Atlantic Highlands

Long day down the lower Hudson. Winds blowing up to 20 knots out of the north. The wind is dead astern and with the following waves we don’t bother putting out the head sail. Current is against us until we get to lower Manhattan. I guess we have done this to many times, I forget to take a picture of the Statue of Liberty. Linda says she took one.

I added a AIS Transceiver, which allows us to track and see other boats that have AIS which broadcast over VHF speed, position, etc. All commercial boats have AIS. With a Transceiver we broadcast our information and other sailors can call us on the VHF radio by name. This is helpful on the Chesapeake when wandering in to a Navy Target range. The Range monitor tracks AIS and calls you directly, much better than “Hey sailboat going south, you are in a target area.”

I switch to a Web based AIS web site to see if our signal is being picked up. Most harbors receive AIS signals and make them available on the internet. Sometimes the delay can be 10 to 30 minutes. I finally get confirmation we are broadcasting. 

 

Manana in New York Harbor, heading south

Leaving New York Harbor

We anchor behind the breakwater at Atlantic Highlands, but since is it late and the weather is worsening, we don't go ashore.