Need at least 6 feet of water under the boat.
2006-11-18 08:11:02 · 3 answers · asked by DARYLDALE 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
The answer is no not really. You can take the Cape May Canal instead of the end of Deleware Bay(which can be rough), if you do not draw over 6 feet and do not have an air draft over 50 feet. We draw 5 and have hit hard in the Cape May Canal
There is a waterway from Cape May to Atlantic City. It is not well dredged,it is not even 4 and has low bridges. and stiff current. There is a canal between Atlantic City and Manasquan with the same problems, also very windy (thats curleques not blowing).From Manasquan to NY Harbor you have to go out. What are you sailing? The trip is not bad. We have made it many times. You can go in at the ports that I mentioned, but any others are not recommended without local knowledge.Be sure to have a chart with the ocean buoys. Manasquan and Atlantic City be dficult with a wind opposite the tide.
2006-11-18 12:38:24 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is not. To get to Delaware Bay, you have to go down the beach, but you can cut through Cape May Canal, and save a little time. As for draft restrictions, you would have to look at the chart. Also, going up the bay, there is plenty of water outside the channel for you. Leave the channel to deep draft vessels, like ships and tugs, and monitor Ch 16 and 13.
2006-11-18 17:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by nytugcapt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have a look at the Morris Canal and the Delaware/Raritan Canal
2006-11-18 17:28:29 · answer #3 · answered by cranknbank9 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