Chilmark Harbormaster (Menemsha Harbor)

Always a great visit to Menemsha but this trip the weather was in 11 on a scale of 1-10! Friendly neighbors and great to see old aquaintances. Fishing was fun, water crystal clear, seafood delicious and ooh the sunset was top 10

Love Chilmark and Menemsha. So lucky to be able to visit.

Staff is fantastic and does whatever they can to make your stay a pleasure! A beautiful location!

Ever awesome! Friendly Harbor Master.

Chilmark was awesome as usual and Ryan the Harbormaster and his crew were top notch as always!

Harbormaster Ryan and his crew are top notch! Such a beautiful place.

Alway a comfortable place. Would always recommend.

The Harbormaster staff are outstanding!! They really know how to handle lines and assist while docking Thank you!! Joe McDonough Scamper

Just beautiful with a fantastic view of cuty

Absolutely our favorite

Beautiful location really!!! Nicest people and best food!!

Great! Chilmark is one of the best run harbors anywhere. Thanks Ryan and crew. Peter Gates- Cocoknots

Harbor master was very professional and helpful

Beautiful and quiet location. VTA bus route #4 stop right at Menemsha Beach lot making it easy to go anywhere on MV ($8/day unlimited pass). We were assigned an outer mooring due to late arrival, which was calm except for the two nights winds gusted over 20kn from SW and N (E to S is leeward of land). Definitely going back again!

All way great Ryan the harbor master terrific

Harbor Master is a great dude, allowed us to try the dreaded 4 pylon back in multiple times. Eventually we gave up, but he was willing to let us try and try. Rafted up with the other sailboats and was refunded the difference! Great food on the dock too!

Harbor staff were helpful, docks in great condition with good access to power and water. Very beautiful setting. All true!

A stay in Menemsha Harbor is without question an enjoyable experience. Ryan and his team are top notch!

Love this place ! If you like glitter and glamour and white table cloth, don't come here. If you would like the real Martha's Vineyard of years ago and it's people that make you feel so welcome, then this is the place to come....thank you Marshal and Katie....Ryan, Spider, and Adam....the Larsen's.... Stanley and Alissa to name a few !! see you next season !!

Excellent experience, thank you Harbormaster / Captain Ryan, team helped with a change in schedule, great support, perfect weather, great 2024 visit

Great slip, really nice views.

Really welcoming great staff. They’re the best and go out of their way to be helpful.

Beautiful spot, we were rafted as expected but calm harbor so easy, great fish from Larsons, be aware working harbor so fishing boats coming and going through day and night.

Very good service while docking and at pump out.

Great place to stay, harbormaster and staff super helpful.

Beautiful place, responsive staff, and offers one of the best sunsets you'll ever see. However, DO NOT stay on the outer moorings if there's a hint of swells or wind heading toward shore. We did a quick overnight on our way to Edgartown and spent the night on an outer mooring. The most uncomfortable night of our sailing lives. The constant rocking and rolling - first from bow to stern, then, overnight it switched from side to side - prevented us from getting any sleep, and tossed us around all night long. Next time we head inside to the protected moorings. Also, several of the outside moorings require your own tackle to connect to the eye protruding from the bouncing metal ball shafts, so be aware.

Great location and excellent assistance from the marina staff' A keeper! The best!

First time visitor. Team was incredibly helpful. Shared the best way to enjoy this beautiful destination. Will be back soon!

The staff was amazing. From tying up then checking in to see how our stay was going. Customer service is the best. Lived on MV years ago and it was so nice to be back. We have found home again. Hands down, the best we have experienced in all of our years. Thank you again. Rick and Mary Smith

Helpful professional staff. Beautiful harbor always enjoyable.

Menemsha is a piece of paradise. All of the staff at the marina are very accommodating and helpful. Great memories made with wonderful friends.

great spot and new lines on the mornings which helps bigtime! Great Harbormaster!

We have been coming to Menemsha for over 20 years, it is our happy place.

We had a great stay. The harbormaster and crew were excellent. Can’t wait to return!

Perfect location and the Harbormaster team was first class

Another great stay. Harbor master as always incredibly accommodating. Helped rafting up when arrived solo and appeared I. The evening during a squall to help with a mooring line.

Great Spot for a few days!

An incredible slice of Heaven

Nice location, but did not like having to raft with 3 other boats. There was absolutely no coordination of when people were arriving and when they were leaving. We had a large Catamaran raft with us while we were on shore. The owners then disappeared for two days. We had to leave with no one aboard the cat. We called the harbor master for help and did not receive much. Also, the power boats that are in the slips take over the dinghy dock with their 16ft skiffs, which makes it hard to get a spot on the dock when going on shore.

Staff were helpful with docking. Facilities are well maintained. Trash cans were emptied frequently so there was plenty of space for trash disposal

The Harbor Master crew were extremely friendly and helpful and the mooring field was well maintained

Spent 4 nights and Ryan and the rest of the team were the best. We're pretty self sufficient but they are always around to assist if needed. We will be back, as it is such a relaxing atmosphere.

Thanks we like the setting.

pleasant experience. harbormasters team very responsive and helpful with docking

Great staff! Great spot! Stayed 3 nights and it was perfect!

