Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club

A very nice protected anchorage. The launch drivers were prompt and friendly. Ashore there are many shops and a few restaurants and bars, but it is a 3/4 mile hike to a good grocery store for provisions. We did not use any of the marina/yacht clubs facilities, but the buildings looked nice and well maintained.

AHYC was able to accommodate us with a last-minute mooring reservation on a busy holiday weekend. Very glad to have had this stopover.

We picked up a mooring just inside the breakwater and had a minimum of 10 feet of water depth. Great launch service that was prompt and worked until 2200 in the evening and was complementary. Fuel doc was also friendly and prompt. A charming town is located within 10 to 15 minute walk. A great stay.

AHYC Launch drivers are the best. Friendly and careful. Mooring held through strong squall, another boat at anchor dragged onto the beach. We were glad to be safe on the mooring.

It was our second stay. 5 stars for friendliness and facilities.

Great stay as always. Helpful and friendly team.

Piggybacking on my previous review from a couple years ago. I love this place. Great spot with a wonderfully organized mooring area. Friendly employees, prompt, pleasant tender service. Close to Sandy Hook and its sights and beaches. Plus you get a great sunrise and sunset. Very enjoyable place to stay.

Very friendly and welcoming! Really nice yacht clubhouse. I was a bit skeptical about the showers/toilets but they were clean and nice. Had dinner and drinks at the yacht club twice - good food and prices. Nice running/cycling path just ashore. Sheltered harbor and outstanding launch service.

If you’re ok with mooring ball, then this is quite nice. Launch boat guys are friendly and good amenities including showers.Cute town.

We have been here twice and both times the experience was great. It’s a little pricey compared to other mooring fields, but the boat launch service is amazing and makes the price well worth it. The drivers are very friendly and responsive. The balls are in good condition and easy to catch. The town is a pleasure and has everything you need. One thing I would recommend is a map of the mooring field so you know where to find your ball, but that’s a minor comment.

Great place to stay! Staff and members are wonderful

Clearly marked mooring, great launch service, delicious meal, friendly members!! Took the Seastreak Ferry to Manhatten right out of the marina. Great stop!!

Excellent stay easy in and out of mooring field. We had a ball by the break wall but never felt too close. Launch service is very good and quick. 15 minutes walk to the grocery store. Great attendant at the fuel dock. Only one night stay so didn’t use any facilities.

AHYC are so welcoming. We had a great time

We love staying here. We’ve been here many times over the years. The launch captains are wonderful and very helpful. The town is quite nice with many restaurants to choose from and there’s a beautiful walking trail along the bay. Great sunsets and you can see New York City in the distance. It’s a great place to stop between ocean travel and a trip up the Hudson. It’s our favorite place to visit.

Absolutely the friendliest club ever! Full service municipal marina adjoining the club.

Everyone was nice and courtesy. I was here during the off season, the launch boat on a limited schedule. Showers clean and simple with great water pressure. I would come back for sure. Thank you! See this fall!

Nice place with great views of Verazzano Bridge and NYC skyline. Friendly yacht club staff. Lots of dining options on shore.

This is a great place to stop on your way down the shore. I originally booked one night but it turned into three. The showers are clean with endless hot water. Very little wake if you're in the mooring field. The local restaurants are really good too. I will definitely make this a stop when I head back north in the spring.

Well protected harbor, friendly, efficient launch service. Jimmy the launch driver was the best. Loved chatting with him.

Friendly staff, nice launch service and close to grocery, restaurants and hardware but expensive at $65/night

The launch operator was efficient but not as welcoming as we would have deserved after the high $65.00 fee.

Launch drivers great and welcoming. Easy mooring layout.

As always the AHYC is the place to go. The club house has all the amenities. Easy to walk into town and responsive launch service. The mooring field is well protected by a nearly .5 nautical mile sea wall with exits at both ends. This meant that no matter how windy it was there was virtually no wave action except boats transiting. The western entrance to the protected harbor was well lit but a bit tight if you look at the chart. The eastern end was also well marked and was the way we came in and exited. The mooring lines were double bridles and well able to handle my 33' 10,000# boat. If you are looking for the idylic fishing village vibe with a responsive YC this is the place to overnight.

Captain Jim is terrific. Excellent communication and info.

