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<\/a><\/p>\nWe arrived at Cape May at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. We made great time on this passage as the water was calm & we had lucky timing with the tide cycles.<\/p>\n
We met several barges & freighters during our passage down the Delaware River & across the bay. Once we reached the Cape May Canal we met a car\/passenger ferry that was headed across the bay to Maryland.<\/p>\n Cape May has several large marinas & is a hotspot for sport fishing on the ocean. We couldn’t believe how many boats there were – and this is only one of several marinas!<\/p>\n Last night Ed & I discussed our route north to NYC. We are now only 125 nm from Sandy Hook, NJ which is at the mouth of the Hudson River and New York City.<\/p>\n The route along the New Jersey ICW looked interesting but there are several places where shallow water could be a problem for even this boat with only a 3 1\/2 foot draft.<\/p>\n The weather forecast for the rest of the week looks very promising with light winds & calm waters predicted for the New Jersey coastline so we decided that our next passage would be a few miles offshore on the ocean & then we would head inland to Atlantic City NJ which is about 40 nm north of Cape May.<\/p>\n We have also noted several spots along the way where we could head inland if the weather & water conditions turn bad on us.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n