Day 1 Thursday, 09/26/13 - Stony Point, NY to NYC

Competing with a freighter on the Hudson River

Well, at least on the River, the Hudson River that is. We left Patsy's Bay Marina in Stony Point this afternoon at 1:45 PM (we had to wait for a tide high enough to get us out) and arrived in the Haverstraw Marina to buy some fuel at 2:00PM. Let me tell you something about a small marina, like Patsy's Bay....there is nothing like it... the owner, Mike was as hospitable as could be always asking if what we needed from them, and the manager Jim Tammen was fantastic and very helpful. Last year, after being hit by Superstorm (Hurricane Sandy), they just bounced right back, rebuilt and are on their way ONCE again. Jim wished us well, and the we hit the throttles and left.


I thought we were going to see prices in excess of $5.00 per gallon for diesel fuel, but instead the fuel was $4.40 per gallon. I took on exactly 100 gallons of diesel (as I only had about 60 gallons left from last season, and we hold about 310 gallons) and we shoved off at 2:30 PM.with 160 gallos of diesel in the tanks.

Ahhh....the Tappan Zee Bridge

The weather was beautiful, sunny and cool, the highs only in the mid-seventies. We followed the Hudson River south until we arrived at Battery Park in NYC, hung a sharp turn to starboard (right) and we tied up at the Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ at 6:30PM.

And the workers that make bridges.....as they are building the Tappan Zee 2

Now, Liberty Landing Marina is in a class by itself.....any marina who charges a transient rate of $4.40 a foot per night is in a class by itself, but just about all of their income goes to advertising. And for some reason, most boaters heading south stay here. Maybe it's the draw of the Manhattan skyline or bathrooms that attracts all the transients. Dottie and I were both raised in NYC, and find nothing super, except for the boater's lounge and bathrooms, about this marina.

After tying up and putting things away, we enjoyed a nice quiet dinner of sausage, creamy macaroni with a garlic parmesan sauce and dessert, aboard the boat.

I was exhausted and hit the pillow by 8:00PM. Tomorrow it is onward to Manasquan, NJ and then to Forked River, NJ

Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City charging $4.40 ($167.20 per night) per foot, and gives you nothing but beautiful views of Manhattan. RIP OFF to Say The Least.



The George Washington Bridge welcome all travelers along the Hudson River to NYC....