I would like to spend a weekend at Marthas Vineyard. Has anyone gone there
before? Where can I get a transient slip or a mooring. What day of the week is
best to go? Where is it best to go? I'll be going from Hewitts Cove in Hingham,
MA . My boat is a Searay 310 34' overall Thanks In Advance,
Frank

there are moorings in all the Harbors. Edgartown moorings are expensive
but Edgartown is a nice place. Most of the slips seem to be in Oak
Bluffs. But there are slips in Menemsha, Vineyard Haven and Edgartown.
Be prepared for high prices. Look up Marinas in Eldridge, various
cruising guides, try phoning the harbormasters, by phone, or check
websites, to get marina names and phones.
Menemsha is a tiny, 15-minute-walk-around-time village. Very charming
but small. Great womens'sporty clothing store-Pandora's Box. I prefer
Vineyard Haven for moorings and ambience but its your vacation so go
have fun and learn for yourself.
Check your currents and tidecharts. {Yeah, I know you have the power to
buck any current, but know what they are doing. It may make for an
easier ride.}
An elegant harbor for a lunch stop would be Hadley's Harbor opposite
Woods Hole. Another place for a stop would be Tarpaulin Cove.
good luck and have fun.
ps-in Vineyard Haven there is a great bookstore---GRAPES of WRATH
BOOKSTORE. down the street from a good icecream store.


SASIINC wrote:
I would like to spend a weekend at Marthas Vineyard. Has anyone gone there
before? Where can I get a transient slip or a mooring. What day of the week is
best to go? Where is it best to go? I'll be going from Hewitts Cove in Hingham,
MA . My boat is a Searay 310 34' overall Thanks In Advance,
Frank

On 11 Jul 2003 12:36:19 GMT, (SASIINC) wrote:

I would like to spend a weekend at Marthas Vineyard. Has anyone gone there
before? Where can I get a transient slip or a mooring. What day of the week is
best to go? Where is it best to go? I'll be going from Hewitts Cove in Hingham,
MA . My boat is a Searay 310 34' overall Thanks In Advance,
Frank

There are good-sized mooring fields in Vineyard Haven and Edgartown.
Edgartown has a commercial launch service (Oldport, same as Block and
Newport),

VH is a charming (I think) working harbor with ferries, barges, etc
coming and going. The town is dry. I don't know whether BYOB is
permitted at the Black Dog tavern.

Edgartown is an expensive-looking town built by prosperous sea
captains. Every house appears to have professional landscaping
service. There are fine restaurants with prices to match. Definitely
not dry.





Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

"That idiot Leibniz, who wants to teach me about the infinitesimally small! Has he therefore forgotten that I am the wife of Frederick I? How can he imagine that I am unacquainted with my own husband?"

All the VH restaurants are BYOB, AFAIK. Black Dog certainly.

The inner harbor moorings fill up fast in VH. If you can't get one,
you are mooring outside the breakwater. This is untenable in a north
east blow, so choose your weather.

With a fast boat, you could peak in at mid morning, and if no mooring
inside, go somewhere else.

You can reserve moorings in Edgartown (at least could last year).

--


Marc Auslander 914 945-4346 (Tieline 862 Fax x4425)

SASIINC wrote:
I would like to spend a weekend at Marthas Vineyard. Has anyone
gone there before?

John-John Kennedy tried a few years back, but didn't do too well. You
should be very carful.

Let us know how you make out.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com

Don't let them razz you. MV is wonderful, IMHO. We spend a week
their every year, usually moored inside in Vineyard Haven.
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Marc Auslander 914 945-4346 (Tieline 862 Fax x4425)

Jeff Morris wrote:
I was headed for the Vineyard that day - I decided to hang out at
Hadley's instead. So did a few other people:

Now that you mentioned it, Jeff, I recall that on that day I was on a leg
from the Cape Cod Canal to Provincetown, enroute to Yarmouth NS. I remember
that day distinctly, not in the same was I remember Nov 22, 1963, but
because VHF 13 was filled with USCG traffic about the
incident. As I recall, they did not give details of exactly what had
happened, but only that a restricted area of such-and-such coordinates had
been established and traffic there was controlled. It was only later that
we learned of the accident.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com

There are four harbors at the Vineyard we go there all the time.

From East to west:
Edgartown - Very very colonial somewhat artsy. large well protected inner
harbor interesting looking colonial seaport - mostly moorings there are a
number of town transient moorings 25 BLUE town moorings around the Green
Can #9 are on a first-come-first-serve basis... if there's an empty one,
grab it ! there are another 50 or more YELLOW town moorings about 3/4 of a
mile past Green can #9 these YELLOW moorings can be and usually are
reserved. Best time to pick up a mooring 10- 11:00 AM. Very hard on Fridays
and Saturdays. If worst comes to worst go into Katama Bay and drop the
hook.for more info on E-town see Note dingy space is totally inadequate but
there is launch service even into Katama Bay
http://www.impulz.net/buzzardsbay/dest/edgartwn.htm hint don't even try on
Race Week)

Oak Bluffs is the liveliest harbor small tight and very well protected
except from a NE wind, lots of from ferries day trippers from Hyannis,
Providence Woods Hole. . . . famous for its Methodist campground and the
brightly-painted Victorian "gingerbread" cottages. The Tabernacle has
traditional American (for the 19th century) entertainment Weds evening
(brass bands, choruses and such)... and the home of the Flying Horses
Carousel, the oldest working carousel in America. Lots of slips Slips...
$ 2.50/ft (30 ft minimum) and $ 5.00/electric reserve ahead Lots of
moorings, no real problem getting one (except on Sat) because rafting not
just encouraged its often involuntary, (you do meet interesting people)
http://www.impulz.net/buzzardsbay/dest/oakbluff.htm hint the fire works
weekend mid august is very crowded. seems to be launch service Launch
service

Vineyard Haven Busiest harbor somewhat industrial but a really good
restraint in easy walking distance (Black Dog) , good place to stock up on
stuff A&P (remember them) is 100 ft from the dingy dock. Lots of moorings
the most desirable are in the inner harbor (behind the breakwater) There
are 40 town moorings and another 14 transient boats can be accommodated at
the Owens Park town dock (no electric). Other moorings or dock space are
available at the Vineyard Haven Marina (693-0720) on Beach Road.
http://www.mvproperties.com/html/vineyardhaven.htm good protection except
from NE Launch service

Menemsha Most remote, a little Mainey looking, caters to fisher folks (sport
and pros). Good fish store, good fish restraint in easy walking distance
(Home Port), Very well protected limited slips limited moorings (sailboats
only), If the weathers good and wind is from the south you can moor or
anchor in the bight outside the harbor. Hint very powerful current
(particularly on an ebb tide) in channel makes getting into slips tricky,
super clear water, great sunsets, no Launch service
http://www.impulz.net/buzzardsbay/dest/menemsha.htm

Note - free pump out in almost all Mass Ports and definitely on MV
Hope this helps

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I would like to spend a weekend at Marthas Vineyard. Has anyone gone there
before? Where can I get a transient slip or a mooring. What day of the
week is
best to go? Where is it best to go? I'll be going from Hewitts Cove in
Hingham,
MA . My boat is a Searay 310 34' overall Thanks In Advance,
Frank