Extremely helpful Harbormaster helped us back our sailboat between the pilings onto the transient dock. The local seafood choices were casual but excellent.

Ryan , the Harbormaster and his team made our trip GREAT! What a relaxing Fishermans Harbor that place is! Will be going back again... the lobster rolls and lobster bisque is the best at the Menemsha fish market! Caught 50 fish a day off Gay ahead light!! Back next year.

Great harbor. Great relaxing area. Neighbors were awesome. Ryan was excellent in assisting us while entering the slip. The only complaint was fog rolled in for sunset. Can’t control Mother Nature. Thanks for a great time!

The Harbormaster, Ryan, was exceptionally accommodating to us, and his staff was outstanding while helping us to dock, as well as very informative regarding local services and supplies 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Great crew from Ryan on down to the newest member. Very helpful and courteous. You can’t tip them so send a letter to the selectman and tell them!

congratulation to harbormaster ryan rossi and his fabulous staff for making our 6 day stay wonderful you guys are the best! tom t.

Harbormaster was pleasant and helpful . Limited facilities

Just a great place every time

We LOVE staying at Menemsha Harbor. The proximity of that beautiful beach from the harbor makes this such a family friendly place.

Beautiful peaceful harbor with close proximity to the public beach. The slips are back-in to a floating dock with two pilings for the bow. There are no fingers separating the slips. They can be tricky to get into when the tide is moving. The harbor masters office was outstanding. They offer an abundance of help getting in and out of the slips. I am a new boat owner/captain so I took all the help I could get. They tied up to me with their RIB and literally maneuvered me right in my slip! When we departed, they helped again by guarding the yachts to either side of me. We loved this side of the island. The vibe is very different from Edgar Town. Totally chill. The sunsets are gorgeous and can be viewed right from your boat or from the beach which is a stones throw away. We will definitely be back here. Thanks for an awesome stay!!

Great crew was waiting on the dock to meet us, and came and checked on us later.

Very protected harbor. Good service. Had to raft. But, met some nice folks. Strong currents on entry and exit from harbor.

Nice quiet harbor with fabulous fish markets and a couple restaurants nearby. The sunsets are amazing! Having a public shower nearby is also convenient. Our second time there and we plan to come back again.

This is the absolute smoothest and most friendly Harbormaster operation on Vineyard Sound and beyond. Great (fast) communication and if you are playing by the rules, they will go out of their way to accommodate what they can. It’s a pleasure to visit because of this team. Thank you!

Amazing! The Chilmark Harbor Master and Team were terrific! Professional crew! Always ready to assist. Thank you!

Good price, but rolled all night in the outside mooring under normal conditions. Heavy 32 ft boat. Nice crew, nice view.

Super friendly, professional staff

This is a wonderful little village surrounded by a very secure boat basin. I’ve been here many times. Ryan and Aiden do a fabulous job. The number of transient slips is limited, so book early. Tying up on the outside pilings is tricky, but Ryan has fender boards if it’s windy. Captain Dave Amazing Grace mybuzzardsbay.com

Great trip and the team was terrific.

This is a great little fishing village. The marina was excellent with a beach adjoining it. It was overcast during our stay but we are told this is the place to be to enjoy a beautiful sunset. Also there was an abundance of fresh fish to choose from at the adjacent fish markets were

If your expectations are aligned with what it is, this a great marina. It's not a place for high end amenities, but if you want an authentic New England feel the marina and surrounding area delivers with a great little beach steps away and close by access to fresh seafood, a couple of restaurants and other provisions. The Harbor Master and his team were very helpful from arrival through departure (including with first timers who had not docked stern-to before). Add to that a nice vibe on the dock with friendly, helpful neighbors. Be wary of potentially significant currents entering the harbor and negotiating the transient slips (made more of a challenge if the wind is brisk). Also of note, it's easy to pick up the Vineyard Transit Authority Bus in the parking lot and then easily get to other popular visit spots on the Island. Overall a great stay. We'll be back. UPDATE from stay in Summer of 2022: Summer 2024: Still a fantastic spot to visit if a relaxed, quintessential New England harbor feel fits your itinerary. The Harbor Master and team are very professional and helpful. We will always keep Menemsha on our short list of stops when visiting the Vineyard.

Love this place quiet and relaxing! Ryan the harbormaster and all the staff were great! It was a difficult weather day but their assistance got us and several other boats safely into our slip with no issues!

A bit rolly outside but that’s expected

Boats on two internal moorings have to raft up to four boats per mooring but we could easily rebook for the outside mooring and it was a right decision. Staff is friendly, professional and cooperative. Facilities are in good shape. A lot of good seafood nearby.

Very nice people ————————1

Awesome as always great place and service

Love Menemsha - amazing sunsets and lobster dinner from Larsen’s fish market, never gets old!

Ryan, the harbor master at Menamsha was extremely helpful and made a huge difference to a potentially difficult situation with high wind conditions. He was also very accommodating to our needs. A big thank you to him and the rest of the staff!

Great place, the dock crew are super helpful and friendly!

A windy overnight at one of our favorite harbors. The harbor master's assistants were very helpful. Lobsters from the Mememsha Fish Market for dnner.

