This was our last day. Key element of planning this leg was to make sure we passed down the East River (east of Manhattan) when the current was in the right direction. At different times of the day the current can be 5 knots down stream or 4 knots up stream.We left at 6:20am made good time to the East River and got there at the best time. We actually achieved speeds of 10 knots (over ground) through Hellgate and down the East River. We got enough wind to sail under the Brooklyn Bridge, out into New York harbor and out into Raritan Bay. We had all the challenges the area offers with ferries, tankers, speedboats, barges all moving around.<\/p>\n

As a result of the obstacles and currents, the sailing was more technically challenging than exhilarating. I had spent much of the time, like the previous day, reading and commenting on promotion forms.<\/p>\n

Because the wind dropped, we motored the last couple of hours arriving back at our home base at 2:10pm. We had already packed our stuff so were off the boat fairly quickly going straight home.<\/p>\n

Distance covered on day 11 was 42.3nm in 7 hours and 50 mins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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