In Cape Horn: The Logical Route, Bernard Moitessier wrote about the joy of sailing into a harbor at night. Not just entering a harbor, but sailing in.
“It is wonderful to enter a harbor at night. A hundred times better than in the day,” he wrote. “For in daylight, you’re always a bit inhibited by the presence of on-lookers who might think that you want to show off or demonstrate how well you can handle a boat. You try in vain not to care, you still feel ill at ease. At night, on the other hand, everyone does his job, without fuss, because he likes doing it