Menemsha is a hidden jewel on the Vineyard. It is a wonderful town with quintessential Cape and Islands charm and character. The Chilmark Harbormaster team are some of the best we have worked with … incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. Everything about our stay was wonderful and we look forward to returning soon.

The Harbor Master (Ryan) is the best!

Lovely, quiet harbor to stay off Meneshma Pond and Chilmark Beach. Gorgeous sunsets. The harbormaster team was incredibly helpful.

Great service. Very hospitable staff. Always a good time! We will be back next month.

The attention and involvement of the Harbormaster staff was incredible! From securing lines and advising on where to go and what to visit, all were quite helpful. The entire staff should be commended! Thank you.

Great dock personnel.

Menemsha is a special place and the dock staff is special too. They go out of their way to be helpful to boaters.

Beautiful little harbor. Completely protected. Nice quiet traditional fishing village away from all the touristy stuff! Great restaurant for fine dining just a little walk from the marina. Other smaller seafood chanties too.

Nice quiet harbor. Friendly staff

Harbormaster and support staff are excellent! Great location even if your not a fisherman (don’t expect any amenities). Menemsha Creek has VERY strong currents so time your approach and entry accordingly. (During our SpringTide visit we found the “calmest” water about :45 after high or low. There are moorings outside the basin; a few moorings for sailboats (only) in the basin; stern-in slips with bow-piling tie up immediately to your Port after you pass through the Creek entrance inside the breakwaters (at 15’ piling spacing a 14’ beam is a tight squeeze!). Be sure to have all your stern, spring and bow lines ready as there are prevailing SW winds in the area and the strong tidal flows will impact your docking maneuverability. Have have adequate fenders to protect you and your neighbors’ craft. You’ll have to use fender-boards for side tie-up on the Menemsha Creek bulkhead on the West side of the basin (Harbormaster has some available). There are a limited number of slips for larger craft on the North side of the basin with fixed dock, side-piling tie-up.

Great location. Helpful staff.

Perfect spot. Nice people.

We had a great stay! Emma was very helpful with docking on the extremely windy day!

Harbormaster is incredibly helpful. They made it obvious they appreciated our visit! They get a “5”; but, giving it a 4 because there’s a significant current in the harbor and everyone struggles, because you can’t find breakfast without walking 45 minutes, and because the facilities are limited.

Dockmaster was friendly and helpful. Quiet pleasant week end

Magical! Staff so helpful. Beautiful Harbor. Great morning coffee at the store, wonderful sunset harbor lobster dinner. Amazing weekend!

The moorings are not in a harbor, but out in the open, subject to swells and a 5-10 mile fetch. Very uncomfortable in any northeast through south winds. Would be fine in glass calm or east breeze. Menemsha has some small fresh fish markets, gas station conveniences, cafe and ice cream stands, but no real restaurants. You cannot overnight anchor in the pond unfortunately, which would have been way better than on a very uncomfortable mooring. Bay cops will ticket clammers without a license in the pond.

other than the problems with the dockwa

Best run harbor on the east coast

I hope you get all the information you need

Very helpful, very happy with our new mooring spot

No issues. Easy to do

Fantastic harbor, great harbor master and staff and super convenient gas station/dock.

Ryan is great to work with!

I keep a mooring in Quitsa Pond, and I have always felt that the waterways in Chilmark are always well managed. I feel lucky to be able to ply those waters. I do wish that people could be allowed to overnight on their boats on occasion.

Ryan Rossi is managing the Harbor and Menemsha Pond waterways in great form. I find him very responsive and helpful, vigilant and fair, in enforcing the rules and regulations of the Pond and Harbor.

Great summer and the harbormaster and his team are great!

very professional and efficient.

Perfect! The dock was great and all the people were very nice and friendly.

Secured 1 of 2 moorings inside the harbor. Intimate setting with the Coast Guard dock and the 2 seafood establishments onshore, but a wonderful feel to the harbor. The bike rental shop was closed on weekdays, but the bus is regular and allows ample access to other parts of the island. It was nice to be away from the frenzy that can be Martha's Vineyard and feel you've stepped back in time to a remote fishing village.

Ryan is the best.

Wonderful stay. Harbormaster was super helpful! Such a beautiful harbor. Great facilities. Thank you !

off season stay was very quiet and pleasant. Glad we were able to tie up to the dock as the wind was blowing pretty hard and backing into a slip would have been difficult.

The guidebooks warned of the current but combined with odd wind gusts made docking impossible. We used a mooring ball in the outer harbor and fortunately the weather was okay to do so. The harbormaster and staff are top notch and efficient. The harbor is very tight, no finger piers and no center pilings. And there are boats rafted together in the channel so getting around isn't easy. The beach wi-fi was better than what we have at home. Beautiful remote location on the Vineyard and very well priced.

Always enjoy Menemsha

Menemsha is a hidden gem with great beaches, food and scenery. The harbor master Ryan and his crew are top notch at what the do. One of our favorite places.

super friendly , great service ,,

Awesome Great sunsets

We were happy with the process, they gave us a mooring assignment by radio as we approached. We ended up moving the second night over to the anchorage past the west side of the channel entrance. This was due to the incessant swells from sound that were perfectly sequenced to get us rolling pretty good. They weren't that much better at the anchorage but at least we could set up a swell bridle to keep our bow into them. The town was great though, really good seafood right at the docks, 24/7 restrooms and a shower.

