To Boston (10115 miles)


Scary boat in Boston

I enter the Cape Cod canal in peasoup Fog, there is a convention that you keep to the right in the canal so hopefully if everyone did the same speed there would never be a problem, In the end I get shouted at by fishermen standing on the bank casting in front of me. Sometimes I can hardly see them. A couple of speedboats and a cat overtake me, They are going faster than the declared speed limit. I see one yacht going the  other way and see two other vessels on the radar.



No more photos as I got too busy.

On the other side the Radar and AIS proved useful


The red rings are sentry alarms - useful, often false triggers on wavetops but better safe than sorry. On the close in 3 mile range on the radar I see even small boats. Nav marks give big echoes too.

The fog comes and goes, I get another thick bank as I approach Boston's outer area.
One eejit does 27 knots and comes within 600 feet of me.I have measured the visibility at 1000 feet by creeping past nav marks and I can see the speed on my AIS. Not a safe speed on fog.

The outer area of Boston is an archipelago of islands, some of which have been made into parks  - lovely!


Ferries galore, they go fast too.





And into Boston proper


A small free anchorage across the river from the main town, it's quite a distance and I make sure I have fuel - It would be a difficult row - ferries and lots of pleasure day-triipper yachts about the place. See the fog is still there, it is just up in the air a bit! The anchorage is beside the airport but there is a large hilton hotel in the way that masks the plane noise almost entirely. Apart from some wash from water taxis the anchorage is perfect and very peaceful.


As usual, lovely at night - still fog in the upper parts of those buildings though,

A marina across the way allows me to park my dinghy for a few hours whilst I explore - it is raining and foggy a bit though.


The marina looks after its ducks!












Boston has a historical train - just follow the red line! great idea





















My impressions are that Boston is a lovely city, nicer than New York in many ways, I love the old buildings, tastefully blended in with the new, I find the streets full of tourists but not too full - a quarter the people density  of NY - though maybe the weather kept people away. Near the docks the Vibe was good - good cheap cafes and restaurants - not too cheap but good looking food at good prices. Music from street buskers was nicely done and I think I will return to Boston some time. Matt had recommended the Cambridge area near the university but I decided to press on - the rain was a bummer.



Yet another lightship!


Goodbye Boston