Hudson River Pollepel Island to 79th Street Boat Basin - New York City We awoke to heavy rain at our Pollepel Island anchorage, however it cleared by 1000 hrs and we were off to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the mountains along the Hudson River. We were awed as we passed the majestic location and buildings that encompass West Point. The barge traffic on the river has become quite busy and we find we're having to deal with considerable wake. We're attempting to time our movement to catch as much of the ebb tide as possible as the current has become stronger. In the evening, when we were securely on our mooring ball in the 79th St. Boat basin, we set off in our dingy and narrowly missed being swamped by 2 huge waves that washed in, caused by the traffic in the river. The current in the boat basin is so strong and variable, it feels like we're in a rapidly boiling cauldron. Even though we're all on mooring balls each boat is facing in a different direction caused by the erratic current flow.