Easy in/easy out. Great mooring with nice pennant. Had mooring to ourselves, but second mooring was occupied by two sailboats rafted up.

Very quiet, peaseful and relaxing!

Great support from the dockmasters

We love Menemsha. Marina personnel are great! Hope to be able to get in more often next season.

Menemsha is always our go to stop when coming and going from MV. Love it! Best sunsets ever .

Menemsha is a beautiful little harbor! This was our first visit and we couldn’t have been happier. Great restaurants nearby, a quiet beach, perfect location for sunsets, good facilities, good protection on a mooring…. We couldn’t have asked for more.

Five stars only because we can’t give more. The staff - led by Ryan is beyond compare - super helpful, knowledgeable, cheerful, great all around! Additional shout outs to Spider, Aidan, really everyone on the Team! Always there to tell you what weathers coming, check on your lines, accommodate a pump out….. etc. and always with a smile! Most Vinyarder’s knows Menemsha is home to the best sunsets ever, freshest seafood from TWO outstanding, long-standing family run businesses (Larsen’s and Stanley’s Menemsha fish market) and best gas and convenience station also a family operation and great morning coffee, afternoon shaved ice, pop up local farm flowers or bread, walk to antique shops like coppersmith with outstanding art, Pandoras Box, or take a walk down to the Chilmark Store or Bettlebung Farm! You could spend endless days here, and make sure to dip into the water and get you fishing line wet and you’ll be sure to have tight lines! Simply the best of people and purest of places! Plenty to do or just be… This place is the best!

Quit and very nice on the outside mooring. Nice friendly staff and a quint little village, bought seafood and cooked on board, best meal of the summer.

My trip was delayed a day due to weather. They moved my reservation back a day no questions asked. I’ve been coming to Menemsha 18 yrs - a great community, nice people and helpful harbor staff.

Great service and location!

Great marina. Perfect location. We took the short ferry ride to Aquinnah and rode our bikes to Gay Head. Great museum. Can climb to the top of the lighthouse. Spent 2 hours at Philbin Beach. Perfect Sandy beach. Don’t miss Menemsha Galley. Great food at reasonable prices. Homeport restaurant good but very pricey. Overall one of our favorite boating destinations

The Menemsha Harbor is our very favorite! Ryan and his staff are incredibly helpful and friendly. Ryan, in particular, is great! We had a dockwa glitch on May 1st and he was still able to accomodate us - on 2 occasions. We can't say enough about him! Thank you!

Great setup and easy check in

Great stay a bit bumpy with the Northeast.

The floating docks require you back into a narrow slip and tie to pilings. No finger piers, need a swim platform to get on and off the dock. Great fellow boaters and Harbormaster team to help you get in or out. No mobile pumpout, and getting to the pumpout on the dock is tricky as the docks are usually occupied. Let the Harbormaster crew know and they will sort it out for you. Beautiful simple beach and boating community. Fantastic seafood at the fish markets.

very good trip was my first time pulling in between pylons the guys were very helpful and very knowledgeable can't wait to come back

Enjoyed the outer mooring in good breeze direction … could be lumpy in other directions…

Great stay, We were traveling with 5 other boats and all stayed 2 nights and were heading to block island in the morning , the wind was strong and sea conditions weren’t the greatest, the harbormaster Ryan and his staff were able to help all of us with late departures and found availability for one boat that needed to stay another night. Just another reason that makes this place a great marina.

Cozy harbor and small marina away from usual MV crowds. Lots to do with beaches and biking nearby, especially fun taking bike ferry and riding to Gay Head lighthouse.

Fantastic time and everyone was extremely helpful. Look forward to coming back soon!

Great hosts! And a lovely place to get away.

The updated bathrooms were a big plus from the last time we were there.

Very friendly and responsive staff

The harbormaster is very helpful. Not much to do there but nice beach and pretty setting. Few eating alternatives, but plenty of seafood.

Easy access to Menemsha and a beautiful sunset. The moorings are very bumpy, not very protected at all. I would not recommend staying overnight on the outside moorings

It was so lovely! The harbor master and crew are helpful the beach is lovely the food is fun and check out the beach plum inn for breakfast! Magical.

Friendly dock people. Quiet setting. Good seafood available a short walk from the docks. The WiFi was sketchy. Homeport Restaurant was very good. Scenic. Nice beach.

Great people and little place to stay. We’ll keep coming back as long as they keep having us

We will come back next year. We really like the area and the dock master. Thank you again Ryan Sea freak Bob Moore’s

Beautiful view and very helpful staff!! Awesome sunset Bathroom was better than previous visits but the showers could be better Dockhands and harbormaster were great

For my money, this is the most charming place on Marthas Vineyard. Super low key, great take-out dinners (get there early because they shut down at 7PM), amazing sunset... Only complaint is that the outer moorings and anchorage area can be pretty bumpy. Inner harbor is an option, but you'll be rafting with other boats.

