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Tony C
08-09-2005, 10:59 pm
any good advise on moorings or anchorages that I can pick up in the raritan bay area. I'm doing an overnighter and would like to find some quiet place away from the commercial traffic.
Tony: Try the Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy. You might be able to pick up a guest mooring there, either free (based on club reciprocity) or for a very nominal fee. Their mooring field is huge, and I'm sure they have open spots available on a regular basis. One other option is to drop the hook in Horseshoe Cove on the bay side of Sandy Hook. It's not Raritan Bay, I grant you, but it's a quiet, more or less protected anchorage and it's absolutely free. (Of course!) It'd leave you exposed to a westerly blow, but that shouldn't be too big a problem most of the time. You're almost entirely isolated from commercial traffic, and the view is a helluva lot nicer than what you'd have on Raritan Bay. Enjoy your overnighter. Pete s/v EmmieLou (ODay 322) Little Silver, NJ
Cris Hazzard
08-10-2005, 05:48 am
Horseshoe Cove on Sandy Hook is a great anchorage. Been there a dozen times, always held great, even when strong fronts came through. And like Pete says, the view is a helluva lot nicer, especially if you dinghy ashore and check out the nude beach (really)!
frmreilly
08-10-2005, 12:05 pm
Richmond County Yacht Club has moorings & it is close to several restaurants (Coale's is better than Marina Cafe). Let us know what you do.