The inner, inner harbor is the place to be in Gloucester, especially for the Schooner Fest! The mooring was easy to find and in a very nice spot. The only reason I did not rate it 5 stars was that we had to use the Harbormaster launch which racked up $40 for two round trips for two. Thanks for the nice stay.
Gloucester Harbormaster was very helpful when entering the harbor and locating our mooring. The launch was efficient but covers a lot of territory so you have to plan ahead as it can sometimes take 1/2 hour + to arrive and may still take you on a tour of other mooring areas on your trip into town. Our mooring was off Stage Fort Park and quite rough due to boat wakes and even some swells later at night.