NYCkayaker Edgewater Marina Clarification Please Re: Hoboken New Launch point Re: Watertrail Guide Question....

[William]

thanks Gerry.
Interesting I was there on Saturday also, just
scouting out the area. I saw a green car with rack on
it and figured someone had launched from there.
OK, so while there are plenty of docks and even a
floating dock, there did not seem to be any "official"
recognition of kayakers/canoests being able to use the
docks. The office was closed so I could not ask
anyone. The gates to the docks were locked and had a
sign saying something like "for boat owners and permit
holders only" of course since I own my own kayak and
it is considered a boat I guess I can pass and just
throw it over the gate (it's only like 3 - 4 ft high)
and then climb it myself. QT - Did someone offical
tell you it's ok to land/climb the gate during the
weekend but NOT during the week?  Please clairify for
the rest of us. 
Thanks !
Will / NJ 
QCC700 

--- GerryChem at aol.com wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 6/9/2007 12:00:34 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,  
> haawill at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> Now IT  would be nice if there was a
> NJ landing site between this beach and the GW 
> Bridge
> 
> 
> There is such a landing site--the Edgewater Marina. 
> 
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>  
> I was paddling there today with a group that
> launched from Tubby Hook  
> (Inwood).
>  
> Edgewater Marina is a ferry terminal during the
> week. On weekends it  is a 
> kayak heaven with 20 somewhat high floating docks.
> Each dock has about 8  cleats
>  
> The Marina has "Parrot Park" across the street. One
> tree was filled with a  
> parrot nest the size of a large beaver dam. The nest
> was ten feet high  
> encompasing the entire tree !!!!!!!
>  
> Ali Fragale gave a wonderful walking tour. She seems
> to be well-known and  
> well liked by local merchants and pedestrians
>  
> Across the street is a cool pizza shop which
> prepared tasty pizzas for both  
> people and parrots.
>  
> While we paddled down we passed Heraldo Rivera's
> mansion on the Hudson. It  
> has everything including a speed boat on a lift. The
> speed boat's name is  
> Belle.
>  
> Oh yes--stats. The distance to Edgewater Marina from
> Tubby Hook is 5 miles.  
> My maximum speed was 8.4 miles. Guess why I went so
> fast. 
>  
> Jerry Blackstone
> cell 914 318 4630
> boat: Current Design Storm
>  
>  
> 
> 
> 
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