Barnegat Bay

Our night in Sandy Hook was a bit of a rolly one, there is a ferry that runs to the shore and a US Coast Guard location nearby that probably caused us some discomfort. We were up early and left by 7:00 as it was long way (48 NM) to Barnegat Bay. There are very few sailboat friendly spots to stop at for the night on the New Jersey coast. In fact all you see coming down is a continuous beach with houses and apartments clustered on the shore. We also have to time the run into the inlet ref currents, winds and tides as the approach can be nasty. The approach and harbour is not well marked on any of the charts I have but after I called a few marinas here, I was assured that a lot of buoys have been added and it would not be an issue. We motored all day (8 hrs) in light winds to make our timings and arrived at 3:00. The approach was well marked but looked scary a few times with having to be much closer to breakwaters and docks than would normally seem right, but we arrived into a spot that was good for anchoring. We will shoot for Atlantic City tomorrow but may have to pay for a doc

as there is limited room inside.
Here are two pictures of the bay that we are in.