MASSACHUSETTS
Marblehead to Kingman Marine, Pocasset, MA mooring $35 Oct, 2014, 15, 16, 17
Pocasset, MA Parker's Boat Yard August 6, 2014 $46/night with other sailboats, nice spot next to Kingman's. Met Jean and Steve Mojo for dinner. facilities are ok.
Provincetown Harbor, MA August 7, 2014 lots of space for free anchoring. We went to the right of the seawall and then dinghied into town on a pretty crowded dinghy dock.
Marblehead Harbor, MA all summer on our own mooring. There are practically no transient moorings in this harbor and the ones they give visitors are near the mouth where there is major and constant wave action. It is one of the largest sailing vessel harbors anywhere with 5 yacht clubs: Dolphin, Marblehead (oldest and fewest facilities), Corinithian (largest and fanciest), Eastern, and Boston.
Hampton City Marina, Hampton, VA dockside $1.25/' and free anchoring in River with facilities easily accessible dinghy dock, Oct 15, inexpensive, nice bathrooms, tiny laundry, nice little town with great restaurants, Terrific Rendezvous in October. Very close big fenced grassy dog park.
NEW JERSEY
CAPE MAY Utsch Marina into the Cape May inlet. At low tide can be 5' to come through narrow space but seems to be muddy and easy to slide through. Fuel, nice dock hands, store, nice clean, big bathrooms but far from store and slips. Lobster House Restaurant close by, nice walk around the area.
NORTH CAROLINA
Centerville Waterway Marina at Mile Marker 15 $1.50/' near the Centerville swing Bridge that opens at 8:30 am. Very loud bridge when cars go over it, walk .5 mi. to Farm Fresh and sushi rest. at shopping center.
Coinjock ICW mile marker 49.5 North Carolina, dockside $2/', famous restaurant with 32oz prime rib.
Midway- $1.50 /' across from Coinjock, really gotten rundown, bathrooms, showers, laundry. Crabbies Restaurant never reopened, courtesy car takes you across to Coinjock for dinner, near park.dog ran around
Alligator River Marina, Nuse River, Hobucken, NC ICW MM 84.1 narrow 13.6 ' slips
when you don't plug in you pay less. Wifi worked
Bellhaven City Dock West $1/' with electrical and pump out ICW MM 135.8,
hit bottom and towed off, dockside, but could have anchored for free, super friendly with greeter giving free rides to local grocery and welcome bag - great restaurants. town is sadly down at the heels, some nice houses on north end of town, restored mansion near marina at mouth of harbor. No working harbor boats.
Dowry Creek Marina, 1 mile off ICW, pool, slips, 1.50/' nice showers and laundry, electrical, near Belhaven, NC nothing nearby.
Bellhaven anchorage just watch the depths and charts for where you can drop anchor. Very doable and close dinghy docks to good restaurants downtown.
Moorehead City Yacht Basin after 68 hours up from West Palm we stopped here for diesel fill up. dock side and slips $1.80/' Oct 30, '16. Look for Red Fish restaurant.
Anchorage just inside Beaufort inlet, south side good hold, no shore access, free, near Coast Guard.
Oriental Harbor Marina $$$ slip Tiki bar, right in town to use complimentary bikes, coffee shop The Bean, and other shops. May 15-17, 2014
Bel Haven anchorage free, off the boat ramp in 7' very nice except for the swarming mayflies in May, nice otherwise. May 17, 2014 rowed in for dinner to dinghy dock.
Tuckahoe Point Just North of Alligator River Canal - great spacious anchorage for many boats at 7-10' Be sure to follow the depth sounder. No land access
Whittaker Creek Yacht Harbor, Oriental, NC ICW MM 181 slips,
shoaling, hit bottom several times and backed off getting into the marina. cheap, walk to Oriental with The Bean, M & Ms restaurants, 2 great stores for clothes and gifts, provision for boat, oil, cloths, filters, etc.
Casper's Marina, Swansboro, NC ICW MM 229.1 family owned
slip, great dinner at Ice Box
Goat Island Anchorage, NC on Dismal Swamp passage, mile marker 43, Beautiful, calm, large, deep, 1 hour north of Elizabeth City, NC with access to a dinghy dock, but that only has short boardwalks over a swamp - no place for a dog to pee. Mazu jumped into the muddy swamp and went anyway and then we had to shampoo her. Great view of the sunset.
Harbour Village Marina, Hampstead, NC ICW MM 266.9 clean, nice $2/'
River Dunes, NC best deal on the ICW with resort accommodations, hot tub, pool, tennis, 4 spigot showers, bar, $2.25/' Kayaks, bikes, restaurant during the season, beautiful bathrooms, car loaner to Oriental and Piggly Wiggly market. Go into Oriental for dinner or eat at River Dunes.
