5 Boro Ramble Success!

Account by Rob Buchanan:

"We launched at 8 or so from east river crew’s davit at 96th street and took about half an hour to get up to the little grassy patch near the willis avenue bridge that’s the best waterfront park in the city. because it isn’t a park and there are no railings and the plants that grow are just whatever’s growing there. as we arrived harry bubbins dove off a bollard and surfaced talking about all the fish he’d seen. the old rotting dock was a perfect mooring for the whitehall. arcadua in the bronx--all that’s missing is a scrap-lumber picnic table.'...

To read more of his peronal adventure and see pics from what he calls "...the best waterfront park in the city." See

Rob Buchanan's personal account, with pics!

Could be the best becuse of it's exciting location and the variety of uses we can accomodate. For this event we had diving, swimming, a gid tie up and kayaks launch and land!

More than 60 paddlers in about 40 boats participated in various stages of yesterday's Ramble, including the 17 kayaks who transited the upper bay on the home stretch.
Friends of Brook Park welcomed the beginning of the paddel from Swindler's Cove and participated with three paddlers! Thanks to the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and UrbanDivers safety boats and LIC BoatHouse!