Cruising up the Hudson from Lower Manhattan and our Anchorage in Ellis Island

[@SchoandJo]

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[@jakejaekels7991]

There are a lot of great towns and places to stop and see along the Hudson River. There used to be a tested spring coming out of the Palasades, many very large boulders, be very careful approaching that area. Watch your charts for water hazards. I landed on top of a huge bolder in at least 10 feet of water off Stony Point. There are many beaches along the river, Bear Mountain areas are very deep. I’ve measured depths as deep as two hundred feet. Clinton’s Ditch is amazing. Don’t forget to stop at West Point.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much Jake for the recommendations! Although we missed West Point this time, there will always be the next!

[@johnjcoxiii9401]

I grew up on the Hudson, in NJ, opposite 135th St. in Manhattan. My Dad owned several boats (singly & in business partnership) all anchored in front of our home. When the original "TAPPAN ZEE" bridge was being built, Dad and Capt. Buck's 52' "BOBBY" was chartered to carry the shift change workers to and from the Caissons that were the concrete supports for the bridgework. As a Youngster in the 1940's through 1960's we made many trips to Dad's birthplace, Haverstraw, NY, to visit his family. Dad & Capt Buck's fleet were also in Club Charter for Around Manhattan Island Cruises and Deep Sea fishing trips. My Younger Brother Al and I grew up working on fleet in various capacities suitable to preteens and later teenagers. I love the Hudson River and was lucky enough for my last year in the USCG to be stationed on a Buoy Tender that worked the Hudson Aids to navigation up to Kingston, NY. Thanks for the Memories. Beached in the Valley of the Sun!

[@SchoandJo]

How cool! That is awesome, your family being a part of the construction on the original Tappan Zee bridge. Must have been an amazing place to grow up.

[@deanchapman1824]

Most of us locals call it the Tappan Zee Bridge!!!😀

[@pfcwar5150]

And that’s the name it will always be….

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

As mountain lovers, it makes us sooo happy and excited for y’all to see you cruising through mountains now! This was the most beautiful scenery yet 😍 Also, we love the new intro!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks y'all!! Cant wait to summit with y'all in the future!

[@kennethpiil2788]

Hudson is a great trip, have done it many times. Lots of history to see.

[@SchoandJo]

Definitely, we'd like to go back and explore more!

[@BlueRainJacket]

It's always gonna be the Tappan Zee Bridge to me... also I know that Chicago-area IPA when I see one!

[@buckpowers4837]

Another evening of watching old family movies. Make sure you save these for all the kids to see. A staple in every household. Enjoy the mountains.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Buck!

[@tmac709]

That was enjoyable all that we saw on this cruise. A bit of everything. New York City was pretty cool.

[@deanchapman1824]

You won't see the Catskills until north of Poughkeepsie.

[@billjeffery2419]

nothing like cruising up the Hudson river with your family. COOL

[@SchoandJo]

🤙

[@chrism1164]

BEAUTIFUL shots of New York! ❤

[@lovingcars]

Loved the Hudson river cruise..👏👏

[@Chris-rn7qe]

It was such a privilege joining you two (and Ollie) on your boat on the Hudson River! It was beautiful being on the river, and I loved going under the Tappan Zee Bridge. What a treat! Jen - the dinner you made for us was delicious! It was great being able to share your journey for a little bit with you guys, Carol, and Luke. Best of luck on the rest of the journey, and enjoy every moment! Love, Chris

[@SchoandJo]

Aww thanks Chris! Hope you can join us again on the Loop, the invitation is always there!

[@marilyncotton9798]

I would love to see the Statue of Liberty, but can't imagine being in such a crowded place. NYC looks frightening.

[@deanchapman1824]

I live in New Hamburg, between Beacon and Poughkeepsie. I commute into the city on Metro North. I'm glad you focused on the natural beauty, not only right out of the city, but still IN the city itself!!! Fun Fact: Yonkers is the second hilliest city in the nation (over 100,000) after San Francisco. It has been referred to as San Francisco on the Hudson.

[@SchoandJo]

Supper neat, thanks Dean!

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

You will love Chicago….Make sure you do the architectural tour on the water

[@jerrymiller276]

It sure looks llike that catamaran ferry is scurrying back and forth. Yeah, I know there is more than one, but it is still hilarious. 2:19 to 2:52

[@deanchapman1824]

Breakneck is awesome!!! Challenging hike!!!

[@griddlemethis8804]

So pretty for sure!

[@jamesmaddox7565]

Publishing your monthly expenses are going to give confidence to loop dreamers deciding, " hey we afford to do the loop too"!!! Thanks for all you do to promote your experience and motivate us to follow!!

[@SchoandJo]

I hope so, that's our goal!

[@HopeOfJoe]

Wonderful day on the Hudson. With family is always something special. ✨👍🏻🌊💨🛥🏝🌞✨

[@machtrebel2317]

Both of the Hudson episodes are great. Super fun to watch! What I would give for dinner with the Manhattan skyline on my own ship (which I don't have)! May my envy be with you. @Elliot: Nice hat as always 😅

[@SchoandJo]

Haha thanks! The Hudson has been amazing so far... 🤙

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

Great video…loved that you had family along for the cruise…how fun! Keep safe!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Suzanne!

[@annhysell6064]

Wonderful to see those sights again. Thank you for sharing. Just a quick chuckle, "mountains, 1200 feet?" Those are hills. a quick walk. Hope the trip north through Canada is going great. Fair winds.

[@SchoandJo]

Compared to flat Florida they are as big as Everest 😂

[@deanchapman1824]

Geologically they're mountains, but I know what you mean!!! Also, the river is sea level.

