Harbours and anchorages near Portsmouth

Isle of Shoals

Anchorage at the Isles of Shoals, a small archipelago about 6 miles off the New Hampshire and Maine coast. Gosport Harbour lies between Star, Cedar and Smuttynose islands.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Kittery Point

Mooring and anchorage area at Pepperrell Cove, just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River in southern Maine.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Portsmouth Yacht Club

Member yacht club at New Castle, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River, with visitor moorings and a public fuel berth.

Portsmouth

Anchorage on the Piscataqua River at Portsmouth, on the Maine and New Hampshire boundary, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Portsmouth Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Piscataqua River in New Castle, New Hampshire, with a public fuel berth and transient moorings off the clubhouse and in Pepperrell Cove across the river in Maine.

Safe Harbor Kittery Point

Marina in the Back Channel of the Piscataqua River, on the Maine side of the river opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with direct open access to the Gulf of Maine.

Prescott Park Municipal Dock

Public floating dock on the Piscataqua River in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with 10 berths, 8 of them for visiting boats.

Portsmouth Harbor Cruises

Tour-boat landing at 64 Ceres Street in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River, home berth of the M/V Heritage.

NH Port Authority Commercial Fish Pier

State-owned commercial fishing pier on Peirce Island in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River. Not a leisure marina.

Badgers Island Marina

Marina on the Maine bank of the Piscataqua River at Kittery, opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about 2 nm from the river mouth.

Piscataqua Marina

Small marina on Badgers Island, Kittery, Maine, on the Piscataqua River opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Kittery Point Yacht Club

Yacht club on Goat Island in New Castle, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River near the harbour mouth.

Wentworth By The Sea Marina

Full-service marina on New Castle Island, New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth.

Safe Harbor Wentworth By The Sea

Full-service marina in Little Harbour at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, on New Castle island near Portsmouth.

Safe Harbor Wentworth By The Sea

Full-service marina at New Castle on Little Harbor, New Hampshire, with 170 floating berths and around 100 reserved for visitors.

Pepperrell Cove

Sheltered mooring field at Kittery Point, Maine, just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Fort McClary.

Rye Harbor State Marina

State-run harbour at Rye, New Hampshire, set inside two stone breakwaters, with a public landing and pontoon at the head of the basin.

Great Bay Marine

Year-round full-service marina and boatyard on the Piscataqua River at Newington, New Hampshire, about 6 miles up from the harbour mouth.

York Harbor Marine Service

Full-service marina on Harris Island in York Harbour, southern Maine, with slips, valet rack storage and a fuel berth.

York Harbor

Tidal anchorage on the York River, southern Maine, sheltered from most directions but open to the south-west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SW, W

Hampton River Boat Club

Boat club on the Hampton River at Hampton, New Hampshire, with a boat ramp, dock space and a clubhouse.

Hampton State Pier

New Hampshire Port Authority pier in Hampton Harbour, at the south end of Hampton Beach, about 7 miles south of Rye Harbour.

The Marina at Amesbury Point

Members' marina at the confluence of the Merrimack and Powow rivers in Amesbury, Massachusetts, about 1.5 miles upriver from Newburyport.

Newburyport Boat Basin

Marina on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 4.5 miles upriver from the Atlantic and 1.5 miles from the town centre.

Yankee Landing Marina

Three-acre marina and boatyard on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, opposite Carr Island and minutes from the town centre.

Newburyport Yacht Club

Club marina on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, two miles upriver from the river mouth.

Hatters Point Marina

Modern marina on the Merrimack River at Amesbury, Massachusetts, opposite the grounds of Maudslay State Park.

Cove Marina

Marina on the north bank of the Merrimack River at Salisbury, Massachusetts, just west of the Route 1 Newburyport bridge.

Ring's Island Marina

Marina on Ring's Island, on the Salisbury side of the Merrimack River, opposite Newburyport in Massachusetts.

Newburyport Harbor Marina

Full-service marina on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 2.5 miles upstream of the river mouth.