| Catamaran St Thomas - Bermuda - NY City |
This was a great trip on this catamaran sailboat for a bunch of sailors. We had a variety of wind conditions from very light to the mid twenties. The seas were typically pretty calm in the 3'-8' range. We started in St Thomas with a broad reach for several days until we found the doldrums and then near Bermuda they picked up again. We stopped for fuel and water in Bermuda. Then we proceeded to NY City where we ran into heavy thick fog just as we entered the channel at day break. Luckily it broke as we got near the Verazanno Bridge. We had an incredibly good group of experienced sailors on this trip. Everyone got along very well and we kept the boat moving very well. We averaged 6-7 knots in wind as light as 10-12 knots. I was impressed with the stability, speed, thrill, fun, ventilation, headroom, accomodations and how easy it was to sail this catamaran. "I Gotta GET One of These!" We saw at least 50 pilot whales and two sperm whales and many birds and fish. |
Reaching on Small Seas What a Blast!
Now if we could have just caught a fish!
Rick and Lauren planning dinner. Lauren is Rick's daughter and they are from Toronto, Canada
Guarding Bermuda from the Pirates
St George's was full two cruise ships and a two race fleets. The Marion to Bermuda Race was finishing and also a single-handed race was just ending.
Don and Bill. We had an international crew.
Pilot Whales we saw at least 50 of these small whales between Bermuda and NY
As we entered the NY entrance channel at daybreak the fog totally closed in. That is a ship passing very close to us. We stayed out of the channel just outside the red buoys.
The Staten Island Ferry still runs mostly for tourists. NY harbor is very busy after the Verazzano bridge. The skyline is well worth the trip at least once.
The Galley was Great and we had 3 People Who Liked to Cook
This Boobie Bird was Determined to Get our Bait
What a view entrance at St. George, Bermuda
One of two Cruise Ships in St George, Bermuda
Two Large Sperm Whales I think
The Fog Lifted as We Passed Under the Verrazano Bridege
It was a little cloudy as we passed the Statue of Liberty
In June we saw literally hundreds of these Mylar Graduation Balloons in the water as we got close to NY. I wish they could be banned. Rick is smiling because it is the only thing he caught for days.