In a message dated 2/22/07 12:01:19 AM, Garry writes, in answer to Sylvain's question: > Sylvan, from Sandy Hook to Manasquan is all outside, you can then come into > Manasquan Inlet through the Pt Pleasant canal and into the top of Barnegat > Bay. The bay is well marked, but you need to heed the markings because depth > can vary from 7-8' to almost nothing. We travel this in a 34 Mainship with 3' > draft without any problems. You can stay inside all the way to AC, but it > gets skinny south of Holgate. We routinely run outside again from Little Egg > south to AC. Hope it helps...GEH > Since you have to go outside from New York to Manasquan, why not continue all the way outside to Atlantic City? We have made this trip more than a dozen times in boats ranging from a 23' sailboat to our present Willard. Just wait for a relatively calm day. You can stay at Great Kills harbor in Staten Island or anchor behind Sandy Hook until you are ready to start. It is an easy run to Manasquan. Stop and have a good seafood dinner. Leave early the next day for Atlantic City. Even in a slow trawler you will be there before nightfall. It is impossible to get lost and it sure beats bumping your way along the shoaling inside passage. One hint: when visiting Atlantic City, bring money. Larry Z ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Second hint: if an *offshore* storm comes up enroute off the Jersey Shore, drive in until sand is blowing on your deck and stay far enough offshore to clear the rock jetties. Best nautical advice I ever got as we were hit with such a storm at night enroute to AC in a Tartan 27. Upon our safe arrival in AC, there were several damaged boats (including broken top masts) at the marina. They had stayed too far offshore. On two other occasions, it was a lake. Ron Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: <LRZeitlin@aol.com> One hint: when visiting Atlantic City, bring money.