Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY

We’ve been getting early starts each morning to continue taking advantage of calm morning seas. On Thursday, July 30 we continued to follow that pattern by leaving our Glimmer Glass anchorage in Manasquan at 7:30. It was a beautiful calm day with clear skies and very comfortable temperatures.  There was not a lot of boat traffic but it started to increase as we approached New York City.

We passed some large ships including one that looked like a tall ship.

We arrived at the Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club in Brooklyn by 12:15 and took a mooring ball among a lot of sailboats and fishing boats. The launch brought us into shore so we could walk Archie.

This is not an attractive area - it is quite urban and gritty.  But as we walked along the main drag we came to a park next to an empty beach which was a very nice surprise. Archie was able to run and frolic off leash and he was one happy guy!

We had debated the idea of taking public transportation into Brooklyn to visit the Brooklyn Museum of Art but by the time we finished walking Archie it was too late in the day.

Back at Zendo Jonny replaced two of the lights on the aft deck and discovered to his dismay that his power drill was missing.  He searched everywhere to no avail and thought that it was either stolen or taken by mistake by the workers at Spencer Yachts where we had work done on Zendo over the winter.  He was very frustrated and he called Spencer Yachts who immediately offered to replace it for him.

We had been looking for places to keep Zendo when we go to Seattle in September for an MTOA sponsored cruise to the San Juan Islands.  We contacted some of the port captains in the CT-RI-MA area to see if they had any recommendations.  Joe Apicella, who we know from MTOA offered us the use  his mooring ball outside his home in Falmouth. He and his wife Pat are also going on the Seattle cruise. Additionally he urged us to leave Zendo there for another short trip we’ll be making in July.  What a great solution to our challenge. Thanks Joe and Pat!

That evening I made a pasta dinner with scallops and broccoli  and afterwards we took Archie for another walk.  This time we headed down the main drag in the opposite direction and found ourselves walking along the Sheepshead Bay waterfront. Many people of all types of ethnic backgrounds were enjoying the lovely summer evening. We saw several Ukrainian flags flying and heard accents from around the world.

Although this is not our favorite stop in New York, it is convenient and affordable.  The next day we’ll be heading up the East River past Manhattan towards City Island which is one of our favorite NY stops.