The cruise was pleasant and uneventful. It was sunny and mild and the seas were not bad at all. In fact, as the day wore on, the seas became calmer. We proceeded up the New Jersey coast until we got to Brooklyn and Coney Island.
We briefly discussed changing our destination to a mooring at the Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club which is supposed to be very nice. But we decided to save it for next time. We entered Gravesend Bay, the inner bay of the Coney Island anchorage and dropped the hook by 5:15 next to a beautiful wooden gaff-rigged sail boat.
Off to the other side of us was an array of sunken docks and a sunken sailboat all poking out of the water like a collection of dark skeletons.
We had anchored here last year and had a scary time maneuvering through a very skinny stretch into the inner bay at night (because the outer bay had been too bouncy). This time we were able to see much better and knew to hug the right side of the entry to avoid the very shallow beach side.
After settling in, we took the dinghy into the nearby “marina”, a very funky setup that was located behind a gas station on a main drag in a not very attractive part of Brooklyn. Once again we asked about any nearby parks. There weren’t any within a short walk even after checking the internet so we gave Archie a city walk through the nearby neighborhoods and headed back. We cruised around the bay on the dinghy to see if there were other places we could tie up to for a walk in the morning but nothing was apparent and certainly not inviting.
We had the leftover shrimp scampi for dinner and settled in for the evening at our quiet, calm and rather industrial looking anchorage.
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