Norway?
cape cod
Nope, not Europe.
Right country.
Right ocean.
Wrong state.
Brunei?
sorry, didn’t read the prev post
Wilmington, NC
Not NC.
Third clue:
Although it's called a yacht club, there are no yachts there.
Fourth clue:
It's in New Jersey.
“Yachts!”
Here it’s Yachats! and no safe harbor.
Fifth clue:
It's in a city that's on a peninsula.
Sandy Hook?
No, you need to go a little north by northwest.
Sixth clue:
It's in the Gateway Region.
Laurence harbor?
Nope.
Go north by northeast.
Seventh clue:
This city has a bridge that, when built, was the world's longest steel arch bridge.
Bayonne Yacht Club
It's the Atlas Yacht Club of Bayonne, NJ.
Close enough!