Ep. 4 - Sailing HELL GATE in NYC - How Not To Sail A Boat
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- Опубліковано 2 бер 2019
- A bucketlist item that we had been waiting for, we finally get to sail in New York City.
Not only did we sail past the Statue of Liberty but we conquered the East River currents, like the famed Hell's Gate, and found the most beautiful anchorage right next to Lady Liberty herself.
We also got to sail under many famous bridges, past UN headquarters in NYC, past Ellis Island and where the Hudson River meets the East River and more New York Harbour sights.
We also try to share what we learned about currents, planning and more!
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I dont know how this video popped into my feed. I am a professional mariner, and you're in my stomping grounds. I was looking for my tug and barge in the video. Glad you made it through the gate in one piece. One minor nitpick, its Hell Gate not Hell's Gate, like many New York names it's a corruption of the Dutch name. Hellegadt means bright passage in dutch. A little trivia: it's a tidal strait, meaning its open at both end. The current there is a result of differing water levels in Long Island Sound and New York Harbor, it's not directly related to the transit ofbthe moon. As a mariner we are just as careful about the currents as you were. I keep a tide book in my pocket while on the tug. With a barge load of oil we try to transit at slack no more than 1 hour on either side of that time.
Thank you for the correction on the name and the little bit of history as to where it came from!
And the other interesting learning points in your comment! I'll never understand how the water levels can be different in the harbour versus the Sound but at least we had the tide charts to help!
Fun fact john used to work on tug and barge too in the Torres strait of Australia! Do you always work the NYC Harbour??
We were nervous to transit through but some friends advised us on tides and it was very manageable. Even though our engine was overheating and we had to add freshwater every ten minutes!!
@@ShesTheSkipper they only let me ho as far as New Haven these days. Which is fine with me, after 30 years I have no desire to be out in the ocean anymore.
I am glad that John has some commerical experience, it will come in handy on a trip as long as yours. Please keep posting so we know the pirates didnt get you:)
A second nitpick: they didn't sail past JFK Airport. It was LaGuardia.
Not sure where my head was at on these place references! Thanks for the extra info!
Hi guys! Just found your channel! Count me along for the ride for now on! -Darcee
Great video and transit through Hell's Gate - the airport you passed was really LGA (LaGuardia).
I love getting these comments and learning that we were wrong! I need to work on my NYC airports (there are so many for one city for a small town girl to keep up with!!)
liked this video. good, simple description of the tides and timing. Ohh and a teaser for the next video. :)
Always a teaser! And thanks for the compliment - its hard to strike a balance for people watching for fun and people interested in the aspects of sailing!
❤ beautiful
good job..thanks for sharing this..thanks
Glad you enjoyed!
Glad you made it through with (almost) no trouble. I transited Hell Gate in the middle of the night while bringing my new sailboat home. What an amazing experience. Just found your channel and looking forward to catching up to the present.
The night would be beautiful!! NYC was a total highlight ✨️
@@ShesTheSkipper It was one of the coolest things I've ever done. Are you back on the water? Your fans need updates!!! 😋
@@ontheruntonowhere I am, solo sailing! Updates are on my Instagram and real time updates with my captains log on Patreon. Hope to be back doing videos later this year!
Another great episode with stunning video as you passed NYC, and overnighted near Statin Island. Looking forward to watching your rough passage adventure next. Cheers, and hopefully smoother seas ahead of you. J & D
Thank you so much for watching!! We are so happy to share it with you. Yes - next week is one of our worst weeks so far!! We cannot wait to hear your thoughts on it!!
I think this is my favorite video so far. Looks like you are getting into a groove with your editing. That's a wonderful trip through the east river and also past Lady Liberty although as a power boater I've not had to worry quite as much as you with the currents. Thanks for sharing your trip.
Thanks so much George! It's a learning curve with sailing and editing!!
Definitely would be a but different with a reliable power boat engine versus our old volvo Penta!!
Just found your channel. I subscribed. Keep the videos coming. Happy sailing.
Thanks so much! Hope you are liking the videos and give us any feedback you have, we love to hear it!
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Still working your way through i see!! Enjoy!!
Well just keep coming south, I finally found warm weather,,,St Augustine FL. Kinda cloudy and rainy sometimes,,,,,,,But warm!!!!
Isn't that the truth though we still got some chillllllly days in Florida too! But we have found warmer weather now ❤️ cheers!
@@ShesTheSkipper I have asked my subs to vote on going south or head back up to NC.next. I'd like to know what your vote would be?
Well we wish we had more time and less winter to explore more of the East Coast US before we left, so instead maybe we can live through you and the sights you see - so NC!
I was in the Marine industry for 35 years. During that time owning / part of a family Marina boatyard I use some subs. One of them that might interest you was a Volvo Marine dealer / service dealer by the name of McDonnell Marine in Connecticut. They are first rate for service advice and engine parts. The owner Brian is one of the best tech’s I have ever encountered. I’m sure if you buy your parts from them they will help in any way possible to discuss engine problems.
Good luck!
So many great recommendations, I am loving reading them all!
Not a local, nyc currents pick up speed after the tidbchangesthe other way
Great video! I’m transporting a Catalina 30 from Liberty Landing to Port Washington the first week in April. What website or program do you use to find out the currents? I’ve been using Eldridge, but your way seems much more efficient.
We had Garmin charts and so used the active captain app! I loved it more than any others I tried out ♥️ hope that helps! Xx
Ha! "I trust my women's intuition better than this Garmin GPS." As soon as you got me into danger, I'd never let you live that down. +1
No danger yet almost six months later, at least GPS related 😉
Somewhere in HELL GATE
Heheh i have had this correction before! HellS Gate just rolls subconsciously off the tongue!!
I subscribed to your emails some time back but have just started watching your videos. I always find videos of cruising NY to be interesting especially the current at HELL Gate. FYI, it's Hell not Hell's. There's also a Hell Gate in GA and I've been corrected several times for calling it Hell's Gate, which it is not. Good luck with your southerly travels.
Thanks so much James! We UA-cam searched Hell Gate (whoops on the extra 'S') and there are some crazy videos! Luckily we did not add to the crazy videos for our transit!
Thanks for the luck, we leave for the Dominican Republic today so we can use all the luck we can get!
australian? where is your female companion from?
I am Canadian but newly an aussie citizen as well! Thanks for watching Roy.