Mahi Mahi – Sun June 1st; Atlantic City to Manasquan NJ

A very short post for today, and somewhat boring 🥱

We traveled 60 miles from Atlantic City to Manasquan NJ.

Today I was reminded of how Wind/Waves can be defeated by OnShore protection, if the wind is coming from the proper direction.

If you looked at the wind charts for today, they showed 15mph wind with 20mph gusts, not necessarily a good day to go out on the ocean.

But the wind was purely out of the West & we were able to hug the east shore of New Jersey very close. We were only 0.5-1.0 miles offshore, but we were in 50ft of water & and the ride was WONDERFUL, in spite of the high winds.

This great fortune of wind direction allowed us to again avoid the dreaded New Jersey ICW. From previous posts you may remember that we were very nervous about having to try to pass thru the NJ-ICW.

While in NJ, we have had Two Atlantic Ocean voyages on this trip & Zero New Jersey – ICW rides, we win 🏆

Manasquan was the perfect place between Atlantic City & New York City, to bed down for the night, before heading up to NYC and the Hudson River tomorrow.

Manasquan is known for their miles of beautiful sandy white beaches. From the water, the beaches were indeed VERY LONG and did look pretty darn nice.

From our little slip in the marina, it seems that Manasquan is famous for; Shrimp Boats, Fishing Charter Boats, and Bars with loud music. There was a lot of boat traffic until about 7pm. Commercial Boats, Pleasure Boats, Kayakers, and even a large Coast Guard Boat.

Our marina is a peach. It is really a gas station with 2 transient slips. No Power, No Showers, but it saved us from going 5 miles out of our way to the closest anchorage. And our slip was very cheap 💰

That’s about it for today.

Deena’s Kitchen – Meatloaf & Baked Potatoes for dinner tonight.

NYC & the Statue of Liberty tomorrow !!!