We decided to not leave at daybreak since we were only going to Poughkeepsie, about 30 miles. At 8:15 we motored out into the Hudson on a clear, sunny, fairly warm day, picked up the current and were breezing down the river at 9 knots, right past Poughkeepsie Yacht Club at 12:15, way too early to stop, so we kept going. With the wind coming from behind, we pulled out the jib, giving us a .3 to .4K push, and were rushing pack Chelsea and Pollopel, the last places we could stop before Dunderburg. Waves were increasing in size due to the tide switching and the wind opposite. The last leg would be passing West Point then the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant and the Dunderburg anchorage across from it.
Passing the impressive fortress of West Point, 4 hanggliders dangled in the air then made impressive landings spiraling with the air currents.
Anchoring at Dunderburg made me a little nervous since the currents and tide shifts caused our anchor rode to wrap around the keel last time we were here. It was a cold night and the NE wind did not help. Hailing Blue Planet and agreeing on another long day tomorrow, we closed down the boat and bundled up in the V berth all toasty. I awoke about 2am to use the head and counted a freight train about every half hour after that. None of the rest of them said they even heard the trains!
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