Day 40, Thursday, October 8th
Hyde Park to Pollepel Island
Track on ViewRanger
The morning started with heavy fog and then a brisk N wind that lead to Caprice being pushed south by the wind, and north by the current, with the result of her 'sailing' at anchor. That means she doesn't stay in line with the anchor rode but tends to move to the left or right of it. I had a hard time pulling the anchor out but eventually got on my way to Poughkeepsie. The day brightened but the strong wind continued and made the autopilot oscillate a lot. I hadn't yet bent the jib on the forestay and when the boat yawed to the left the wind actually would catch the left side of the stern and the sailcover and push her around more. The autopilot would correct hard and make the boat yaw to the right, and then the wind would push the other side and try to turn her around that way. If I had the jib on it would be stabilizing the course and I would even gain some speed, but I didn't want to do this while running. Poughkeepsie wasn't far and I tied up at the Mariner's restaurant under the old railway bridge after a rider against the tide.
This was my destination, because that bridge has been converted into a pedestrian/biker path that allows you to walk a mile and a half over the river, my exercise for today.
The views were beautiful and by now the wind was subsiding, making this a very nice walk. This is a nice attraction and there were many people walking and cycling here, especially considering it's a weekday.
Caprice was still tied up at the restaurant, I was happy to see
South of the bridge is the Mid-Hudson bridge, a modern suspension bridge used by car traffic.
After crossing to the eastern bank of the river I turned around and returned to the Mariner's Restaurant. Docking is free if you eat here, so I had a nice lunch and then took off south.
The weather was still gorgeous and I got to Pollepel Island quickly because now the tide was pushing me along.
Pollepel Island is famous for its castle ruin
The castle was built 100 years ago for a Mr Bannerman who had a business buying army surplus items, including ammunition, and he needed a storage facility that would double as an advertisement for him. After he died the business shut down and the castle eventually deteriorated and became a ruin. The ammunition has long been removed.
I circled around the island and I'm now anchored between the island and the shore.
Track on ViewRanger
The morning started with heavy fog and then a brisk N wind that lead to Caprice being pushed south by the wind, and north by the current, with the result of her 'sailing' at anchor. That means she doesn't stay in line with the anchor rode but tends to move to the left or right of it. I had a hard time pulling the anchor out but eventually got on my way to Poughkeepsie. The day brightened but the strong wind continued and made the autopilot oscillate a lot. I hadn't yet bent the jib on the forestay and when the boat yawed to the left the wind actually would catch the left side of the stern and the sailcover and push her around more. The autopilot would correct hard and make the boat yaw to the right, and then the wind would push the other side and try to turn her around that way. If I had the jib on it would be stabilizing the course and I would even gain some speed, but I didn't want to do this while running. Poughkeepsie wasn't far and I tied up at the Mariner's restaurant under the old railway bridge after a rider against the tide.
This was my destination, because that bridge has been converted into a pedestrian/biker path that allows you to walk a mile and a half over the river, my exercise for today.
The views were beautiful and by now the wind was subsiding, making this a very nice walk. This is a nice attraction and there were many people walking and cycling here, especially considering it's a weekday.
Caprice was still tied up at the restaurant, I was happy to see
South of the bridge is the Mid-Hudson bridge, a modern suspension bridge used by car traffic.
After crossing to the eastern bank of the river I turned around and returned to the Mariner's Restaurant. Docking is free if you eat here, so I had a nice lunch and then took off south.
The weather was still gorgeous and I got to Pollepel Island quickly because now the tide was pushing me along.
Pollepel Island is famous for its castle ruin
The castle was built 100 years ago for a Mr Bannerman who had a business buying army surplus items, including ammunition, and he needed a storage facility that would double as an advertisement for him. After he died the business shut down and the castle eventually deteriorated and became a ruin. The ammunition has long been removed.
I circled around the island and I'm now anchored between the island and the shore.
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