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Aug 2 – Mansion Marina, NJ

We arrived at the Mansion Marina on August 2 at 3:00pm. The passage up from Barnegat Bay was pretty easy as the wind was on our stern & there was only a gentle swell on the water.

The photo above shows the Barnegat Light at the entrance to the bay – as we are headed back towards the ocean.

It’s a tricky entrance because the outer walls of the breakwater are submerged & generate breakers in the channel. This makes the water rough & does not allow any room for mistakes or you could end up on the rocks.

As we rounded Sandy Hook the sky ahead of us was darkening & we could hear thunder. We were still about 45 minutes from the marina so we started closing windows, etc. in anticipation of rain. The VHF radio also started to broadcast severe weather alerts for heavy rain & possible hail. Fortunately for us we made it into the marina before the storm hit & all we got in our area was a gentle, steady rain for a few hours.

The marina in Great Kills Harbor was ok but it did not have any amenities other than a single bathroom so we decided to leave a day early & head for New York. I found a marina that was across the Hudson River from NYC & fairly close to Newark Airport for our crew change on Sunday.

Cheers!