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New York architecture: touring the city from the sea

Take a step off the island and onto New York’s AIA Around Manhattan Architecture tour boat to experience the landscape of the city from the river. It’s hard to appreciate the architecture in New York City when you’re trapped inside a building all day. We might get annoyed with tourists for getting in the way […]

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2014 Boat Tours

Yesterday evening I hitched a ride on the AIANY/Classic Harbor Line cruise as they were celebrating their fifth year of offering architectural boat tours. In addition to the Around Manhattan Architecture Tour that I wrote about previously, the AIANY and Classic Harbor Line are holding other tours: Lower Manhattan Tour Around Manhattan Bridge and Infrastructure […]

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4 Things To Do in New York City’s Neighborhoods This Week

A great way to get a better understanding of the architecture and design of our metropolis is to take a guided New York City tour led by the American Institute of Architects. The “AIANY Around Manhattan Architecture Tour“ circumnavigates the island of Manhattan by boat, offering a view of the “starchitecture” of the West Side, […]

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On the Waterfront: Touring Manhattan By Yacht

The 2013 ASJA Conference is scheduled for April 25 – 27 in New York City. Between now and then, The ASJA Monthly will run pieces by New York City denizens on places and attractions to visit while in the Big Apple. Manhattan’s jagged cityscape gleams as the sleek yacht I’ve boarded glides away from its […]

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Manhattan, Elusive by Land, Comes Into Focus by Sea

Manhattan has one of the most recognizable faces in the world. Yet it can be strangely elusive, even Garboesque. The buildings are too tall and too close together to see in their entirety from the ground, so New Yorkers who want to get a good look at the skyline have to go to the movies, […]

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A Night Out – Wine Tasting on the Hudson

We were recently invited out onto the mighty Hudson for a wine and cheese tasting sunset cruise hosted by Classic Harbor Line New York.  There’s nothing quite like escaping the hot sticky streets of New York to the open air.  Summer can be very wonderful in this city, you just have to know how to […]

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Harbor Schooner Sets Sail On Summer’s Final Stretch

View PDF versionView web versionAs the end of August approaches, it can seem like a blink of the eye between July 4th and Labor Day. But there’s a nice way to keep the summer sailing along with a patriotic flair, on board a 105-foot schooner that’s built along the lines of the racing yacht that […]

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Segeln vor New York

View PDF versionWho wants to see Manhattan, it has to leave. And from where you can see an island probably better than from the water? You do not have to be to sign on with one of the container ships that push their way through the New York Harbor to Red Hook. Many visitors take […]

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NYC’s best spots for watching the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks

View PDF version The 2012 Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks are just around the corner. The 36th annual summertime staple will include 40,000 fireworks set off from six barges in the Hudson River between 18th and 43rd Streets, beginning at 9 p.m. This pyrotechnic spectacular is not to be missed, though the coveted hot spots […]

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Where to Watch the 4th of July Fireworks

NEW YORK — Forty-thousand fireworks will explode over the Hudson River this Fourth of July, drawing tens of thousands of patriotic spectators to Manhattan’s West Side.The “Ignite the Night”-themed Macy’s display, kicking off at 9 p.m. next Wednesday, will feature performances by pop superstar Katy Perry and award-winning country artist Kennny Chesney, synchronized with the […]

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NYC 4th Best: Schooners, Rooftops, Barbeques, Booze

After a long day in the sun, the best way to see the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks is to hop on a small boat with friends and share a couple of pops while you watch the pyrotechnics.Taking its first Independence Day voyage, the Schooner America 2.0 is the newest addition to Classic Harbor Line’s […]

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New York City’s waterfront is booming

Think of the waterfront as New York City’s sixth borough.At least the city’s government is − dubbing it so for the amount of planning and energy going in to revamping the Big Apple’s waterfront, said Arthur Platt, an architect and one of the guides on Classic Harbor Line Cruise’s Architectural Tour.The tour, which lasts about […]

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MV Manhattan

Melding styles is something that daring designers do. Getting it right can make one a legend, but the risks attached to failure are great in a business where you’re only as good as your last design. This is why so few naval architects and boat builders, like their couturier counterparts, are truly daring, and why […]

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New York City Cruises

It’s summer, which means that along with the overbearing heat, the streets of New York City are teeming with people. While I usually don’t mind bumping shoulders with strangers, sometimes we all need a break from the chaos. Instead of holing up at home or in your hotel room, let me let you in on […]

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Annual Lighted Boat Parade Lights Up NY Harbor Tomorrow!

Take a break from fighting off the screaming tourist hordes that have descended upon our city for the weekend and revel in the quiet beauty of pretty ships cruising around the harbor tomorrow night at the annual Lighted Boat Parade. New York Harbor tour boats, work boats, private boaters and charter yachts will gussy up […]

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Covering Battery Park City

Classic yacht race: Under the brilliant sun of Columbus Day weekend, seven classic vessels plied New York harbor in a dazzling display of tall masts and sails. On each of the three days, they were to have raced each other up and down the harbor, but said Michael Fortenbaugh, commodore of the North Cove Marina, […]

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Yachting Around Manhattan: Champagne on a Boat!

The mini yachts at the Chelsea Piers Classic Harbor Line hold about 35 people and are reminiscent of an intimate Gatsby party on the Hudson. Champagne is poured into flutes as the Catskill or Beacon yacht circumnavigates the southern tip of Manhattan, and people excitedly take out their cameras when the Statue of Liberty looms […]

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Visit Bear Mountain State Park Via Classic Harbor Line Cruise

View web version with video Those looking for a nice but quick getaway should consider a cruise to Bear Mountain, which makes for an excellent day trip. NY1′s Valarie D’Elia filed the following report. Classic Harbor Line’s Yacht Manhattan is making its way up the Hudson on a series of monthly cruises to Bear Mountain […]

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Haute Dining: Morimoto Sushi & Sake Sunset Yacht Cruise

Few things go better together than fresh sushi and perfectly chilled sake, but throw in warm summer weather, the sunset against the NYC skyline, and a yacht cruise through the harbor and you’ve got an absolutely sublime dining experience. Classic Harbor Line Yachts and Morimoto are happy to enter their third year of NYC’s Morimoto […]

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NYC Boat Architecture Tour – New York Times

Spare Times For May 13-19 Around Town NYC Boat Architecture Tour (Sunday and Tuesday) Architecture buffs with a love of boats can enjoy both, on a tour of Manhattan architecture from a boat cruising around the island, offered by Classic Harbor Line Yachts and the New York City Chapter of the Center for Architecture: Sundays at […]

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Four Great Waterbound Adventures in NYC

In the concrete jungle that is New York, sometimes visitors  — and even New Yorkers themselves — forget that the city is surrounded by water. There’s the isle of Manhattan, of course; Coney Island (which is really a peninsula); and the hottest  piece of land these days, Governor’s Island, situated right in New York Harbor. […]

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Drift Away on a NYC Harbor Cruise

New York Harbor offers all types of cruises for all kinds of budgets, ranging from dinner and dancing to guided history tours. NY1’s Valarie D’Elia filed the following report. Summer is cruising season on New York Harbor and there is a nice selection of sailings for practically every budget and interest. Classic Harbor Line’s new […]

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My Manhattan; Away From the Uproar, Before a Strong Wind

New York Times May 31, 2002 Steve Dougherty From my midship perch on the sharply slanted deck of the 80-foot schooner Adirondack as it slices the swift crosscurrents of the Upper Bay of New York Harbor, gritty Manhattan is transformed into the shimmering silver city of our dreams. Only the view from the troposphere in […]

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