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Sunday, July 2, 2023

Favorite Harbors

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A question for the community:
What is your favorite New England harbor?

58 comments:

  1. Any harbor after Labor Day!

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  2. Sydney, Australia San Francisco, Calif Newport, RI Camden, Maine, can't narrow it down to one!

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    1. Cascade Bay by Rosario on Orcas Island is pretty fine. Of course it is a long, long sail from New England. Plan on a couple of months.

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  3. for pure small boat daysails Pleasant Bay in Orleans/Chatham MA can't be beat.

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  4. York Harbor, Maine!

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  5. Barnstable Harbor, followed by Marblehead Harbor & Salem Harbor.

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  6. Is this a new blog title? Muffy Aldrich's Salt Water New England. I like it (sail boat photo, font and title)! As you know (longtime reader), I love your work and am so grateful you keep posting. N from Va

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  7. Padanarum Harbor/South Dartmouth MA, Bristol Harbor, RI.

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  8. Here's mine:

    https://youtu.be/f0fj-UevS0s

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  9. Head of the Harbor, inside Coatue Sandspit, Nantucket

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    1. Yes, magical! And Hadley Harbor at least in the sixties when you could almost have it alone in the inner reach near the boathouse.

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  10. Any harbor, in a storm

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    1. As long as it’s a hurricane hole or my boat is on a trailer

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  11. In New England: Essex, Newport Harbor, Booth Bay Harbor, Camden! Must add from the Great Lakes in Michigan: Harbor Springs, Round Lake/Charlevoix, Suttons's Bay/Grand Traverse Bay, Leland!!!! BTW Muffy, some new branding here?!?!?! Looks good!!!

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  12. Bound for Branford harbor in October after chasing blues.

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  13. Christmas Cove Maine

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  14. Salem and Marblehead.

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  15. For fresh off the boat, New Harbor, ME. For ice cream and penny candy at Granite Hall, Round Pond, ME. For best hidden cove, Cozy Harbor, ME. For understated money, Christmas Cove, ME. For most peaceful spot in the New England, Boothebay Harbor from the porch of All Saint's church, Southport, ME. For least obnoxious Gold Coast harbor, Southport, CT.

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  16. We were married at All Saints, in a storm. Marriage survives!

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  17. Falmouth MA. Headed to Cape Cod in July.

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    1. We used to go the last we of July every year. It always had spectacular weather. Now, due to additions to our family, we go first week in August. One would think a week wouldn’t matter that much, but actually it brought many rainy days. Enjoy!

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  18. Winter Harbor on Lake Winnipesaukee or Oyster Bay on Long Island Sound.

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  19. Camden Harbor, ME.

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  20. Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor

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  21. Off the Great Beach on Roque Island--especially when there are only a handful of sailboats there. BTW, love the new banner!

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    1. Roque Island is amazing although very private. You need permission to come ashore.

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  22. For working harbor, Galilee, Rhode Island. For leisure, it's a tie between Watch Hill, RI and Jamestown, RI.

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    1. Since this I proposed to my now wife at Mackerel Cove in Harpswell, Maine, so that's become a pretty special harbor for me.

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  23. Northeast and Seal Harbors. Great views of Acadia from the water.

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  24. Hingham Harbor, Newport, Annapolis
    - Hingham harbor comes alive on a sunny summer Saturday
    - Newport is filled with yachts, yachties and yacht clubs
    - Annapolis has perhaps the best racing - 6 nights/wk - and most are right in the harbor for all to watch

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  25. Old Harbor, Block Island & Galilee, RI

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  26. Off the Great Beach at Roque Island (top favorite although in danger of getting spoiled), Buckle Harbor on the western side of Swan's Island, Horseshoe Cove near Buck's Harbor. I hear the little cove behind Mistake Island way down east near Moose Peak Lighthouse is a treasure. It's on my bucket list. And all the more populated places like Northeast Harbor, Camden, Christmas Cove and Marblehead, too.

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  27. Camden Harbor! Thanks once again!

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  28. Marblehead and Newport

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  29. And there's that one particular harbour
    Sheltered from the wind
    Where the children play on the shore each day
    And all are safe within

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  30. My native city, San Francisco.

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  31. Rock Harbor, Orleans, Cape Cod

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  32. Quissett and Padanaram

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  33. Essex, Marion, Marblehead, Camden, Blue Hill, Castine

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  34. Isle of Hope, Georgia - Most beautiful marina I've ever seen

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