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Hop An NYC Schooner For An Iron Chef's Harbor Cruise Dinner

Living in New York City is hard to do for many reasons; it's expensive, it's crowded, and it hurts to the core to leave near so much awesome water and not be able to take a boat out on it because you don't have a boat.

It's true; boating around Manhattan is a rich man's pastime, what with the cost of docking and maintenance. So instead those hankering to get out on the harbor turn to boat tours, but we're not talking about the Circle Line here. Instead, climb aboard one of two Schooners plying the NY waters: The Adirondack and the Imagine. they'll take you out for a true harbor sailing experience in very small groups for around $50 per person for the 2-hour trip—and you can chose between daytime, sunset, or nighttime city lights.

Kick up a notch however by opting for the Morimoto Sushi and Sake Sail, which for $105 per person, includes the 2-hour sunset cruise plus a dinner of sushi and sake from iron chef Masaharu Morimoto. The sushi boat leaves on Monday nights through August from Chelsea Piers; pack your to-go chopsticks and buy tickets at their website.

Related Stories:
· Morimoto Sushi & Sake Sunset Sail of NY Harbor [Zerve]
· The Schooners Adirondack and Imagine [NYC-Sail]
· Boating Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Sail-NYC]

Tags: Boat Tours / The Wiggles / New Zealand Sightseeing / → All Tags

New Zealand's Big Red Boats Now Belong to The Wiggles

We can't help but love the bold-colored T-shirts of superstar kids group The Wiggles but we didn't expect to find them arguing over trademarks with a New Zealand tourist attraction. The problem is that both parties are keen on talking about their "big red boats".

The Kiwi side of the argument belongs to the Shotover Jet people in tourist capital Queenstown. They take tourists for thrilling canyon rides in their "big red boat" and that's why they'd tried to trademark the brand. They ran into the Wiggles trying to do the same thing.

Fortunately it looks like it'll all be settled peacefully, because one of the managers of Ngai Tahu Tourism, who operate the Shotover Jet, has a two-year-old who's a big Wiggles fan. We're tipping that Shotover should paint their jet boats a different color and go for "big blue boat" instead.

Related Stories:
· Wiggles Take On Tourism Company Over Big Red Boats [The Age]
· Shotover Jet [Official Site]
· Queenstown Travel Guide [Jaunted]

[Photo: Godverbs]