Helpful, courteous Harbormaster, made arrival easy.

Love the location. Harbormaster’s staff are always helpful.

Beautiful place to stop. Calm et nice sunset!

Great place to visit for a few nights! Aiden was very helpful upon our arrival. Everything you could want is close by: a beautiful beach with amazing sunsets, TWO fish markets with excellent lobster rolls, shops, restaurant, etc. We look forward to our next visit!

Nice quiet place to stay. Amazing sunset!

Giving five stars; as the stars don't seem to be working. Td

We brought five boats to Chilmark and rafted on Moorings 1 and 2. first time visitors, all. dead flat/comfortable harbor, pleasant harbormaster who gave sufficient direction to get us all easily tied up. While the fact that there was only sale of alcohol at the nearby restaurant initially flummoxed us, we pivoted, bought five boiled lobsters from the local fish market and returned to the boat to enjoy them and our wine provisions on board! I mostly appreciated the advice that rafting in the inner harbor was superior to having our own moorings outside. on this particular day that would have been a bumpy night

Very friendly staff and easy access to mooring and dinghy dock. Love Menemsha!

Beautiful sunsets, helpful harbor master. Peaceful as always. Caught squid and stripers off the dock. Perfect.

Friendly, responsive staff upon arrival Great seafood suppliers and FABULOUS SUNSET!!

Thank you for accommodating our Summer xxx boats. Loved our visit with you.

Excellant, very accommodating and the lobster dinner to go was awesome.

Beautiful, protected, quaint New England fishing village. Rafted on one of the two moorings with the boats traveling with us. Only downside was mosquitoes, but screens kept them at bay. Will definitely return!

Great place, Harbormaster people could not be nicer.

Great place! Harbor Master team is always friendly and helpful. Sunsets are outstanding and local fish stores are awesome!

Outstanding location… obviously. Great staff and fellow mariners

We loved it. The location was fantastic and the dock staff was very helpful. The only downside was that we had no cell service and the wifi wasn't very strong. This normally wouldn't have bothered us (in fact it would have made the stay better) except that we had a problem with our generator that we were trying to resolve via phone).

Great visit, fantastic fresh seafood on the docks!

Excellent. Easy check in. Competent dock hands.

One of our favorite summer stops

Excellent experience. All very professional and friendly . Also very willing to help with docking and offer local knowledge

It was very chill and right up to the mark

Great place- we can’t wait to come back

Amazing location, helpful and responsive staff, crazy good local seafood!

Another great stay at Menemsha. Rafting is always interesting. The Homeport Restaurant & Oyster Bar was great.

Great time , dock masters we’re very helpful

The Harbormaster staff were Great! Our Catboat isn’t Great at backing up. There were 4 people that helped us accomplish that and got our boat secured in our slip. They were all around very helpful

They helped us raft up on our arrival. Well done

Harbor Master Staff very helpful. Aidan and staff five stars.

From the clear and immediate radio response on ch9, to going above and beyond helping us tie-up and providing local advise, it is clear that Harbormaster Ryan runs a tight ship. A great stay in Menemsha, can't wait to return! - Mike and Kerrie- MV Legasea

We made a reservation on the town mooring. The two staff members were very courteous and professional, they even picked us and dropped us off! We tried to tip them and they wouldn't accept. I think the tipping policy should be reviewed; it would have been nice to give a little something for their extra effort.

Ryan, Spyder, and Aidan are awesome!

Wonderful like always. Great staff with Ryan and company

We love coming to Menemsha for the relaxed atmosphere in the harbor. Harbormaster checked on boats a few times while were there, and answered any questions I had. We'll be back again soon!

Simply a little slice of Heaven. The harbormaster, Ryan Rossi, and his crew are attentive, professional and focused on making your stay very enjoyable. If you like old time New England and beautiful sunsets, check it out!

Excellent port. Harbormaster staff is very friendly and helpful. Had a great stay.

Our third year in a row. Absolutely beautiful! The harbormaster is the best. We will be back !

The Harbormaster and his Crew in MSHA were top notch. Very professional, The REEL-LEE-HOOKED is looking forward to future vacations in MSHA.

Our first time in Menemsha and stayed one night. Great experience from arrival to departure! Marina staff was very helpful and friendly, nice dock neighbors, very laid back scene. Cloudy so no sunset :( We will be back!!!

Menemsha always great. A suggestion might be to string some lines from the outer pilings to the dock (on the sides of the slips) that would allow crew guide a boat into a slip.

Very well organized. A good Harbormaster.

Amenities are very basic. But this time we were not rushed off the dock on Sunday. Dock staff are excellent!

1st rate, helpful , courteous, patient

Nice place to visit. Harbormaster staff was outstanding in helping us to the dock.

Very courteous and helpful.

Actual safe harbor. Excellent staff.

excellent docking assistance between the pylons from the harbor master and two dock-boys in a cross breeze. We much enjoyed the harbor fish market and shops. Quiet and peaceful evening, left early to avoid the chop. Sweet !

Beautiful and quite.

Excellent help in docking. A beautiful spot and the floating docks are in good shape.

