Weather & Mooring Balls


The weather has been fabulous, particularly at night. Unlike the Chesapeake Bay with its 24 hour humidity we have had wonderfully cooler nights. Have only had the AC on at Mystic when it was warmer and a bit more humid during the day.

The mooring balls up here have a pickup stick on them. It makes them so much easier to pick up. They also tend to have 2 lines vice one. I have to admit that the first time I picked one up and it had 2 lines attached to it, I did not know what to do with

City Island to Huntington Yacht Club

Here's the lighthouse that guards the entrance to the harbor.






You can see how busy the mooring field is.


We picked up a mooring ball here at HYC and reconnected with a bunch of MTOA Chesapeake Bay Cruisers.

Huntington Y.C. to Port Jefferson
I had a tough time picking up the mooring ball here. It was windy and that made it challenging for Ted to get me close enough and keep me close enough to get one line on a cleat. we later took the dinghy into town. Being a Sunday the place was mobbed. This memorial was erected to recall the shipyard that used to sit here.



Port Jefferson to Coecles Harbor, Shelter Island
First "anchorage" we've been in since Liberty State Park. Its large and the holding was excellent. Bouys mark the anchorage. We dinghied in to walk around a bit and check things out. This is where Billy Joel had his Shelter Island runabout built.

We took a self guided tour of the place the next day. Here's a shot of the anchorage (Cedar Island Cove).

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Here's another view that puts in in context on L.I. Sound.

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Coecles Harbor to Derring Harbor, Shelter Island
Derring Harbor put us across from Greenport, NY where the most recent TrawlerFest was held. We took a mooring ball at the Shelter Island Yacht Club. We took the ferry to Greenport to check out the town.



This is another busy mooring field.




Derring Harbor, NY to Mystic, Conn (Across the Sound)

To reach Mystic, Conn., one cruises up the narrow Mystic River past marinas, mooring fields, and through one railroad bridge and highway bridge.





Mystic Seaport lies just beyond the bridge.
As we headed in to dock we passed the Preservation Shipyard and this little sailboat you can rent.






Later that day we were treated to this colorful sight.





Long Island Sound - Conn Side
Mystic to Duck Island Roads


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The anchorage is inside the two breakwaters you see on the right hand side. Its a fair weather anchorage to say the least. The winds picked up and we started rolling in the anchorage. So we picked up the anchor and moved more "inside" - it made a big difference. It is a very popular day spot.



Duck Island Roads to Zieglers Cove
This was a really lovely anchorage. Tucked away into a little cove, you almost felt like you were in Maine surrounded by the large boulders. Unfortunately the only picture I took is too dark.

Zieglers Cove, Conn to City Island, NY

So here's a roundtrip view of where we've been. We came down the NY side of the Sound,, crossed over to Mystic and returned on the Conn side.


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Hudson River, here we come!