The rest of the trip along the Jersey Coast was uneventful. There was light wind so we motored and got to Brielle, New Jersey around 3:30. Brielle is on the Manasquam Inlet and is very pretty (and quiet). 
At first the small marina where we are staying put us in someone's slip who is away for the night. But after we tied up and got on shore power, the marina manager came by and said she didn't realize we were a sailboat and we would have to move ASAP. When the tide goes out, there is only 4 feet of water - we would be on the bottom. So Bill moved the boat and we are now on the fuel dock, which happens to be about 30 yards from a railroad bridge that goes up and down every 1/2 hour or so (complete with a loud siren). We are in the same place where we were in 2004 during our trip from Boston to Annapolis. 
At first the small marina where we are staying put us in someone's slip who is away for the night. But after we tied up and got on shore power, the marina manager came by and said she didn't realize we were a sailboat and we would have to move ASAP. When the tide goes out, there is only 4 feet of water - we would be on the bottom. So Bill moved the boat and we are now on the fuel dock, which happens to be about 30 yards from a railroad bridge that goes up and down every 1/2 hour or so (complete with a loud siren). We are in the same place where we were in 2004 during our trip from Boston to Annapolis. We are only here for the night and will go have dinner at one of the local restaurants before leaving tomorrow for Atlantic City.
One thing I forgot to mention yesterday was that sv Mary Elizabeth has a new SOG (speed over ground) record -- 12.0 knots! It happened yesterday when we were going through Hell Gate with the crazy current. This surpasses the previous record of 11.8 knots when Bill, Al and Ross were going through the Gulf Stream on their way from Bermuda to Cape Cod.
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