NYCkayaker Manhattan Island Circumnavigation Race

[Rick Langer]

Chalu,
Thanks for the lead.  It appears that the race doesn't have a division for 
open boats.  However, I learned a lot, seems like a great race.  I'll keep 
my eyes open.  Maybe they will expand the race in the future.

Yours for a fair tide,
Rick

> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:26:42 -0400
> From: Chalu Kim <chalu at egenius.com>
> Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Manhattan Island Circumnavigation Race
> To: Rick Langer <farreach at optonline.net>
> Cc: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
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> google mayor cup kayak
>
> I made the map that they used;  maps.google.com
>
> search for mayor cup revised.
>
> it is actually three bodies of waters that you need to worry; the might
> Hudson, the east river and the long island sound through Hellegat (Hell
> Gate).
>
> you have to worry about boat traffic and tides because you have delayed
> tides due to moves off Hell Gate.
>
> take train to West side 96 and walk the promenade at the height of the
> tides. you will all three tides moving against each other. You hit it
> just right and it is one giant whirlpool with a long tail off Mid Rock
> slicing the current off 300 feet deep concrete channel that the army
> engineers blasted and built.
>
> You need to get through this section in good time or you need really
> solid bracing. Either fast or good is the way.
>
> Rick Langer wrote:
>> I met a guy at Foundry Landing (James from Cold Spring) who raced a kayak
>> around Manhattan.  It sounds like an interesting race, but I thought of a
>> number of questions to ask him after I got home.  James, are you out 
>> there?
>>
>> Does anyone have information about this race, like where, when and 
>> website?
>> Do they have an open boat division like canoes or even rowboats?  I'm
>> thinking of building a long double paddle canoe for this purpose and 
>> would
>> like to check out the rules of the race first.
>>
>> Thanks, Rick
>>