Heading for Cape May NJ
 Departing
the C & D canal, boaters head south down the Delaware Bay for Cape May, NJ. This
leg of the trip is 60 miles and is usually rough due to the shallow water depth.
The Delaware Bay has an average depth of 15-20 feet with a shipping channel
dredged up the middle to access the commercial ports in the north. Due to the tides and
the usual SW winds from the ocean, the bay will often develop a short steep chop. If
you are lucky and if you time the tides right, you will have the wind and the
tide running in the same direction.
If the wind is against the tides, you will have a rough ride, hold on!
Arriving at the mouth of the Delaware Bay boater with a mast height of
less
than 55 feet will be able to use the Cape May canal. This canal cuts off the tip
of the peninsula saving you a trip out and around the ocean side.
The harbor at Cape May is lined with several marinas, a Coast Guard Station
and a yacht club. Anchorage is available next to the Coast Guard Station.
Heading south on
the Del. Bay |
North bound ship |
A passing ship
on Del. Bay |
Entering the Cape
May canal |
Anchored in Cape
May, NJ |
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