[@oaklandmax]

That Bear Mountain anchorage looks challenging. Very shallow near shore then an abrupt and steep drop off. A very narrow area of reasonable depth to anchor in. I would have a hard time sleeping on the hook there unless it's actually a wider area than it looks in Navionics.

[@SchoandJo]

It was challenging, but we found a spot where we could drop enough scope to not worry about dragging into the rocks. It was worth it!

[@dentontxflatearthguy2903]

Rumor is NYC is visible from Bear mountain. Distance to the horizon being 1.225 x square root of the observation height in feet combined with earths alleged curvature rate of 8” x the # of miles squared, makes it flat out amazing!

[@SchoandJo]

It was too far to see NYC, but the views of the Hudson River Valley were incredible!

[@dentontxflatearthguy2903]

Y’all seem pretty wonderful and thanks for the reply. But Im pretty sure it was not too far to see nyc had the weather been clear as i used to live a mile away from there. However, my only nautical claim to fame was colliding with and subsequently sinking a varsity crew boat as the sun was setting in our coxswain’s eyes (when I was rowing for west point as a green pea), so yall are doing great. There were no injuries and somehow our boat survived undamaged, so all was well. Hope yall are doing excellent and that your adventure is legendary. Never forget, they call it sea level for a good reason :-). God bless, and yall got my sub.

[@donb270]

Thanks for taking us along.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Lucy 😁

[@KandiSueTheBlue]

You all look so happy sailing up the Hudson. It's a gorgeous area, and brings back fond memories of the trip we did in our trawler in 2012 up the East coast of the US including the Hudson River. I love your anchoring hand signals btw and of course Ollie is a star 🌟 Great vid you guys😎⚓️🐾🌴🦘

[@SchoandJo]

That sounds like it must have been a lovely trip - thanks for watching y'all!

[@glawtonmoore]

Remember, the geological history of this region is that NY was the lower boundary of the last ice age! Which is why you see the landscape features you’ve identified. That’s why the Bronx is so hilly, and the Palisades and Bear Mountain are as you’ve discovered them

[@SchoandJo]

Super cool!

[@timharrison9060]

did I miss that there was going to be quiz ???? @ 9:35 & @ 9:51 stay safe.....Tim and Cat

[@SchoandJo]

Whoops just a couple editing mistakes!

[@OVER-bENGINEERED]

Love your new intro! I think the music is Ford. I’m a big fan. I’m getting my boat ready for a special cruise into downtown Houston for three nights at Allen’s Landing.

[@SchoandJo]

It was Ford, good ear! Hope you have a safe and fun cruise!

[@christinawalsh7209]

Loved it!!

[@soloonsound]

Great new intro. 🙂

[@SchoandJo]

Thank you 🤙

[@vernholmes7940]

Enjoyed that guys! Great change of scenery.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Vern!

[@briandarling7276]

Via 57 is by Bjarke Ingels of BIG. You also missed a few good ones by Jean Nouvel and Frank Gehry right by the Whitney 😊 (apologies, I’m an architect in NYC) I’m from NJ and a frequent boater in the barnegat bay. I’m sad you went on the outside and skipped over my waters but I understand. Safe travels up the Hudson

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for the corrections Brian!!

[@Tnapvrvideo]

Great share!!! What an amazing on-the-water visit to NYC. Might I ask how you knew where you could drop the anchor in that active waterway? Thanks!

[@SchoandJo]

We used our navigation apps to determine where was not allowed and chose from there. i.e. not in a channel, or a cable / security zone, etc. I believe active captain had an anchorage symbol there too, so that helped 😁

[@jimmyrants4342]

I loved every minute of this video. You have a great family. I always wondered what the story is behind the wiggling thumb when you turn on, and off the boat. Can you share that with us, unless you have in a previous video that I may have missed? Thanks for a wonderful video. You two rock.

[@SchoandJo]

Hehe no story regarding the thumb... we just started doing it and haven't stopped 😁

[@horkrat]

you think you could tie up a 20' powerboat to that Bear Mountain dock for 2 hours to hike a trail? thinking about checking it out this summer - apparently there's a zoo!

[@SchoandJo]

hmm good question! If you time the tides, I'm sure it could be done you just have to be very particular about how you tie up your boat. It wasn't that nice of a dock, so you may want to check it out ahead of time via car to see if its what you expect! The zoo was closed when we were visiting but we wanted to see it, seemed pretty neat!

[@MichelTanguay1]

Are you coming up to Canada ? I’m asking because the lock system here closes by mid-October…Safe travels

[@SchoandJo]

We are! This video was filmed June 16th!

[@gregoryhofer1192]

Why was the original Tappan Zee Bridge built there? Basically, then the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was formed, in order to protect it's bridges and tunnels from other people coming into their area and building bridges and tunnels and forcing the Port Authority to lose money, they were given exclusive rights to build bridges and tunnels for automobiles to New Jersey and the Hudson River crossings that were within 50 miles of the Statue of Liberty. The original Tappan Bridge was built by the NYS Thruway Authority at a point that was about 200 feet north of that boundary. So the new bridge was built north of the old bridge.

[@Beatle9108]

hey guys are you going up the champlain or across the erie?

[@SchoandJo]

Half Eerie to Oswego!

[@OVER-bENGINEERED]

Is there supposed to be a “subscribe” logo floating just off screen in the lower right corner? Iphone13 pro max. Hmmm.

[@SchoandJo]

Not sure, that's all KZbin's domain!

[@timgreen4137]

Your captions at the bottom of some shots were cut off. Can't read the whole thing.

[@curtwarolin5664]

What was the app for the mountain profile?

[@SchoandJo]

It was called Peak Finder