Always a nice stay. Great team at AHYC from the launch drivers to the bar/restaurant staff.

We had a wonderful stay in this protected mooring area at Atlantic Highlands. The launch service is excellent. Dinner at the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club was excellent. Walking the streets around the marina was relaxing, and beautiful, surrounded by wonderful old homes, all well kept . This safe and sheltered area boasts easy access to NYC, south shore of Long Island, and Sandy Hook. The launch service is excellent. Atlantic Highlands is a charming little town with beautiful walking areas.

Launch service was excellent. As well as the permission to check in to the mooring earlier than 2pm. The mooring ball marking was faded and hard to read (but launch driver gave good directions). The mooring lines had a lot of marine growth, but this was anticipated

We love AHYC ! Club is great and the launch operators are extremely friendly/helpful and have frequently gone above and beyond to accommodate us.

Good solid mooring ball. Calm area.

Full dock lack of attention when filling let me over fill take resulting in leaking deisel. Morning ball rod was missing on our ball. Not so much an issue just others had the rod so did not bring the boat hook forward. Has to run and get it. On the positive side very nice place to stage for a transit up the east river or out to the ocean. Harbor master was very helpful. I would stay here again.

Friendly launch operators and a great town.

Launch drivers were super friendly and helpful. Town and Clubhouse were good, too.

Great Harbor, and Launch Service

Excellent service. Mooring very easy to find .

Excellent, friendly, helpful, and courteous launch drivers; wonderful protected harbor; easy logistics; local fuel and pump out services.

Great spot with convenient restaurants. Launch staff excellent. Great spot for East River passage!

We had an absolutely wonderful stay. The mooring behind d the breakwater was calm as can be, the launch operators belong cordial and the town has great restaurants right there. We will be doing this trip more often!

Great yacht club to visit. Very accommodating! Highly advised! Shuttle service excellent! Very welcoming Yacht Club!

Great service, moorings in excellent shape, very friendly staff. Launch driver was a great source of local information.

Perfect. Great Dockmaster. Called me at 9pm to clarify my mooring, approach etc.

Joel, the launch operator, is conscientious and very helpful. Great club, beautiful location, behind sea wall, with view of the Verrazano and Manhattan.

Very helpful staff. Well maintained moorings and restrooms

Friendly club and secure harbor mooring with launch service!

Very friendly dock easy access to mooring field. Fantastic location and easy access to shops and restaurants

Great place to tuck in, awesome restaurant next door. Would recommend stopping if in the area.

Great view of Sandy Hook and Manhattan, helpful and friendly launch service, and plenty of restaurants within walking distance.

Great spot with easy access to Raritan Bay, New York Harbor at points beyond

Sufficient stay, good morning field but put right next to ferry entrance, would be great if we were further in the mooring field.

Very pretty place. Moorings were well done. Food and town very close.

So far excellent. Hoping to stay one more night.

Launch. Capt Ron & Capt Joel are the best! My family & friends were well-treated! I will be back soon. The harbor is well protected behind the breakwater.

Friendly people, and the launch service was excellent. The shower facility could use some updating and some cleaning. Nice town with good restaurants. We will definitely be back! Thank you

Ok close to the tender but also the charter boats

They went way over and above to help me get on the mooring alone at night with 25 knot gusts. The launch driver pulled up and transferred crew to my boat to help pick up the mooring while I steered. Love this place!

Moorings full on Labor Day weekend, but for a reduced rate we were able to anchor just past the moorings and behind the breakwater, and had full use of the launch and the shore amenities. Very helpful phone call to arrange this and for guidance on where to anchor and go as this was our first time here. Would come back again!

These folks are awesome! The launch captains are so nice and helpful, I will always stop here on my way north & south. Plus, the launch runs to 11pm...unheard of!

Had confirmed reservation but arrived 3pm and no mooring were available, Expect rebate on $65. Mooring fee from dockwa.

Launch was very pleasant

Nice mooring field. Secure location.

Great place great service

Marina is very nice and convenient to the town - which has some very good restaurants. However, no showers.

Excellent marina! Couldn’t be happier with the experience here.

We had a great stay. Very protected, well organized marina. Responsive launch service. We hope to be back again soon.

As always AHYC provides great service. Tender operators are top notch. Food at the club was very good and staff very helpful.

