Three Mile Harbor to Port Jefferson

We left Three Mile Harbor bound for Port Jefferson. We ran Plum Gut on the peak of a flood tide and hit a top speed of 10.1 knots (11 mph). Plum Gut is a narrow passage into the Sound with depth of over 300 feet. As a result, the currents get very fast and waters can become quite turbulent. We had no problem making it through as the winds were not strong nor counter to the current. The incoming tide pushed us along at over 8 knots for almost 3 hours. We made the 56 mile trip to Port Jefferson in 9 hours. 

Two ferries were at the harbor entrance as we approached. They are operated by the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company. One was headed to Bridgeport, Connecticut and the other left Bridgeport and was entering Port Jefferson. The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company was established in 1883 with circus entreprenuer P.T. Barnum as its president and major investor. 

There was plenty of room in the anchorage and we spent a quiet night.