We motored down the West Side, enjoying great views of Ellis Island, the piers of the West Side of Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty (of course!), and finally under the Verrazano Bridge.
We didn't have much time to visit Swinburne Island but we got some good looks at Hoffman Island, which appeared to have dozens of great egrets perched in the island's trees!
We sailed back to Governor's Island and docked at Yankee Pier...
Lots of interesting groups at tables...my favorite was the National Lighthouse Museum, which is hoping to open in 2012 in Staten Island.
Best part of the day for me: I won a sailing trip with the Offshore Sailing Club in a 26 foot sailboat...and actually steered the boat in the middle of the harbor between the island and the Maritime Terminal...completely exciting and really beautiful! This is over by the Verrazano--I wasn't...but I was too excited to take a photo!
A fantastic celebration of the City of Water...can't wait til next year!
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