Five star, polite prompt assistance. Well managed administration.

Staff are super friendly! Wonderful place to stay.

Have many boating friends that love Menemsha, so when the opportunity arose for us to spend a night there on a mooring we took it to see what’s to love. Good things started right off as the Harbormaster (Ryan I believe) walked us right in over the radio after we announced it was our first time. One of the most friendly greetings we’ve ever received. Since we have a dog, that involved many trips to the excellent dingy dock. Our only regret was the high wind that curtailed our dingy touring, but that will necessitate many more return trips to Menemsha.

Very nice. Staff was very courteous.

Quite, relaxing and beautiful. Dockmaster and crew were very nice and helpful.

Excellent experience as usual.

Absolutely Beautiful - We will definitely be back.

I was very apprehensive about staying on the outside, boy was I wrong! What a beautiful night. Thank you so much. I’ve been to this fishing village by Land (island) in the past but it’s always so much nicer to come by water

My favorite spot on the Vineyard, so five stars no matter what. They raft up to four boats (always sailboats) on each of the two inside moorings. We've made some good friends that way, collaborating over fenders, springs and mooring lines, sharing or not sharing conversation and drinks. Sunsets seldom disappoint in Menemsha. Oh, the marina? Harbormaster's office, shopping, and two exceptional seafood stores/restaurants, public restrooms with pay showers, and a beach are all 1-3 minutes from the dinghy dock. Fuel/water dock accommodates one boat at a time and can be tricky in the current. Active fishing fleet only adds to the ambiance.

What a fantastic spot. Great harbor, great saltwater pond, beach and sunset. Aiden on the dock was fantastic. Will definitely put it on the list for an annual stop.

Out of all the ports that I’ve visited the harbor master at menemsha was the friendliest, most accommodating, helpful and pleasant person that I’ve delt with. He and his staff were incredible! Our stay was a pleasure and we’re looking forward to another stay. Thank you to everyone!

Such a beautiful setting.

Ryan and his team were fantastic! Strong wind and currents made it challenging in me to dock a 30 single screw but they were very helpful and got me in. We stayed three nights and had a great time !

We were on an inner harbor mooring and loved it. Harbormaster staff were outstanding as usual. We were in a jam on our approach to the harbor and they came right out and assisted us to the mooring. Can’t say enough good things about that team!

One of our favorite places for relaxing, enjoying beautiful sunsets, and fresh lobster. Aiden and Adam helped us dock between pilings on a very windy day. Harbormaster Ryan and all dockhands did a phenomenal job helping boats into tight berths during heavy winds and currents, when even Coast Guard boats were struggling to dock. Great stay!

Just stunning ! Totally enjoyed the delicious seafood available on the docks.

Great people very relaxing very relaxing

Always a great stop. We had 3 boats rafted on an inside mooring. Harbormaster staff is always helpful and professional. Great seafood options from two local markets too. Awesome sunsets!

Very helpful crew and polite

Fantastic once again!!! Ryan is a great harbormaster and his crew is always willing to help. Got another great slip. The only negative was when I had to remove the dock lines and move on. I'll definitively be back. Thanks Menemsha.

The harbor is charming and beautiful. The space for the boat between the pilings was terrifyingly limited. Docking was so challenging that it took some of the pleasure out of coming into the harbor. You share bathroom facilities with everyone who goes to the beach. The harbormaster and his crew were all very helpful.

Great little working harbor. If you're looking for real local flavor and nice sea food on top of watching some of the most beautifull sunset on the East Coast ( yes, sunset on the east coast...) then a that's a must to put on your travel list. Harbor master is very clear and instructions are simple and exact, no fussing around if you are on one of the 2 mooring balls. Almost 100% certain to be rafted up but that's also part of the charms of this place as you make great encounters with fellow sailors.

Great spot for chilling. Fresh seafood available at two fish markets near the dock. Bulkhead dockage requires a compliant GFI electric circuit on your boat, otherwise you will not be able to connect to the shore power.

very efficient working with the Harbormaster. Warm welcome, always available. Rafting 4 boats per mooring inside is not ideal, but they do a great job of making it work for all concerned. I much prefer being inside to outside.

Confirmation of reservation was quick. Dock hands were friendly and helpful. Always love going to Menemsha - looking forward to our next visit!

Nice spot. Friendly staff.

Great spot to stay, a favorite we come back to every season.

This is a sweet little harbor and the staff tried to be as helpful as they could. However, boaters planning to reserve a slip should be forewarned that docking here is not easy. The slips are simply pilings spaced about 12 feet apart, difficult to back into and very tricky if there’s a breeze and/or tidal current (both of which we encountered). We wound up tying up at a mooring outside the harbor, which was unfortunate, since there is no launch service and we had no dinghy, so we never made it ashore. Live and learn.

Getting in and out was very easy, the dock help was excellent when we arrived. A very laid back place like we were looking for , but easy to get around the Island. Definitely be back .

Decent price for the area but they really should clarify that a mooring reservation means rafting up with up to four other boats. The shower/ facilities have solar hot water (brilliant!) But otherwise very 20th Century.

Ryan the harbor master was quick with communication and waiting to help tie us up. Very favorite place to relax and unwind. Beaches in the pond by dinghy are superb. Will be back again!

