Cargil - aka ghetto beach, Galliger beach, Buffalo small boat harbor
Amenities: none
Sailing conditions: Best on southwest to northwest
Depending on your position in the channel, you can sail waves, chop or perfectly flat water. On really windy days, you can sail in 30 mph winds in 2 inch chop 30 feet from the breakwall, a totally cool ride. Steer clear of the left hand side when the wind is from the northwest. The wind bounces off the grain elevator, It is windy till you get close, then it dies and you have to swim back to the wind.
Rigging
area:
There really is no rigging area, you just rig in the gravel parking lot.
Launch: Rocky,  no real beach. the water near the shore is riddled with fin eating rocks.
Parking: Parking is free with room for 20 or so cars in the lot, and maybe 30 on the beach.
Extras: This launch is protected on all four sides. There are jetties on the sides and a breakwall 1/2 mile of the beach. A good place if your skills aren't up to the challenge of large waves. When it's reall windy, the chop bounces off the sides to create a real washing machine effect.
Warnings
and
hazards:
This launch is a favorite with the Jet Ski set. On a hot summer day, the whole beach is lined with cars and trucks parked right in the water. The jet ski people like to use large rocks to chock the trailer wheels, so there are a ton of rocks in the landing zone (the 12 in deep area right at the shore). The large population of Jet Skis makes it impossible to sail here at most times. Try the site early in the morning.

 

Directions
to get there:
Rt. 5 along the lake. Heading west, exit at the Small Boat Harbor, Heading east, exit at Ohio street, keep left and take the first left under Rt. 5.Turn left (one way street, you can only turn left).
Site owner: Niagara Frontier Transit Authority
Events planned for this site:
Comments and news about this site: TheWNYWA has been working with the NFTA on developing this site. Just about every year, there is another developmental study on the site. The current paln includes a grass rigging area and seperate launches and parking for jet skis and windsurfers.