Here's another dodgy piece of water in New York!
Hell gateis on the East River leading in from Long Island Sound. It is spanned by the
Triborough and
Hellgate Bridges ( No it's not the Tyne Bridge). It is most named for its contrary and fast moving tides...
"The confluence of Long Island Sound/The East River & The Harlem River at Randalls Island has long been a incredibly turbulent waterway when the tides are running. While easy to navigate at slack tides, even for people in Kayaks, currents up to
5-10 knots are not unusual when the tide floods back in from New York Harbor & The Atlantic or when the tide flows out from The Long Island Sound. Each year there are still numerous accidents and small wrecks in this dangerous stretch of water".
And as you sail into Long Island Sound, there is a rock with a post which submerges at high tide. The revolutionaries used to tie folk to it when they didn't get the answer the wanted.
In true Blue Peter fashion this is one I sailed earlier; in years gone by.
Has anyone else diced with Poseidon and survived? Chris have you braved Scylla and Charybdis yet?
Yeah yeah, it's the silly season!
Good sailing
David
PS Further up the river is Rykers Island which holds the local prison. I asked why there were no fences around the prison to stop people escaping. Answer; there's so much pollution in the river no one bothers!