@myoloh.com. Looking forward to actually meeting someday. Cheers!
Out of curiosity ... Why didn't you save about 25 or 30 miles and go down the Harlem River?
OLOH is just a little too tall for the Harlem River's air draft restriction. That was our preferred route in our previous, shorter boats.
Do boats of this size have autopilots slaved to GPS?
Most would, yes. OLOH's AP is fully integrated with our navigation suite and we often have it following a pre-plotted route when appropriate.
Why didn’t you go thru the Harlem river the short way
OLOH is just a little too tall for the Harlem River's air draft restriction. That was our preferred route in our previous, shorter boats.
What time of year is this?
The end of October. AJ mentions at the end of the video his birthday is on Halloween.
Yep - this was filmed on October 30th.
Boomershines! Ha. I got it! Ha
Fantastic. And they've let us know they picked it up too. Cheers!
Why did you go down the Harlem River?
We did not. We went down the Hudson River.
That was supposed to be. Why didn’t you go down the Harlem River?
There is a height restriction on the Harlem River that precludes us from going that way on OLOH. Prior to OLOH, that is how we would typically travel between the Sound and that portion of the Hudson.
Back in late 70s, I took the circle-line tour and it went through the Harlem River, and it was a lot higher than OLOH! Did they put in a new bridge into Harlan?
Not that we know of. You would think that the Circle Line boats are taller than OLOH given their overall size, but they are not, at least regarding minimum air draft. Fixed bridges on the Harlem River restrict air draft to 22.5 feet which was even a problem for some of the older Circle Line boats at extreme tides. OLOH can clear 23' with her antennae down but that is too close for comfort to make it worthwhile for us.