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Many if the moorings on the LISound are for people to keep their boats in the water. There are far less marinas than the Chesapeake and twice as expensive so its a good alternative. There usually is good anchorage near the fields. But the moorings have the prime spots. Ha.ve a good dinghy.
Having cruised the LI Sound for years as a visitor, I would disagree about not tourist friendly. A mooring field more efficiently uses the space in the anchoring basin and more boats can use the basin. Also less yahoos with bad anchoring techniques are present. The fees are cheap Nd usually their is launch service.
We have a good dinghy on favors and a solid rocna anchor. We usually do a combo of anchoring and mooring balls when visiting the Sound. There are some places I actually sleep better in a mooring then at anchor
Having cruised the LI Sound for years as a visitor, I would disagree about not tourist friendly. A mooring field more efficiently uses the space in the anchoring basin and more boats can use the basin. Also less yahoos with bad anchoring techniques are present. The fees are cheap Nd usually their is launch service.
We have a good dinghy on favors and a solid rocna anchor. We usually do a combo of anchoring and mooring balls when visiting the Sound. There are some places I actually sleep better in a mooring then at anchor