Great stay. So convenient to take the ferry to Manhattan. And plenty of resturants with a 10 min walk. The launch drivers are all top notch. We we lucky the Fireman's Carnival was going so there was live music and good beer and food to be had. Highly recommend and would not hesitate to stay again. SV Puffin - 27' Compac

Beautiful calm and quiet place to spend the night. Short 3-4 hour sail from NYC. Amazing staff, very responsive by radio and phone at all times. Will definitely come back!

Top notch. We are reciprocal members from Miramar, and we all love this place for a quick getaway. Great service, helpful, Bobby and Joel are the best tender drivers around. A++++ all the way!

Nice place, friendly people. Convenient to restaurants, hardware store, grocery store, laundromat etc.

Great place, great views, great people.

Excellent stay Responded quickly to request and received assigned mooring. It was easy to find and tie up. Well protected mooring field. And gas dock available in the AM to round it out.

My friend and I had a very pleasant experience at the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club. The staff, members and clubhouse facilities made our sailing trip more enjoyable.

Launch driver Bobby was very pleasant. Mooring was in great shape and appreciated the floating pennants. There is a need for a laundry service or machines at the club.

Nice folks. Quick walk to a lot of restaurants and good fam owned hardware store. Excellent launch service.

Water taxi Captain Denise was wonderful! He assisted us with the broken shower locks and went out of his way to bring us to another building that had nice showers. I didn’t give this a five star due to the bathroom keys not working, both men & women, plus the hours of the shuttle ended at 4 o’clock.

On our way south to the Carib we made a stop here for weather. It was the last day of the season for AHYC and we managed to arrive the minute the launch stopped for the season. Still, they allowed us to stay for multiple nights while waiting for weather. We are familiar with the quality of the mooring field here and felt super comfortable. Thank you AHYC for helping sailors in true maritime tradition. SV ATARAXIA

Just used the launch service. Very good driver who went the extra mile in helping me got back on our boat.

Mooring field was excellent, very well laid out. Held well too: had a storm go through with 32+ kt winds. Excellent anchorage also available at the east end of the basin. Water taxi extremely convenient. Staff is very kind and friendly! Had to extend our stay an extra day; dockmaster was accommodating and quick to respond. Washroom/shower facilities were ok. Surrounding area is very nice with lots of areas to walk the dog, lovely walking and bike path, very short walk to town and lots of dine out options.

Great harbor, protected, quiet. Very nice amenities, wonderful launch system that is efficient and friendly. The area is beautiful with a wonderful walking/biking path right next to the marina, and the town is walkable and friendly.

Great marina. We took a ball here for one night. Great facility, location and people. The free launch service made it very convenient. They were flexible when we came one day early and let us check out a bit late. Highly recommend!

Friendly staff and very responsive and knowledgeable launch drivers.

Launch service is excellent. Atlantic Highlands is visitor friendly.

Launch boat pilot was Great!

The launch drivers were all great. They made sure we were all safely back on our boats before the night was done.

It’s always safe with easy access to and from the harbor and with the water taxi it’s easy to go ashore. The morring balls are easy to spot and pickup with the attached stick. Great for amateurs like us.

Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club was a great place to grab a mooring ball while waiting out a storm on the east coast. Well protected, easy access, and the tender was very friendly and accommodating. Shops and food within walking distance.

A perfect stay for the Fourth of July.

Lovely mooring. Took dinghy around the point to a beach. Prompt, polite launch service. Fuel dock attendants were efficient and courteous.

Excellent spot for a stop before or after the Sandy Hook -Cape May ocean stretch. We found good moorings, VERY welcoming members, clean showers, a great bar and restaurant, close to grocery, hardware store, and a ferry to NYC. The no wake signs should be moved to the start of the mooring field to make it absolutely perfect.

Very responsive staff! Great town.

Very strong moorings. Very friendly attendants. Perfect!

Stayed at the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club for four days of strong winds. Everyone we met there was friendly and accommodating.

Very friendly and welcoming club. The members and staff are great! They made us feel like we are members. The food from Chef Thomas was very good. A great place to stay.

I am seeing a lot of reviews about friendly staff, but not the staff we met today. We made a reservation online this morning and it was not acknowledged and we tried to call 3 times without a response (it was declined 5 hours later online on our way back to where we came from...). We thought we would be able to confirm upon arrival , did not think it would be an issue to have a mooring. We were met by very rude staff at the launch asking us in an aggressive manner if we had received a confirmation and that there were no moorings available. I don't think we deserved such a treatment especially based on the lack of acknowledgment...

