Harbours and anchorages near New Haven

Thimble Islands

Archipelago of pink-granite islands and rocky outcrops in Long Island Sound, off Stony Creek in Branford, Connecticut.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Charles Island

Anchorage by Gumbys Head in the Westport River, near Westport Point, Massachusetts, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Bridgeport Harbor Marina

Full-service marina with more than 200 berths on the Steelpointe peninsula, in the main Bridgeport Harbour on Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

Pequonnock Yacht Club

Private yacht club at City Point, New Haven, on the west side of New Haven Harbor in Connecticut.

Joshua Cove

Cove on the Guilford shore of Long Island Sound, Connecticut, just north of the Sachem's Head peninsula, with a bottom of rock and mud.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Waucoma Yacht Club

Yacht club founded in 1907 on the Quinnipiac River at Front Street, New Haven, the third yacht club established in the city.

City Point Yacht Club

Yacht club on the West River at City Point, spanning the New Haven and West Haven banks in Connecticut.

New Haven Yacht Club

Yacht club founded in 1882 at Morris Cove on the eastern shore of New Haven Harbour, one of the oldest chartered yacht clubs in the United States.

Harbor Point Marina

Marina of about 182 berths on Cove Street in the East Shore district of New Haven, Connecticut, on the eastern side of New Haven Harbour.

Farm River State Park Marina

Small gated marina on the Farm River estuary in East Haven, inside the 62-acre Farm River State Park on the eastern shore of New Haven Harbour.

Kelsey Boat Yard

Boatyard on the Branford bank of the Farm River in Branford, Connecticut, running since 1934.

Dutch Wharf Boat Marina

Family-run boatyard marina on the Branford River at Branford, Connecticut, just off Long Island Sound.

Sylvan Point Yacht Club

Yacht club on the Branford River at Branford, Connecticut, off Quarry Dock Road, on Long Island Sound.

Indian Neck Yacht Club

Members-only yacht club on the Branford River at Branford, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.

Birbarie Marine Sales

Family-run marina and service yard on the Branford River at Branford, Connecticut, off Long Island Sound.

Branford Yacht Club - North Yard

Off-season storage and haul-out yard of Branford Yacht Club on the Branford River in Connecticut, also known as Bob Criscuolo Landing.

Branford Yacht Club

Members' yacht club near the mouth of the Branford River in Branford, Connecticut, founded in 1909.

Goodsell Point Marina

Full-service marina on the Branford River at 65 Goodsell Point Road, Branford, Connecticut, reopened in May 2020 after a full rebuild.

Safe Harbor Bruce & Johnsons

Full-service marina on the Branford River at Branford, Connecticut, part of the Safe Harbor network on Long Island Sound.

Milford Lisman Landing Marina

Town-run all-transient marina at the head of Milford Harbour in Connecticut, off Long Island Sound.

Milford Harbor Marina

Municipal transient marina in Milford Harbor, on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, about nine miles south-west of New Haven.

Spencer's Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard in Milford Harbour, off Long Island Sound in Connecticut.

Milford Yacht Club

Private yacht club marina at the confluence of Milford Harbor and Long Island Sound, Connecticut.

Safe Harbor Port Milford

Full-service marina on Milford Harbor in Milford, Connecticut, a short walk from the town centre.

Caswell Cove Marina

Marina in a sheltered cove off the Housatonic River at Milford, Connecticut, with around 70 seasonal berths.

Village Marina

Renovated marina on the Housatonic River in Milford, Connecticut, with quick access downstream to Long Island Sound.

Guilford Yacht Club

Marina on the West River, a tributary off Guilford Harbour in Connecticut, with access to Long Island Sound and a road link just off Interstate 95.

Safe Harbor Stratford

Large marina on the west bank of the Housatonic River, about 1.5 miles up from Long Island Sound, in Stratford, Connecticut.

Guilford Town Marina

Town-run marina at the foot of Whitfield Street, at the mouth of the East River in Guilford, Connecticut, with access to Long Island Sound.

Brown's Marina

Small marina on the west bank of the Housatonic River in Stratford, Connecticut, minutes from Long Island Sound.