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Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound is the great protected highway of the Northeast — 100 miles of nearly enclosed water between the Connecticut shore and Long Island, dotted with harbors that range from wide-open island lees to landlocked hurricane holes up the Connecticut River.

The Sound's signature is its tide: the range climbs from three feet at the eastern end to well over seven in the west, running real current through the narrow entrances. The anchorages here reward reading the ranges — tuck behind the Norwalk Islands or into Oyster Bay and you'll find genuine shelter an hour from the city.

8 anchoragesConnecticut & New York

Norwalk Islands — Sheffield Harbor

Norwalk Islands, Connecticut
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate

Captain Islands — Greenwich

Greenwich, Connecticut
GoodAnchorageQuiet

Oyster Bay Harbor

Oyster Bay, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate

Port Jefferson Harbor

Port Jefferson, New York
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy

Milford Harbor

Milford, Connecticut
FairMooring fieldModerate

Duck Island Roads — Westbrook

Westbrook, Connecticut
GoodAnchorageQuiet

Hamburg Cove — Connecticut River

Connecticut River, Connecticut
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsModerate

Essex — Connecticut River

Connecticut River, Connecticut
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
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By the numbers
7 areas · 8 anchorages · one map to the whole ground.