NY to Manasquan Inlet

10-Oct-2010 16:49:21
0840hrs depart Lincoln Marina, and heading down to  Manasquan Inlet(35 miles).
Dodging big ships on the way out, we did not hit or was hit by anyone.
Later we go to dodge all fishing boats that dotted the New Jersey coast.
Arrived at Manasquan Inlet, bad timing tides was ebing, so we hard a very very strong
current and square waves as we entered, oh did I fail to mention that everyone else is doing
the same thing, and there are the ones leaving. Its not very wide, so its
very important that you stay focussed at the wheel and giving
full power all the way up. Made it whee, then we have
to go under two bridges, and another much narrow channel,
(100ft wide) called "Point Pleasant Channel"
The current is also running aginst us here, and of course many boats,
big and small are looking for thier little piece of water.The current plays strange
tricks on the rudder,and sometimes it feels like you have no steerage,
more power, thats the secret,no time to be weak of heart, grab the
bull by the horn and all that jaza..
Anyway we made it through ok, after about 1/2 of being very tense.
Now we are offically in the New jersey Intercoastal, to be referred to from
now as( NJICW). One thing here as that you have to get used to being in only
5-9 ft of water, and follow the channel, otherwise, stuck in the mud.
1600 we anchored in about 5 ft of water at Deckers Pt,
it near a small boat yard.We are just of the channel, out of the way.