CODA : Heading up the Hudson (Day 1)

9 June 2023

Mooring field

Poughkeepsie Yacht Club 

Poughkeepsie, New York. 

All snug for the night on the Hudson (unfortunately the Amtrak trains pass nearby).

Marc- We departed Liberty Landing at 9:30 this morning to catch as much of the tide (a wave so to speak) up the Hudson.  Low tide was at 07:15 yet the tidal current did not change until about 11:00.  We left at 09:30 with some contrary current until we reached the George Washington Bridge and then, wonder of wonders, we rode the wave for the the rest of the day exceeding 8 knots.  The weather started out sunny and warm and ended cool and wet with a last minute clearing before sunset.  Our only stopover was at Panco Fuel at Grassy Point for a diesel fill up on tank number one.  Although we were not out of fuel the idea was to find out what our exact burn rate was per hour at continuous 2700 rpm.  The result is 1.75 gallons per hour.  The previous owner claimed 1.5 gallons per hour running at 2600 rpm.

An excellent helmsmen.

Hoboken, NJ shoreline with art.

Hoboken, NJ train and ferry terminal.

Manhattan shoreline.

Large bulk cargo ship passing us on the Hudson.

CODA passing a small trawler (a looper) on the Hudson.