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,
• Caution areas - ferry routes, commercial vessel channels and heavy traffic areas
• 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: