We had hoped to sail through the night and make it to Atlantic City. Unfortunately, the weather wouldn’t cooperate so we changed plans and anchored behind Sandy Hook NJ.
The prediction was for strong winds out of the north and north east all night, which would have made for great downwind sailing. But, there was line after line of thunderstorms passing through. Neither of us wanted to deal with those at night along with strong winds and the larger waves from the strong winds.
We dropped the anchor just as the sun was setting and the first of many thunderstorms rolled in. When we arrived the temperature was in the 90s. When we woke up this morning it was in the 50s. The high is only going to be in the low 60s. What a difference a cold front makes.
We have a 13 hour trip to Atlantic City and we’re not seeing great conditions in the near future. Our current plan is to head out tonight after the winds die down a bit and start making our way. The winds are scheduled to shift and be on our nose so we’ll have to motor more than we’d like, but it’s the best opportunity we have for the next few days. We can’t stay here because we’re exposed to a west wind and Friday afternoon the winds shifts to the west.
Kurt & Sue Sail 
I’ve been down by Sandy Hook deep sea fishing a couple of times. Did you bring your fishing gear?
Hope you are having a fun trip.
Be safe,
Steve J
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Hi Steve. I didn’t bring any fishing gear. I only know fresh water fishing. The plan is once we’re in a area for more than a few days, I’d talk to the guys at the local tackle shop and pick up some saltwater gear.
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