@TomY On what side of the anchorage do you like to anchor? West? The charts mostly show 1-2 feet outside the dredged area.
That is what the chart shows. We find just enough water just outside the moorings on the Southwest edges. Sometimes we're aground, lightly at low tide. The eel grass is so dense that our sounder isn't very accurate. But we've held pretty well in there in some breeze. You want an anchor that will go through the weeds into the sand. But the holding will always be sketchy if a blow is forecast.
Often there are 2 or 3 boats scattered around the Southwest side of the pond, at busy times. But we've had it all to ourselves as well.
We've used moorings before when we couldn't find space. But we find the anchorage so much more private and quiet. Last time we overnighted on the mooring, some bone head ran a generator half the night.
We've sailed many, many miles, inside the pond. It's the best dinghy sailing. Twice, we've been awakened in the middle of the night by the eerie calls of a pack of Coyotes on the wild shore near the boat. They hide during daylight hours in the thick brush of the inner island.
