[labatt]

If you really want to do this whole trip in the time you have, you could rack up some offshore experience and head straight off of the Delaware and overnight to Hell Gate (note the spelling - it's not Hells Gate ), or perhaps make it more interesting and do the eastern rounding of Long Island to Mystic (which would definitely be offshore - about a 190nm trip from Cape May to Montauk - and you could stop at Block Island first if you want). If you do the trip offshore to Eastern Long Island I would outfit for being offshore - liferaft, EPIRB, etc. (great excuse for your wife to let you do a little toy shopping). Then you could take a little more time on your way back to home and stop at all the places you are interested in.