Rondout- Can you still anchor by the "beach"

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I havent been up to Rondout in a few years. Can you still anchor at what I refer to as "the beach" almost at the end of the creek? Not sure if that area shoaled in or not. We used to anchor just past the green bouy (not sure of the number. If I rember correctly, it was diagonally across the creek from Lou's gas dock. I will draw 39" and the other boat I will be with draws 48".

We loved that area with the island exposed at low tide.
Any information would be appreciated.
 
Yes, we see boats anchored up there all the time. Larger boats generally anchor across from Rondout Bay, while smaller boats (up to about 34 or so) anchor off the "beach" which is just down stream from Lou Roberti's marina (which has fuel).

Hope this helps.

By the way there are several boats that come up there regularly (across from the Rondout Bay). I'm not sure if squabbles will develop over anchoring rites... But on a good weekend one can generally expect many boats up there in both places.
 
The best spot at the "beach" is now a little bit before the green buoy. It used to be just past the buoy but the recent floods changed that a bit. If you anchor in your old spot its still OK but you will encounter much more crud on the bottom and not the best sand. If you can, drive by at low tide and check out the contour of the beach and it might help. My best friend got in there last week with his 370 (draws about 30-34" or so) with no trouble at all...

Dan refers to the nice wide area between Lou's and the blue bridge where there is plenty of room to anchor and raft up. BTW you can swim anywhere in this area - we usually just jump right off the back of our boat with all the water toys without even leaving the dock! Unless we're headed to the beach, of course...
 
Its been years since I have been to the beach area, dosn't most of it disappear at high tide?
 
Butch I believe alot of it does. I know we can still go around the island with the dink at high tide. And that brings up a good point. Make sure you have plenty of water under the boat when anchoring there. I'm not sure what folks are using as a rule but I would expect if you pull 4 feet, you should have 8-10 under you when setting the hook. We get quite a bit of tide.
 
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