I BOAT NY HARBOR - PLAN YOUR ROUTE
Before you embark on your trip or route in NY Harbor, you should consider the following to ensure a safe passage:
- Weather
- Charts for your route
- Currents along your route
- No Boating areas - security zones and safety zones designated by the US Coast Guard,
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Caution areas - ferry routes, commercial vessel channels and heavy traffic areas
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Heads Up areas - Marinas, boathouses, launch ramps, anchorages, limited visibility areas and no wake zones
- Handling emergencies along your route
- Communicating along your route
Select A Route
For the routes below, the following is assumed:
- A minimum-wake boat speed.
- Minimize fuel usage and passage time by taking advantage of fair currents.
- These suggested routes are not for navigation. You should navigate with US Coast Guard accepted procedures.
- Interaction with commercial vessels and their wakes is minimized.
- If you're a foreign vessel arriving from another port or you're a US vessel arriving from a port outside the US, you should call 201-443-0500 or 800-973-2867 for current Customs and Immigration clearing procedures.
Select one of the following routes for more information:
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Hudson River - Statue to Spuyten Duyvul
under development
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East River - from Hell Gate to Statue
under development
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East River - from Statue to Hell Gate
under development
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