Best anchorages and harbours in Long Island Sound

Northport Harbour

Anchorage basin off the village of Northport, at the southeastern end of Northport Bay on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Southold

Anchorage off Southold on the North Fork of Long Island, New York, in the Peconic Bay system between Town Creek and Jockey Creek.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

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

Duck Island Anchorage, Westbrook

Anchorage behind Duck Island off Westbrook on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, sheltered by the island and its breakwaters.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Coecles Harbor anchorage

Anchorage inside Coecles Harbor on Shelter Island, at the eastern end of New York's Peconic Bays, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Fishers Island Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the north side of Fishers Island in West Harbor, at the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound. Two miles off the Connecticut coast opposite Stonington.

Crows Nest Marina

Full-service marina at 495 New Street, Oceanside, New York, on a canal off East Bay behind the Long Beach barrier island.

Dodson Boatyard

Working boatyard and transient stop on Stonington Harbour, Connecticut, with moorings, berths and a fuel dock.

Port Jefferson Moorings and Launch Service

Visitor mooring field run by a launch service in Port Jefferson Harbour, on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

New-London waterfront

Mooring field and anchorage on the Thames River off downtown New London, Connecticut.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Raymond Rocks East

Anchorage off East Norwalk in the Norwalk Islands, Long Island Sound, Connecticut, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Rocky Point

Anchorage in Stirling Basin off Greenport, on the North Fork of Long Island, with sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Mattituck Creek anchorage

Anchorage in Mattituck Creek on the North Fork of Long Island, reached from the south shore of Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Safe Harbor Yacht Haven

Full-service marina of more than 380 berths on the East Branch of Stamford Harbour, Connecticut, taking vessels up to 200 feet, with a maximum draught of about 4 metres.

Dyckman Marina

Small marina at the west end of Dyckman Street, on the Hudson River in the Inwood neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York, opposite the New Jersey Palisades.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Pequonnock Yacht Club

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

Compo Beach

Anchorage off Compo Beach in Long Island Sound, near the mouth of the Saugatuck River at Westport, Connecticut.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

West Neck Harbor

Sheltered anchorage off the south-west shore of Shelter Island, in the Peconic estuary of eastern Long Island, New York.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Stamford Harbour

Outer harbour anchorage at Stamford on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, about 33 miles east of New York.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

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

Oyster Bay Cove

Anchorage in Oyster Bay Harbor on the north shore of Long Island, New York, on the Oyster Bay Cove side east of the mooring fleet, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

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.

Pipes Cove

Sheltered cove between Greenport and Shelter Island on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. Mud bottom, six berths, fresh water available.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Calf Pasture Beach

Anchorage off Calf Pasture Beach at the eastern point of Norwalk, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Sheepshead Bay

Sheltered bay on the southern shore of Brooklyn, New York, lined with marinas and a long-established party-fishing fleet, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

North Minneford Yacht Club

Marina and yacht club on the eastern shore of City Island, in the Bronx, on western Long Island Sound.

Mount Sinai

Anchorage in Mount Sinai Harbor on the north shore of Long Island, about a mile north-east of Port Jefferson, New York, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Al Grover's High & Dry

Full-service marina on Woodcleft Canal in Freeport, New York, on the South Shore back bays close to the Atlantic.

Al Grovers High & Dry Marina

Full-service marina at 500 South Main Street in Freeport, on the Long Island canals close to the Nautical Mile.

Aldrich Boat Yard

Boatyard and marina on Weesuck Creek at East Quogue, New York, near the north shore of Shinnecock Bay.