What I Love

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When  possible  its  always  fun  to  just  

jump  onto  Ariel  and  take  off  into  the  horizon!  A  few  weeks  ago  I  sailed  up  to  Oceanport,  NJ..    Now  for  a  power  boat  having  enough  fuel  and  checking  the  weather  and  ocean  conditions  are  your  main  concerns  as  well  as  figuring  a  place  to  pull  into  if  that  need  arises  along  with  checking  the  bridge  opening  schedules  if  your  power  boat  is  that  high  or  bridge  that  low.      Now  for  the  sailboat  all  the  above  is  a  good  start  plus  you  need  to  check  the  tides!     Going  with  the  tides  can  increase  your  boat  speed  and  save  hours  on  a  trip. Also  the  tides  with  the  currents  they  create  can make  for  hazardous  conditions.    Basically  the  currents  can  get  so  strong  that  it  can  make  a  sailboat  go  backwards  or  hardly  move  at  all.  Meanwhile  a  strong  tide  can  make  small  waves  get  much  larger  at  many  inlets.  Barnegat  is  one  of  those  inlets.   So  why  fight  the  tides!    The  picture  of  the  bridge  on  the  left  is  that  of  a  new  Sea  Bright  bridge  being  constructed  next  to  the older  bridge connecting  Rumson  and  Sea  Bright NJ  over  the    Shrewsbury rive.

Beautiful   and  awe  inspiring  all  at  the  same  time.    The  picture  on  the  right..if  you  look  closely  you  will  see  three  dolphin.    Now  for  the  most part seeing  dolphins  here  and  there  is  pretty common.    However  this  was unique  and  although  I  tried  to  capture  it  whenever  you  try  to  take  a  picture  of  the  dolphins  they disappear  under the water.    But  what  really gets  me  the  most is  when  they  disappear  and  swim  under the  boat  they  appear  to  be  smiling at  you  as  they  go  under  knowing  that  they  outsmarted  you  trying  to  take  their  picture!

Meanwhile  what  was  so  unique  when  I  took  this  dolphin picture  was that  there  was  literally  40  or  50  dolphin  jumping  and  swimming  in  this large pod .    I  thought  seeing  them  that I  was  at  some  far  away  island  destination!    Of  course  when  I  tried  to  take  their  picture…yup  you  guessed  it  they  disappear.    Im  guessing  those  three  just  didn’t  see  me  in  time!!!    By  the  way  this  picture was  taken  just  off  the  tip  of  Sandy  Hook  NJ.

Get  out  and  enjoy  the  adventure!    For  me  that’s  sailing,  surfing  and  snowboarding!    Come  out  and  enjoy  one  of  life’s  most  fun  adventure… SAILING!!!      Reserve  your  charter  now!

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