Cape May NJ

/ shellerina
Long day down the Delaware, yesterday, Saturday. (7+ hours underway).
The actual NOAA buoy data for this Sunday afternoon looked a lot better than the forecast had predicted.

We use Windy and Predict Wind to augment “civilian” weather forecasts. But keeping an eye on REAL actual buoy observations can also shed some light on what is going on out there.

The chart above is from NOAA buoy # 44065 which is out to sea near the Ambrose Channel [entrance to NYC]. It is a valuable resource when setting up to head north from Cape May.

If I knew these conditions were the case for this Sunday afternoon, our “No Go” call may have been a “Go!” for the 43 mile trek to Atlantic City.

This shows the effects of tide and wind on our position anchored off the USCG Training Facility here in Cape May NJ for the past 24 hours.
I find it odd that some mariners anchor too close off our bow from time to time. There are 20+ boats anchored here, yet there is room for many more. “Why anchor so close?!”

I sleep well trusting MY ground tackle. But please do not expect me to trust YOUR ground tackle anchoring right on top of where my anchor has been set! If I have to move, the situation is not safe if I have to come up close to your boat to weigh my anchor… especially in wind and CURRENT!

Sometimes I think it is Shellerina’s ‘magnetic personality’ that makes folks anchor so close to us! <wink>

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