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Sailing Area: New York

 

Sailing the East River and New York Harbor

If you’re lucky enough to sail to New York, sailing up the East River is a must-do. The East River is a bridge lover’s paradise—crossed by no fewer than fourteen bridges. The most iconic is the Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 1883 and was featured in countless movies and TV shows. Sailing the East River provides a unique opportunity to take in the stunning architecture of New York City while enjoying the sight of bridges with intriguing names like Hell’s Gate and Throg’s Neck, the newest of them all.

Sailing the East River: Tips for Bridge Clearance and Tides

The East River stretches 14 miles, taking you along the length of Manhattan and offering an unparalleled view of the city’s skyline. One of the joys of this route is that air draught (bridge clearance) is rarely an issue, as all the bridges offer at least 130 feet of clearance. However, paying attention to tides and currents is important, as is maintaining a sharp listening watch on Channel 16 for security announcements.

Challenges of Sailing in New York Harbor

Sailing in New York Harbor can be challenging due to the high volume of marine traffic and tidal currents. There are two flood tides and two ebb tides daily, so it’s crucial to learn the current patterns to properly plan your entry into the harbour, particularly if you’re sailing up the East River and into the Long Island Sound.

Shallow Waters South of Liberty Island

Be aware that the area south of Liberty Island is very shallow, and during low tide, you can see the rocks above the water’s surface. A narrow channel is well marked with red and green buoys (remember: “Red Right Return”—keeping the red buoys to your right as you enter). Navigating this channel under engine power is recommended, as it’s incredibly narrow, and even a slight wind shift could put you on the rocks.

Liberty State Park Anchorage

The narrow channel leads to the Liberty State Park Anchorage, located southwest of the Statue of Liberty. This anchorage offers good protection and has excellent holding (mud). It’s an ideal spot for an overnight stop. You can also anchor between Liberty Island and Ellis Island or north of Ellis Island, but be cautious, as these coves are affected by strong currents and the wakes of ferries and large vessels.

 

Docking & Anchorages

Liberty Landing Marina

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To do

Downtown Manhattan (under 14th st)

Downtown Manhattan (under 14th st)

⁃Wall Street / financial district:

⁃South street sea port – museum of historic ships, beautiful views of the east river and brooklyn

⁃Stone st. – a small cobble stone street that has many small bars and restaurants, summers all restaurants have outside seating, best to come after 5pm as this is happy hour where all employees of the banks are coming after work. I recommend Adrienne’s old fashioned pizza 🙂 https://yelp.to/qTKq/4O8tgYBqLF 

⁃Walk to Broadway and Morris st. to see the famous Wall Street bull and the newest addition – the brave girl sculpture that was placed there last March in honor of the international women day 

⁃World Trade Center and Battery Park City

⁃Oculus – the gorgeous Caltrava designed building – the house of Westfield – NYC’s first big mall. Stores of famous and expensive brands (Lacoste, John Varvata, Armani etc.) but there’s also an Apple Store and of course the architecture. The oculus connects to many subway stations: A,C,E,2,3,4,5,R,W,J,Z and the Path – the underground train between jersey city, Newark, hoboken on the jersey side and NYC  

⁃WTC 4 – has the (second but much better) location of Eataly – an Italian supermarket that has 5-6 different Italian restaurants: pizza, pasta, meat, fish, vegetables, sandwiches, wine bar and so much more…

⁃Ground zero 9/11 memorial – I would keep it just at the memorial. There’s a museum there too that I hear is very depressing….

⁃Battery Park City – Brookfield place – a complex of high end shops and expensive but beautiful restaurants overlooking the North Cove Marina. There’s also a food court on the second floor of the main hall where you can find more reasonably priced foods

⁃Walk outside along the promenade overlooking the Hudson River

⁃Tribeca – a cool neighborhood to walk around, huge loft buildings, little allies, boutiques and restaurants 

⁃SoHo – the Whitney Museum

⁃NoHo

⁃Lower East Side – that is nowadays the coolest area in NYC in my opinion. Something like Florentine in the 2000… The New Museum

⁃Chinatown

⁃Little Italy 

⁃East Village

⁃West Village 

⁃Union square

⁃Washington square park

⁃Meatpacking district

⁃Free Tours by foot  – street art in Lower Manhattan http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/new-york-tours/ 

Chelsea, Flatiron and Gramercy Midtown under 42nd St.

⁃Chelsea Market

⁃The Highline – the elevated promenade starting at 34th street and 10th Ave and going all the way down to the meatpacking district 

⁃Madison Square Park on 23rd and 5th Ave (not to be mistaken with Madison square garden – the giant concert venue and sports hall)

⁃Flatiron building

⁃Eataly – the first location of the Italian supermarket with the Itai a. Restaurants within. This location has a Biereria on the 6th floor which is fun too 

⁃Shopping: 

⁃34th street on and around Herald Square (Macy’s, H&M, Desiguel Banana Republic, Victoria Secret, Uniqlo etc…)

⁃Chelsea – a small shopping center on 6th Ave between 18-19 streets – there’s a good TJ Max, Marshall’s and Bed Bath & Beyond

⁃5th Ave – pretty much all the way from 14th street to 59th street 🙂

⁃Bryant Park and the Public Library

⁃Of course – Times Square 

⁃Recommended restaurant and rooftop bar – Salvation Tacos at the Pod Hotel

⁃Curry Hill

Midtown 42-60

Midtown 42-60

⁃Rockefeller Center

⁃Hell Kitchen – w 42-60 Streets from 8-10 Ave 

⁃Shopping:

⁃Nike store 

⁃Uniqlo

⁃Abercrombie & Fitch

⁃Apple Store 

⁃Time Warner shopping Center on Columbus circle

⁃Museums:

⁃MoMa – I hate it and never go as it is toooo crowded. If you must – go early morning at opening on a weekday – 53rd street bet 5-6th Ave 

 

⁃Museum of Art & Design – MAD – one of NYC’s best museums  – Columbus circle

Uptown - 60-120

Uptown – 60-120

⁃Upper West Side:

⁃Lincoln Center 

⁃Museum of Natural History – unnecessary if you don’t have kids

⁃Shopping: Columbus and Broadway – pretty much anywhere…

⁃Dining – along Amsterdam

⁃Columbia University – 116th street

⁃Riverside park

⁃ Upper East Side:

⁃Shopping – mainly on and around east 86th street 3rd Ave and Lexington

⁃Tons of restaurants and bars

⁃Museum Mile:

⁃Frick collection

⁃The metropolitan museum

⁃Cooper Hewitt Museum

⁃Guggenheim 

⁃Museo del Barrio – Latin culture 

⁃Central Park:

⁃Bethesda Fountain 

⁃The reservoir 

⁃Belvedere Castle 

⁃The Boat House

⁃The pond close to east 72nd street – remote control sailboats

⁃Alice in Wonderland sculpture 

⁃Great Lawn

 

⁃Strawberry Fields and the Imagine mosaic – close to west 72nd street 

Broadway and off Broadway shows:

Broadway and off Broadway shows:

⁃Beautiful

⁃Wicked

⁃Ave Q

        ⁃ Sleep No More https://mckittrickhotel.com/

Brooklyn

Brooklyn

⁃take the train to Fulton Street in Brooklyn and walk over the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan 

 

⁃Brooklyn Bridge park is gorgeous 

Sailors tips

important tip

It is important to learn the current patterns in order to plan your sail into the harbour, especially if you want to sail up the East River and into the Long Island Sound

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