Best anchorages and harbours in Long Island Sound

Belden Point

Mooring field off the west side of City Island in Eastchester Bay, the Bronx, New York, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Calf Islands

Day anchorage off the Calf Islands in Captain Harbor, fronting the Byram shore of Greenwich, Connecticut, in western Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Cedar Island Marina

A large family-owned marina with about 400 berths on Clinton Harbour, Connecticut, off Long Island Sound.

Coecles Harbour

Anchorage in Coecles Harbour on the east side of Shelter Island in New York, ringed by tidal creeks and oak woodland, mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Eaton's neck lighthouse

Anchorage off Eatons Neck at the entrance to Huntington Bay on Long Island Sound, New York. Mud bottom.

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

Hamburg Cove

Marina and RV resort in the Seabrook district of New Orleans, at the junction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and Lake Pontchartrain.

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

Lloyd Harbor

Sheltered harbour branching west off Huntington Bay on the north shore of Long Island, New York. Mud bottom, well protected from all directions.

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

Long beach point

Anchorage off Long Beach Point, the low sandbar that separates Orient Harbor from Gardiners Bay at the tip of Long Island's North Fork, New York.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Majors Harbor

Anchorage on the south-east side of Gardiners Island, set on the east side of Gardiners Bay between the forks of eastern Long Island, New York.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Mystic Seaport Museum

Working maritime museum on the east bank of the Mystic River in Connecticut, with visitor dockage for boats calling at the museum.

Norwalk River anchorage

Anchorage on the Norwalk River off South Norwalk, Connecticut, behind the Norwalk Islands on the north shore of Long Island Sound.

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

Norwalk Cove Marina

Full-service marina with over 400 berths on the Norwalk River at East Norwalk, Connecticut.

Oyster Bay anchorage

Anchorage in Oyster Bay on the north shore of Long Island, off Centre Island, opening onto Long Island Sound.

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

Oyster Bay Harbor

Mooring in Oyster Bay Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Port Jefferson Yacht Club

Sailing club on Port Jefferson Harbour, a deep-water harbour on the North Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York.

Sag Harbor Bay

Anchorage off the village of Sag Harbor, on Shelter Island Sound at the eastern end of Long Island, New York.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Threemile Harbor

Anchorage in Three Mile Harbor at East Hampton, New York, sand bottom, sheltered from the west but exposed to winds from the south-west to north-west.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Watch Hill Boat Yard

New England boatyard and marina on Pasadena Avenue at Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island, with summer dockage and moorings.

Watch Hill Yacht Club

Yacht club managing around 72 moorings in Watch Hill Cove, on Little Narragansett Bay at Westerly, Rhode Island.

West Harbor

West Harbor on the north side of Fishers Island, New York, the island's main harbour with the ferry landing and a broad mooring field.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Manhasset Bay

Anchorage and mooring field in Manhasset Bay off Port Washington, on the south shore of Long Island Sound.

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

Half Moon Bay Marina

Marina on the east bank of the Hudson River at Croton-on-Hudson, about 35 miles north of Manhattan.

South Montauk Lake

Anchorage at the southern end of Lake Montauk, a 900-acre embayment on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

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.

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.

Mystic Shipyard

Marina at Cape Vincent, New York, near the entrance of the St. Lawrence River off Lake Ontario.

Noroton Yacht Club

Private family sailing club founded in 1928 on Noroton Bay at Darien, Connecticut, just west of Long Neck Point.

Nyack Boat Club

Member sailing club on the west bank of the Hudson River at Nyack, New York, between the Tappan Zee Bridge and Hook Mountain.

Port Jefferson

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, off Fort Adams State Park, on a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

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