Harbours and anchorages near New Bedford

Hoppy's Landing

Anchorage off Hoppys Landing, by the causeway linking West Island to the mainland at Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Onset Bay

Anchorage in Onset Bay on Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, just west of the Cape Cod Canal and the village of Onset.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Pope's Island Marina

Marina on the south side of Pope's Island in New Bedford harbour, Massachusetts, inside the hurricane barrier on the Acushnet River.

Great Harbor

Mooring field in Great Harbor at Woods Hole, the village at the south-western tip of Cape Cod, in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Bristol Harbour

Mooring and anchorage off the town of Bristol on the east side of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with fresh water available ashore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Spragues Cove

Anchorage in Sippican Harbour off Marion, Massachusetts, at the head of Buzzards Bay, with a mud and weed bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Pease Ledge

Anchorage off Pease Ledge in the north-western approach to Cuttyhunk, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The ledge itself uncovers at low water.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Cuttyhunk Pond

Enclosed pond at the western end of Cuttyhunk Island, the outermost of the Elizabeth Islands between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Falmouth Town Marina

Town-run marina inside Falmouth Inner Harbor on the south coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 108 berths on seven floating finger pontoons.

Bull Island

Anchorage at Bull Island in Hadley Harbour, at the eastern end of Naushon Island in the Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE

Gumbys Head

Anchorage by Gumbys Head in the Westport River, near Westport Point, Massachusetts, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Town of Wareham Moorings

Transient mooring buoys managed by the Wareham harbour master on the Wareham River, a tributary of Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Marina at Slocum Cove

Full-service marina on the east bank of the Acushnet River in Fairhaven, opposite New Bedford, operated by the Northeast Maritime Institute.

Mattapoisett Boatyard

Full-service boatyard on the north side of Mattapoisett Harbour, a sheltered inlet on the north shore of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

Hog Island

Mud-bottom anchorage off Hog Island, at the entrance to Bristol Harbour in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

• Sheltered S

Acushnet River Safe Boating

Members' marina of the Acushnet River Safe Boating Club at 80 Middle Street, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on the east bank of the Acushnet River opposite New Bedford.

Safe Harbor New England Boatworks

Boatyard and marina at the north end of Aquidneck Island, in Portsmouth on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Tripp's Marina

Full-service family-run marina on the East Branch of the Westport River at Westport Point.

Leach & Son Marina

Family-run marina at Westport Point on the East Branch of the Westport River in Massachusetts.

Fleet Marina

Mixed commercial and pleasure marina on Pope's Island, New Bedford, between New Bedford and Fairhaven on the Acushnet River.

Whaling City Marina

Marina on Pope's Island in New Bedford harbour, Massachusetts, on the Acushnet River inside the hurricane barrier.

Breakwater Marinas

Full-service marina at 2 River Avenue, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on the east side of New Bedford harbour inside the hurricane barrier.

Fairhaven Shipyard Companies

The largest boatyard in Massachusetts, at 32 Water Street in Fairhaven, inside the working harbour of New Bedford on Buzzards Bay.

New Bedford Yacht Club

Private yacht club founded in 1877, on Apponagansett Bay at Padanaram in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, west of New Bedford.

West Island Marina

Family-run marina on West Island in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on the Nasketucket Bay side of Buzzards Bay.

Brandt Cove Marina

Marina in the well-sheltered Brandt Island Cove at Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, on the north shore of Buzzards Bay.

Island Wharf

Town-owned wharf and park on inner Sippican Harbour at Marion, Massachusetts, on the north shore of Buzzards Bay.

Barden's Boat Yard

Full-service boatyard on Sippican Harbour at Marion, Massachusetts, off Buzzards Bay.

Burr Brothers

Family-run boatyard and marina at 309 Front Street, at the head of Sippican Harbor in Marion, Massachusetts, on Buzzards Bay.

Westport Yacht Club

Member yacht club on the East Branch of the Westport River, with limited transient moorings.