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DonSom

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does anyone know how long it takes to get to barnegat light from dillans creek at about 16 knots? heading up to ny trying to hit tide just right on the hudson river.
 
Short, should only be 45 to 50 min. Once you hit the bay after the Oyster Creek channel its a straight run North with (0) no wake zones.
 
looks to be about 15nm mostly open bay from Dillon Creek, never been inside Barnegat but depending on your draft, how familiar you are with the channel and how Sandy may have affected it, you may want to take it slow unless you get solid LocKnow. personally i'd allow for 1.5 to 2 hours to the inlet. better be early, you can always slow down later.
 
Don, depending on when you are coming in, I could escort you thru the inlet, I'm on the mainland right across from the inlet. Don't know yet how much things have changed, but the water was always skinny to begin with.
 
Sorry Don, Not launching till end of April. The Inlet and Oyster Creek channel are well marked but there is NO water outside these channels, they also merge and split off other channel and do a fair amount of winding around. There is one particular hard turn in OC channel that I heard shoaled. I have a couple friends that are in already, email me at bob(at)effectivesignworks.com and I'll give you my number.
 
If you are not familiar with the channel then try to leave on a rising tide, to hit the channel just before high. This is a lot more important than trying to gain a knot in the Hudson
 
Going south to go north to New York will add over 30 miles to your trip. Instead, you might want to consider going north on the ICW and out through Manasquan Inlet. Your trip is fairly straightforward as long as you stay within the ICW markers. The Point Pleasant canal isn't near as foreboding as it was years ago. Your biggest challenge would be navigating through the Brielle railroad bridge if on an outgoing tide...IMHO however, less risky for a novice than navigating the OCC and Barnegat Inlet.
 
Jim D +1.
I've done the transit on the Barnegat Bay ICW from Manasquan to Beach Haven / LBI, which passes Barnegate Light. Generally well marked and a straight forward transit. . .. There's ALOT of skinny water in the Bay - even more if you don't know where you're at!
 
Thanks for everyone's input it is greatly appreciated. I think im going north talked to seatow and they said everything looked clear.thanks Don
 
Follow the channel markers in the bay. I was very nervous at first but after a couple of trips, I feel comfortable cruising on plane. The PP canal can really flow hard! However, as long as you have a power boat, I wouldn't worry too much. Like Pascal mentioned, don't worry about the tides for the Hudson, worry more about skinny water in the bay.
 
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Going south to go north to New York will add over 30 miles to your trip. Instead, you might want to consider going north on the ICW and out through Manasquan Inlet. Your trip is fairly straightforward as long as you stay within the ICW markers. The Point Pleasant canal isn't near as foreboding as it was years ago. Your biggest challenge would be navigating through the Brielle railroad bridge if on an outgoing tide...IMHO however, less risky for a novice than navigating the OCC and Barnegat Inlet.

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As of now, I would stay away from making it up to the manasquan. Where the inlet formed at the manteloking bridge, the water is very skinny and is not what the markers say. This is also an area where a house sat in the middle of the ICW. They are currently pulling debris out of the water, but I heard dredging wont start till later in the spring after the debris is gone. I wouldn't make that trip, Just my $.02
 
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Im leaving the creek about 6 am on friday 3-29

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My bad, didnt see the date of the voyage. Hope you made out ok!
 
Buddys taking his new boat home from Clarks landing . Final destination is Merrick Long island ( jones Inlet ) . Any issues on the Jersey side ?

Thanx

Rob

Hope im not hi jacking
 
We used to overnight at Clarks Landing when going to Barneget Bay from the Hudson. For some reason, we chose it and loved it. Mainly because it has a really nice restaurant...he should have a meal there if the time is right.

Clarks Landing is on the inlet, just west of the railroad bridge. He does not have to go through the canal. The only issue waiting for the bridge to open and monitoring the seas.
 
Also, not sure if he is staying there but the place is ALL fishing boats. I mean ALL fishing boats. In fact, we forgot to pack a wine opener and I went up and down the dock asking fellow boaters to open a bottle for me...nobody else had one either...we all chuckled.

We were the only cruiser there. Again, we found it to be a nice place to stop the first night of our trip. The restaurant has a very nice bar and I still remember the Chilean Sea Bass I ate there three years ago. Clean bathrooms too, as well as nice ship store. No playground or pool though.
 
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