Paddlers cross under the Ninth Street Bridge and into a channel south of the Route 52 causeway as the sun begins to set during a Bay Cats-sponsored Sunset Moonrise Paddle on Friday, July 31.
The setting sun paints the sky orange during the Sunset Moonrise Paddle on July 31 in Ocean City.
A "blue moon" rises over Ocean City, NJ on July 31, 2015.
The moon lights the way for the paddle back home to Bay Cats on the 300 block of Bay Avenue.
A unique excursion on Friday showcased a spectacular sunset and a blue moon — a phenomenon that happens every few years when the second of two full moons appears in the same calendar month.
Bay Cats sponsored a Sunset Moonrise Paddle with about 30 standup paddleboarders and kayakers setting out from the shop on the 300 block of Bay Avenue for a leisurely loop under the Ninth Street Bridge and back.
The weather cooperated with the sun setting and the moon rising into a clear warm sky. The event also provided an opportunity for the paddlers to take in the natural beauty of Ocean City's bayfront. See sequence of photos above.