Harbor and harbormaster were great - helpful and professional. Setting could not have been better. Only flaw was the unpleasant man sharing the inner mooring with us - made several disparaging comments about my boat etc.. Clearly this was not the fault in any way of the harbormaster, but if the weather is calm I would choose the outer moorings next time. Sadly made out stay less leasant

Great staff and wonderful views from the slip overlooking Vinyard Sound,

Harbormaster helpful and responsive, for last minute request on a busy weekend. This is a tiny busy noisy harbor, consider an outside mooring for privacy.

Harbor master and crew are exceptional. Help is always there Process for docking is a well oiled machine. The day we left we over heard them on the radio helping a boater unfamiliar with docking between piers by having them stop at the fuel dock explain the process and then give them extra ropes that they needed. We will return. Thanks for a great stay — BellaVita Too

The Harbormaster and his assistants were great! Very helpful and friendly. Good, fresh seafood from Larson's on our grill for dinner was tasty. Exploring the pond by dinghy was fun.

Team at the Dockmaster was excellent and responsive, the beach and town quaint and beautiful. I highly enjoyed the stay!

One of our favorite places. There is too much to say but this is a nice quiet calm place to come back to after a day visiting MV. If you’re into crowds, parties or simply shopping this isn’t the place on MV for you. Ryan and the Harbormaster staff are the best.

Can’t thank the harbormaster enough. They set us up with an inside mooring when weather got bad and booked us for an extra night to wait out storm. Coming through at night was a bit sporty but once in the boats we rafted up to helped us get secure for the night. Sailors and those who help them really are the best.

Super! Aidan and Adam were very helpful in securing the lines. The showers were fine. Plenty of food choice. Fun beach. We’ll be back!

Awesome as usual. Best sunsets , nice Beach, never overcrowded.

I was stuck on a fixed dock sandwiched between two boats at a very odd angle. the staff, harbor master were very helpful getting the boat into the slip. it was a real pain. but the town and all the rest is aways great. make sure when you book ask for the floating docks and stay away from the fixed.

The harbor master team is terrific. Excellent communication and care - ex. reviewed rafting mooring lines to ensure safety.

Moorings inside the harbor are great. The showers were cold though since they are solar heated… as long as you don’t mind a brisk shower it’s a great stop. Cute little town, everyone was incredibly friendly and helpful. Can get any fresher seafood… literally got oysters from the boat!

The marina manager was very responsive and helpful— thanks for a great first trip to Menemsha!

Menemsha Harbor was GREAT! Mr Spider, the assistant harbormaster was friendly and made us feel welcomed like family. NOTE that he mentioned that they allow “rafting” on the mooring balls do if Dockwa says there is no reservation available, there likely is. He told me if I return and can’t make a reservation to consider speaking to their office direct by phone or VHF. There is FRESH seafood dockside, gasoline and diesel, and a great food shack up a canal that is an easy walk or short dinghy ride. This “canal” was shown in the movie JAWS and is where “Captain Quinn” lived and where he kept his boat, the ORCA. It is well worth a rewatch of the movie before visiting Martha’s Vineyard. Also, at the movie theater in Edgartown, they show the movie JAWS every Sunday night on “the big screen.”

Loved it as always.

Asst Harbor Master Spider is great!

Awesome!!! Harbormasters office provides top service. Great staff keeping boaters safe and organized in a small area. Been coming to MH for 24 yrs. Best staff EVER! Thank you all very much.

Good people. No marina bathrooms - had to use bathrooms for nearby park. They had not held a dock space open for us but had one ready for us by 4 PM.

Beautiful little village - friendly harbormaster.

Great stay! When I arrived there was someone on my assigned mooring, and two boats rafted on the other. The couple that were on my assigned mooring told me sometimes there are three boats! They were very nice, even had fenders and dock lines for me, which was very helpful because I was solo. Was nice to have the company and now I know so will not ever arrive too late. This time was perfect—cocktail hour. Thank you.

We were regulated to the ocean right after henri. We should have been in the harbor. And now I have to remember my user name and password even though I am IN the app.

We love this place.... Only if you can get an inside sailboat mooring. You have to raft with up to three other like sailboats. Hope to get compatible 'mooring mates'. The stay here in Menemsha was great as usual. Plan on Larson's Seafood as a 'must'. Order early and pick-up later at a pre-determined time.

Dock-master Ryan and his team were great. View and ambience of harbor terrific.

Very friendly staff , they are waiting there for you to help with the docking process. As well as to information about the area . Heading back again in august

Beautiful place. Harbormaster very helpful Harbormaster always highly competent

This year we couldn't get a slip so we took an outside mooring just for one night. Word to the wise: there is not a no-wake zone on the way into this harbor and everyone comes flying in at speed. The wakes were unbearable. Unsure if it would get better in the evening, we managed to get dockage at Cuttyhunk and left. We stayed at the dock last year and enjoyed our stay. It's the only way to go here. Also: arrive fully provisioned. You can get excellent fresh fish and a few sides; take-out of cooked food is available with a long wait; but there are no sit-down restaurants or groceries other than a tiny convenience store that you can't even enter. Lots of mask requirements here too. (2021)

We love Menemsha! Freshly cooked seafood by sunset can’t be beat. The Harbormaster was incredibly helpful. I needed assistance with rafting at an inner mooring due to a broken arm. He hopped on board and helped secure our lines. Couldn’t have done it without him. Waking up in the peaceful harbor, watching the commercial fishing vessels leave for work is as authentic as it gets. Five Stars!

