NYCkayaker Manhttan Circumnavigation Sat. Aug. 2 @7.00 AM from Pier 40

[GerryChem at aol.com]

Hi All:

Steve Blumling and I  have checked the currents and have concluded  that Sat 
Aug 2 is the  choice date for our sixth annual  Manhattan Circumnavigation. 
The  ebb current starts at Hell Gate in Astoria at 11:27AM. In addition,  
August 2 displays a nearly full New Moon  current strength bump-up. 


 
 
 
 
 
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We'll meet at 6:00 AM at Houston and West Street in Manhattan. This is  Pier 
40. Unload your gear and then park your car across the street. We launch at  
7:00 AM SHARP. We will be paddling against the start of the flood until we 
round  the Battery.
 
We will take the east channel along Roosevelt Island on the East River.  
We'll stop for lunch at Hallets Cove beach. Close to the beach is the Socrates  
Sculpture Garden. A link to this Park/Museum is 
_http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/_ (http://www.socratessculpturepark.org/)  . Our  visit on Aug 2 will 
coincide with an outdoor exhibit on the creative  re-use of materials. A short 
tour led by one of the resident artists will be  offered to interested paddlers
 
At 11:00 AM the current is calm or slack before the ebb  at Hell Gate. So 
we'll cross the East River at the northern tip of Roosevelt  Island and paddle 
toward the Harlem River on the west side of Mill Rock. We will  paddle north on 
the Harlem River since the Harlem River flows north when the  Hudson and East 
Rivers flow south.  
 
We'll stop for a brief break at Swindler Cove Park at  Dyckman St. on the 
Harlem River around 1:30 PM. Use the bathrooms and walk  around the Park. A link 
to this park is _http://www.nyrp.org/parks/index.php?sub=0&p=2_ 
(http://www.nyrp.org/parks/index.php?sub=0&p=2)  
 
After cruising through Spuyten Duyvil at the north end of  Manhattan, we'll 
stop at the Dyckman Street beach on the Hudson and check  out Tubby Hook.
 
Starting around 3:15 PM we plan to speed down the Hudson on the  ebb to 79th 
Street. Then, going south, we'll paddle close together so as to  avoid ferries 
and cruise ships which are coming and going at that hour.
 
Plan on a return to Pier 40 around 6 PM

When their gear is packed back on  their cars, some paddlers might want to 
join friends and  family at a Trattoria Spaghetto restaurant on 232 Bleeker 
Street.
Somewhat secure parking is available inside the garage on Pier 40
 
This 30 mile trip is not a race. Paddlers will have time to socialize,  
explore, take pictures and meditate. But the current dictates a certain  schedule. 
Get to a point too early or too late and you fight the current rather  than 
receive help from it.
 
Here is a link to the charts of hourly current flows around  Manhattan 
prepared by Bruce Taterka 
 
High water:     _http://home.earthlink.net/~taterka/ebb.gif_ 
(http://home.earthlink.net/~taterka/ebb.gif)  
Low water      _http://home.earthlink.net/~taterka/flood.gif_ 
(http://home.earthlink.net/~taterka/flood.gif) 
Print the following current diagrams using the landscape  setting on your 
printer.
Then you can add the hourly times for August 2 to your  current charts using 
the data below 
High and Low Tide at the Battery data for August  2
High Tide: 9:42AM and 9-54PM
Low tide:  3:43AM and 3:50PM
 
If you would like to join us, mark your calendar and let us know. And, if  
you have any questions feel free to contact me back channel.

Best regards  
Jerry Blackstone
cell  (914)318-4630












 
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