Harbour

Whaler's Cove Yacht Club

Name: Whaler's Cove Yacht Club
Address: Cold Spring Harbor, US
Telephone: +16313679822

Cold Spring Harbor, United StatesLong Island Sound

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Type: Harbour

Members' yacht club in the inner part of Cold Spring Harbor, on the north shore of Long Island, New York.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Lies at the head of Cold Spring Harbor, off Long Island Sound between Lloyd Neck and Cold Spring Beach. Approach depths are good, with deep water close in. Berths are on floating pontoons. Access is for members, with a small number of visitor berths by arrangement only.

Practical

About 50 berths, floating pontoons, maximum boat length around 44 feet. There is 30 amp shore power, fresh water, heads, showers and ice. The club has run as a private organisation since 1962.

Ashore

The Whaling Museum and Education Center is in Cold Spring Harbor village, with shops and restaurants along Main Street. Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery sits about 2 km south on Route 25A.

History

Cold Spring Harbor was a whaling port from 1836 to 1862, with nine ships sailing from here on voyages of up to two years that reached as far as Alaska.