Staff was fantastic. We were looking forward to staying on one of the outer moorings, but when we arrived it was strongly suggested that we go to the inner harbor due to incoming weather. Sure enough, it got bad, and I was happy we were protected inside. Menemsha has become a yearly destination for us. Look forward to returning next year.

Always a pleasure to stay in Menemsha. It is beautiful and the dock crew is friendly and always so helpful!! Can’t wait to go back

First time booking a slip (have been on moorings before). Excellent, friendly service, very helpful. They sent TWO dockhands to help us get tied up (they don’t take tips, BTW), and lots of help with local recommendations, etc. Extended to a 2nd night, which they handled for us.

Harbormaster and his crew were incredibly helpful in assisting us into a slip under unfavorable wind and tide conditions. Menemsha was beautiful

Menemsha never disappoints. We were rafted on a mooring night one and the harbor master accommodated our request to raft port side to. Night two we shifted to a slip where the harbor master gave us major assistance backing between pilings in a crosswind. The small fishing village of Menemsha is a gem.

Cute Harbor. Harbormaster staff friendly and helpful. Best sunset of the cruise. Quiet at night once the youngings left. We were on the face dock opposite the Harbormaster office. The pier parking lot appears to be a local nighttime gathering place....

Menemsha Harbor is a hidden Gem. Ryan and his crew are the best Harbormaster Department I've encountered. They are all very helpful, professional and friendly. I love the quiet little harbor. When needing to relax and decompress, it is my absolute favorite destination. The proximity to world class fishing also makes it a must visit for anglers!

Beautiful harbor. Beach is great. It right there and always enjoy lobster dinner on the boat thanks to Larson’s fish market while watching the best sunset The dock hands are really awesome. They know exactly how to get you in the slip(slips can be tight). Trust them

This is a beautiful place! Everyone was helpful and friendly and the docks are in good shape with perfect sunset views.

Harbormaster (Andrew) was not allowing us to pump out our almost full black water tank. I told him repeatedly that it may overflow at any time (a biological hazard). He said, unless we buy a full tank of gas, we are not allowed to pump out. The gas dock was completely empty and I was being accommodating to come into the dock at any time to avoid loss of business. I even offered to purchase some gas, just not filling up my entire 150gal tank. Plus, we were staying at a slip for two nights. I found this extremely unprofessional and frankly illegal, as it’s mandated by federal law to have free pumpout services; never in my 20yrs of boating have I had to purchase gas to get a pumpout. This policy needs to be changed and Andrew needs to read up on boating laws.

Aidan and the staff are the absolute best and so attentive! The views and experience are amazing. A gem!

Beautiful place, very laid back. Chill in Chillmark is the saying. We were tied up on the end of the west dock. A bit of a walk to the fish markets but not bad. Dingy is faster. There’s lots of current during tides both flood and ebb. If you can arrive at slack its no worries. If not just turn to port past the jetties and the floating docks into the basin. The current is less once inside.

Great New England fishing port with great people and fresh seafood. Thanks for everything Menemsha harbor!

Beautiful location with very nice and helpful Harbormaster team!

Fantastic stay and Larsen’s was as good as the old days. Ryan and his staff are real professionals and very helpful. Great operation.

Dock services and support were impeccable. Showers leave little to nothing to be desired, and we’re utterly disappointing. You can do much better!

It's a quaint harbor, not far from Cuttyhunk across Vineyard Sound. There are some nice fish markets and stores within walking distance. There is a seasonal bike ferry across Menemsha Pond, which allows you to walk or bike to Gay Head Lighthouse (about 4 miles) and take in the spectacular views. Very helpful harbormaster and staff, especially with dock lines and recommendations for things to do in the area, The dock spaces are a little tight and there are pilings, so it's best to go stern in and tie bow lines to the pilings first. Good location and great experience, will be back again soon!

It’s a terrific place to unwind and meet really nice people. It’s like going back in time…

Menemsha is a wonderful place to visit, but if there is ANY westerly component to the weather, you will roll badly on the outside moorings. Inside moorings reserved only for sail.

Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

We were able to stay inside the harbor, on one of the 2 moorings. Someone else was supposed to show up and raft, but they never did. Outside the harbor would have been untenable. Great lobsters at Larsens.

Excellent harbormaster help. Very attentive. Delicious lobster roll!

A little tight inside but well protected. Harbormaster very responsive on the radio.

Beautiful place, nice and quiet. Locals and “regulars” at the dock are polite and happy to help. One out of the six nights we stayed had older CT people forgetting that 1999 has passed and partying at a dock like Menemsha made them look foolish and ignorant! Great family stay with the best sunsets around!

Best place to stay in the vineyard. Can’t say enough about the amazing harbormaster and his staff they do an amazing job.