On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:25:15 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On 14 Sep 2008 21:02:02 -0500, Dave wrote:

I know quite a few people who HAVE sailed there that would disagree
with your assessment. It's not the Bronx, but it's not what Skip is
accustomed too, either.

Yes. I would have thought that City Island might have been preferable.

Little Neck Bay is fine for an overnight anchorage prior to getting an
early start down the East River - much better protection from the
prevailing winds and closer to Throggs Neck than City Island. I would
not moor a boat there permanently however. A friend of mine did that
for a few years back in the 80s and was broken into repeatedly.

Yeah, you "can" anchor there overnight. My warning is that you need to
be on your guard in a way that few boaters are accustomed to. That
means having a chain and padlock that you use on your dinghy when you
go ashore, and hoping that that is sufficient.

Plus, Skip is CRUISING, which for most people is about seeing new and
interesting NICE places. He sailed right by Cold Spring Harbor to
anchor in Little Neck Harbor. He's still there, so this was more than
a quick overnight way point. Sort of like going camping by parking
your RV in the Walmart parking lot.