I have always thought of Gardiner’s Bay on the east end of Long Island, New York, as special. Native Americans, colonists, pirates and generations of baymen thought so too. Today, recreational boaters agree. I’ve been sailing Gardiner’s Bay for 40 years. Its beauty never fails to inspire awe. The many coves and harbors make for an ideal weekend or weeklong cruising experience as there are superb anchorages and endless things to do ashore.
The bay lies 20 statute miles southwest from New London, Connecticut, and 54 miles southwest of Newport, Rhode Island. To the east is Gardiner’s Island, south is Three Mile Harbor/East Hampton, west is Shelter Island and to the
