The weather was good not great. Winds out of the south east 5 mph building to 15 mph. The ocean waves were predicted to be 3 to 5 feet.
The three boats departed at and headed out of the harbor inlet. Once out of the inlet the waters calmed providing us with a somewhat pleasant ride. As time progressed the seas started to pick up and by they were showing white caps. footers were predicted with the norm footers. The waves were on our beam most of the morning switching to a following sea! To say the ride was a pleasant is an understatement. Barb did a great job anticipating the rough conditions we experienced, and had everything lashed down and secured. When entering the harbor the wind picked up to over 20 mph (possible 30 mph) with the tide running 4 mph it made it impossible to dock in the assigned slip with out damaging the boat! I parked the boat on the face of a T-dock before the marina manager moved our boat into the slip with marina helpers! There’s no way in hell that I would have been able to complete that task without major damage to our boat!
Arriving in Manasquan Inlet
Following Carried Away and Quest in the Atlantic Ocean
It was truly a very rough 63 mile day for all - with minor damage to two of the boats from falling debris while underway.
One high point during today’s run was a whale breached twice within a mile of us before lying on its side slapping the water with its fin. I think it was attracting its dinner or just waving at us as we passed by.
Going through the inlet
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Skip - Bill - Carl Cheers! We made it!
Our dinner was served on Quest before every one returned to their boat to crash. Not sure if we’ll get out of here tomorrow but will try. Our next stop is Sandy Hook before entering the Hudson River.
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