Nice spot with a great view. The launch service was excellent.

Absolutely love this place!

Great place to stop and take the Ferry to New York. Close to laundromat, grocery store, restaurants, and more. Staff was very accommodating.

Beautiful well-protected mooring field and anchorage. Great launch service.

Really transient friendly- fast launch service, attractive and easy to negotiate floating landing, small but pleasant club facility and very friendly people. We met the Commodore Sat evening and chatted for a while about the work he’s spearheading to update the indoor facilities - the bar already looks handsome. These are nice people charging a very reasonable amount and delivering super service. Would highly recommend!

Great condition of mooring ball and pendant. Launch was quick and ran until 10 allowing us to dine ashore after getting in 6.

What a great stop. Came in to hide from Hurricane Henri, stayed a few extra nights to enjoy the Thai restaurant, laundry, and NAPA nearby. Will definitely stop in again on our way south!

Great mooring field! Launch (taxi) captains were awesome! Great town, easy access to laundry, restaurants, grocery and liquor stores!

Great launch service, always available.

This is a great stop. Dockwa gives you your mooring assignment and good to go. This mooring field is very organized but all are not. Wished Dockwa published layouts for moorings.

Our stay was very pleasant. Launch drivers were friendly and helpful with restaurant recommendations. They evan gave my dog a treat. Looking forward to a return visit.

Super friendly staff ! And the mooring was perfect .

Great stopping place … very friendly and helpful launch drivers.

Wonderful support town. The heat lightning was better than Fourth of July fireworks!

The yacht club mooring was very secure, the launch operators prompt and efficient. The shower and bath facilities, while clean and new, were quite a distance. There was no laundry facility at the club or the municipal marina. The nearest one was on First Street and is the pits!

We had a great stay @ Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club. Excellent tender service and staff. Club has a great view of the harbor and NYC. Plenty of restaurants and shops near by and supermarket a 15 minute walk away on route 36. Rich

Really great launch drivers run the moorings very professionally. Mooring gear and docks are excellent, sadly thanks to Sandy. We will make this a regular stop for sure.

The staff went beyond any expectations. We arrived at Thursday 4:30 pm after a day of battling prevailing winds of 25 KT winds with 30 KT gusts. We left early that morning and conquered Plum Gut, East River, Hell Gate and Battery Point and NY's shipping channel. Needless to day we were pretty tired upon arrival. Joel went out of his way to get us a mooring to include and pendant and stick and located us close to the dock as we had to use the dinghy in get ashore. The club was closing down that Saturday for the season. We needed to stay until Wednesday morning for a safe weather window. Joel and Dennis worked together to provide the mooring to us until we were able to leave. We can't explain how much their concern for our safety meant to us. If we could give them more stars we would!

We stayed at Atlantic Highlands yacht club for 2 nights. We stayed there before in July 2020. The yacht club staff was again very responsive on Dockwa during the reservation process. The mooring field is very nice - logically laid out and very protected. The dockmaster was very helpful as we approached, telling us our mooring assignment and how to approach - super easy. We went to the fuel dock / pump out first and after seeing the size of our boat (50'), the dockmaster decided to move us to a different ball that was better for us - this was great. The launch service was great. There is a nice running / biking trail that goes right by the yacht club - great views of Sandy Hook Bay and NYC in the background.

We didn’t get to stay because our plans changed. But they issued a refund even though we didn’t expect it. Very friendly and very efficient!

Pleasant staff. Launch service was great. Third time there. Bruce Mulford

Always a pleasure. Had a storm front come through with 40kt winds - mooring was a snug and comfy. Dennis is one of the most courteous and helpful hosts we have encountered. Super hospitality - highly recommended

Should have had an email/ text package of where to pick up shower cards, launch hours, laundry etc . . . If we had know the launch quit at 6 we would have anchored

The two best things going for the marina are proximity to Sandy Hook and that the moorings are behind a breakwater. We arrived at the end of the season and could get access to the washrooms so we have no idea what to say about them.