Joyner Marina, Carolina Beach, NC ICW MM 296 went in sideways due to strong current, nice place but not near any market or restaurants
Southport Marina, NC ICW MM 309 Zimmerman Marine repairs, excellent left for 2 weeks, wonderful town, slip
Sister's Creek Town Dock, couple years old before bridge, ICW MM 738.9, free, dockside, bathrooms
FLORIDA:
Fernandina, FL Fernandina Municipal Marina, ICW MM 716.9, great access to cute downtown, dockside
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St. Augustine Municipal Marina, FL after Lion's Bridge, southside of bridge, ICW MM 778 mooring $21 a night they have launch service, but nice to do own dinghy because stop at 5 pm. Great town.
Miami Beach Marina, on Govt. Cut, ICW MM 1089.1, slip $4.50/' per night plus electric and tax, got fuel, very convenient but $$$ Jan 14, 2014
Belle Isle Anchorage, free, nicely protected, dinghy into canal with dinghy tie-ups, access to Publix market, A La Folie Cafe for crepes and great croissant, Jan 15, 2014
Dinner Key Moorings and Slips in Coconut Grove, FL, Biscayne Bay, launch 8-5, sailing is great, nice facilities and try Lo-Kal restaurant for the best fresh burger ever. $350/mo. Jan 21, 2014, Feb 2, 2015, 2016
2015 access to real Cuban coffee at Amigos Market.
Slips for AC access and electricity are about $3/' or monthly $1,400.
Dinner Key slip March 4 '13 replaced holding tank, we were on trip home, Malaysia, New Zealand and drove back to Coconut Grove March 9.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club moorings for boats under 42' at $25 a night. They have shower and restaurant facilities, 24 hour launch is very nice.
No Name Harbor Anchorage at the end of Key Biscayne, an hour from Dinner Key $20 honor box, April 3, 2014 walk to beach on other side.
Rodriquez Key anchorage off of Key Largo, hard place to go ashore but we did walk Mazu after mile dinghy ride to mainland. April 4, 2014
Marathon, Boot Key Harbor Marina mooring $320/mo April 5, 2014 could anchor for free lots of services on land. Turtle Hospital Tour, Dolphin Research Center, beach, snorkeling
Seabreeze Twin Bridges Anchorage in Daytona FL anchorages just north and south of bridges. Easy and just as it states about 8' to 11' free and dinghy dock not too far away between the bridges. Saw lots of boats anchored all the way down in Daytona. Pretty town.
Titusville Municipal Marina, FL in town that used to be big with train depots for sending crated fruit industry that's gone. 8,000 workers at NASA were cut. Marina is good, clean and very close to laundry, restrooms, community TV, store. Can walk to pretty park, let dog off to run free. Easy for dog. slips or moorings. $1.44 /' per night. One dock is key locked. Wifi. Wanted to go to Cape Canaveral but too far and no public transportation, about 30 minutes away by car.
West Palm Beach Harbor Marina slip $$$ Sat. May 3, 2014 after 26 hour passage from Marathon
VIRGINIA
Elizabeth Dock free, between Bridge and north lock on Dismal Swamp Canal. Holds about 5 boats, porta-potty, park, town, nature walk, walk to restaurants and market.
Atlantic Yacht Basin (12 miles from Norfolk) May 19, 2014 wifi works, near services to restock the frig
North Street Basin and High Street Basin, Portsmouth, VA free August 2, 2014 on our way north. Great spot downtown, tie up on the wall, nearby good restaurants. FREE, close to historic Commodore Movie theatre - huge screen sit at tables, serves dinner and snacks, beer and wine
Hampton Pier, VA city marina with a couple of free anchorages, slips, near dog park and great restaurants - Venture is the best, hotel with gym access, tour boats, walking distance to Air and Space Museum with Imax theatre.
Tidewater Marina, VA in Portsmouth, VA $2/' nice facilities, pool, restaurant right in the marina, walking distance to historic homes and excellent restaurants like Cafe Europa on High St. Sometimes can anchor for free on High Street basin or North Basin. Portsmouth side of the river. There's a ferry that takes people over to the shops and restaurants at Waterside, Norfolk side.
Top Rack Marina - get free anchorage with meal at the restaurant (~$75) - we haven't stayed here but many say the meal is excellent!
Zimmerman Marina, Cardinal, VA near Mathews, VA: this is a place only for boat work not an overnight spot to stay. I guess you could squeeze in and anchor in the bay. There is a very, very narrow channel in and out to bring the boat dockside to be hauled out. It is one of the few places that has a great deal of equipment to do a great job: inside painting shed with protection, many large indoor facilities for all sizes of boats (as long as you can get in the little well protected channel) In the middle of no where so without a car you cannot get any provisions. Clean facility with shower and kitchen facility. Only for boat work. Don't confuse this with the Zimmerman's in Deltaville.
Yorktown National Park wonderful tour, a couple good restaurants, nice history lesson and importance of Lafayette and the French Navy.
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