dcjacques

Boston, MA
We sail on a Catalina 400 near Boston.
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We had a great time for an overnight here. The anchorage is right in the heart of Salem, the water is extremely well-protected and although there is a lot of night-time activity surrounding the location, it was quiet by 10. Mike, the dockmaster, was easy to reach and responded promptly. The docks are in *excellent* shape. Approach is not complicated and we had plenty of room to maneuver our 41' boat in and out. The marina is super close to downtown, but there are plenty of eating and drinking options within 100 yds. I did read the comments about the bathrooms and honestly, although they were the part of the facility which needs the most attention (because not much else does), they were perfectly acceptable. The bath/laundry is all behind a common door (with key-code access only). There are 3 seperate toilets and 2 showers, each with a door that locks (either a push-button or a barrel latch). The area was pretty clean. For sure, I've been to marinas where I just preferred to shower on the boat, but this wasn't even close. I was perfectly happy with them.

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Friendly staff, excellent facilities, great location. We pulled in after a sail over from Provincetown (first time here). After an uneventful tie-up and a shower, we enjoyed dinner at the marina restaurant (great views, great drinks, good food) and then a very picturesque walk down the beach road to an ice-cream stand. We had to leave early because of weather, and we were sad to go. Another great trip to Plymouth. Same great staff and service. Definitely will return.

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In case you're not aware, be advised the Piscataqua River has quite a current (up to 5 kts) and this marina is very close to the lift bridge, so if you have a lot of air draft, make sure you are ready to dock in current (or time it during slack). That current flows through the slips, so not always the quietest anchorage. Facilities (laundry, showers) are well maintained and attended. Super easy access to downtown Portsmouth. There are even a couple of good eats on Badger's Island (the land this is attached to).

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Beautiful harbor. Dock is extremely calm. No services (we did not have power or water, not sure if those are available), no showers or laundry. However, easiest access to town, which does have lots of stuff. Great spot to pickup and drop off crew as commuter rail is right there.

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This marina is like brand new. Staff is friendly and very helpful - even lent us a shore cable when ours went for a inadvertant swim. More convenient to downtown than anything I can think of. Kind of enjoyed being lulled to sleep by the faint thump of dance music from the Boatslip (we had the ports open b/c no AC this last trip). Showers and laundry all top notch. We took a slip for convenience, but met several folks on moorings who were very pleased. Wide variety of boats in this marina.

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