Very convenient and efficient launch service. Good restaurant s close by. AH Yacht Club was delightful. Secure mooring inside the breakwater

I never give bad reviews but I in this case I must. I made a reservation on Docwa before heading out from Manhattan on my way south but when I arrived the the Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club radioed me a mooring location but then radioed over VHS to let someone they knew who was 100 yards behind me take my mooring, and then retracted my reservation and mooring. It was clear from the radio exchange that it was a favor to a friend of the club. Then they just cancelled out my three day reservation, washed their hands of me. Some guy motored out on the launch to shout that they had some confusion and I should just anchor. Wouldn’t have been a problem because I like the anchor area nearby but I wasn’t anchoring there because I have to leave my boat for a couple days. I had a three day reservation and they just tossed me off for some relationship with the club. I am on a fixed income so that hurts as I now have to pay for an expensive slip nearby with the unrelated marina. My advice is to hammer call multiple times as you approach and badger them to make sure they don’t drop your reservation.

We're a trawler so were anchored rather than on a mooring ball but used their great launch service. Easy, responsive and very professional! We'll be back as it's a good stop.

Nice folks. Good launch service.

Grest mooring, no rolling, taxi service was awesome and goes till 11:30pm. Mooring had pick up sticks so very easy to moor

People are friendly and helpful, good restaurant at the marina. Everything you need is a short distance from the marina. Is very easy to get in and out. The marina a mooring fields are protected from waves and wins. I'll definitely stop there if in that area again.

Great mooring. Loved the launch service and the captains were very friendly and knowledgeable. We will stay again. Will not disappoint.

We were very pleased with our stay at your marina. Very convenient launch to get back and forth.

This is a great place to stop. We fueled at the Municipal Marina (with unfortunately a rather unhelpful young man), then picked up a mooring ball at Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club. This is a huge mooring field, but we were very comfortable on U2 during strong NW winds. The Launch service is stellar, and this is a rare instance where we did not need to put our dinghy in the water. We were able to stay on the mooring ball a little longer than checkout time as long as we kept our radio on 9 and monitored for the next guest. The mooring fee is now $55 (Active Captain still shows $50), but well worth it with the shower facilities and the launch service.

Great spot, very accommodating crew, nice place to stay before the grind down the coast. Thanks!

Curtious and efficient staff, good bar and food. Members were friendly, commodore was very helpful.

Excellent launch service. Friendly club. Bathrooms (run by the town) are barely OK.

Excellent launch service, gas dock, easy in/out. We will be back!

Great staff secure moorings and a simple launching point for heading south

This is a tough one - we really like it here and while we normally anchor out, we’ll usually take a mooring for at least a few nights whenever we pass through. Good supermarket, liquor stores, hardware store (propane), Library, post office & restaurants all under a mile away! Great dinghy dock, great launch service and exceptional launch captains - friendly, courteous & professional! So why 3 stars? The showers are abysmal! Now, I normally shower aboard Rocinante, but decided to check them out. Again, Abysmal! This is a yacht club, not a public park... Please upgrade your facilities to match the rest of your exceptional service!

Facilities available by key only while launch operates and are poorly laid out. Showers on the hallway to the commodes, rediculous! Yacht Club has extended a single row string of moorings 200 yards into what used to be anchorage. Message received, $50 per night mooring makes this an as needed stop only. Otherwise a great place for dinner and a few brews. Why do towns have to ruin it for travelers.

Great mooring with excellent bridle set-up and chafe protection. Launch service was quick and courteous. Easy walk to great supermarket to provision and lots of restaurant choices.

Good mooring field, solid tackle and well protected. Launch folks are excellent. Shower facilities are clean. No WiFi. We stay again If passing through.

Rhonda the bartender was awesome. The club also had complimentary sandwiches and snacks since they couldn’t serve dinner. We always enjoy AHYC!

Everything was fine. Very nice marina.

Were giving moorings quickly and have a great launch service that runs late. Didn't use the bathroom this trip but have in the past and they are adequate and air conditioned.

Our stay was awesome and the launch driver/check in person was very friendly. One important note: If searching for Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club on Dockwa, it does not appear, under that name, initials, or a search of the area. Strangely after the launch driver told us that they used Dockwa, I searched under "Highlands" and by chance found it??

Great marina for mooring a sailboat, fast Launch service, and friendly. Beautiful stone sea wall to keep your boat well protected.