Manhattan Yacht Club Talk (Part I)

We made it to NYC! 8,000 miles of sailing and we are back in our home waters. The 3 a.m. arrival made the once familiar New York Harbor seem very foreign. At night, the Staten Island Ferry blends into the city and looks like a block of apartments. I am shocked that the city will not spend the 900 dollars to equip the Ferry with an AIS transceiver for safety. While transiting the harbor, we got an errant AIS message. A tugboat’s AIS was malfunctioning and indicated that she was on a collision course with Two Fish. After a few frantic hails by me, they turned off their AIS. This was the second time we encountered an AIS ghost – it reminds one that  eyeballs are still the best navigation device on board.

MYC talk part 1 from Two Fish on Vimeo.

While in New York, we had plenty of visitors and I gave a speech about our experience at my home sailing club, the Manhattan Yacht Club. Since the talk was 45 minutes, I have edited it a bit. Above is part one of two.