Harbours and anchorages near Newburyport

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

Back Harbor (Sandy Bay)

Anchorage in Sandy Bay off Rockport, Cape Ann, with a sand bottom and the Sandy Bay Yacht Club 0.2 nm to the south-east.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Gloucester Inner Harbor

Working fishing harbour at Gloucester on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, about 25 miles north-east of Boston, sheltered behind a long breakwater.

Annisquam Yacht Club

Private sailing club on the Annisquam River at Annisquam village, Gloucester, Massachusetts, founded in 1896.

Cape Ann Marina

Year-round marina on the Annisquam River just inside Gloucester harbour, on the north shore of Massachusetts, about 40 miles north of Boston.

Hilton's Marina

Marina on the Merrimack River in central Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 3 miles upstream from the river mouth.

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.

Cove Marina

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

Newburyport Yacht Club

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

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.

Hatters Point Marina

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

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.

Goodwin Creek Marina

Full-service marina on the Merrimack River at Amesbury, Massachusetts, around 3 miles upriver from the ocean at Newburyport.

Riverfront Marina

Family-run marina on the Parker River at Newbury, Massachusetts, taken over by Riverfront Marine in 1991.

Perley's Marina Repair

Boatyard and marina about one mile up the Rowley River at Rowley, Massachusetts, in the Plum Island Sound estuary.

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.

Greens Point Boatyard

Boatyard on Ipswich Bay at Greens Point, Ipswich, Massachusetts, the only waterfront yard in the town.

Ipswich Bay Yacht Club

Private yacht club founded in 1940 on Plum Island Sound at Ipswich, Massachusetts, with about 135 slips and a fuel berth.

Hampton River Boat Club

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

Pike Marine

Family-run marina at 80 Main Street in Essex, Massachusetts, on the Essex River in Cape Ann.

Essex Marina

Marina at the heart of Essex, Massachusetts, on the Essex River, with access to Essex Bay and the Atlantic.

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.

Heron Way Marina

Private members' marina at 15 Biskie Head Point, Gloucester, on the Annisquam River side of Cape Ann in Massachusetts.

Manchester Marine

Full-service boatyard inside Manchester Harbor on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, with around 40 seasonal berths and transient moorings.

Manchester Harbor Boat Club

Members' boat club in Manchester Harbor on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, on the same sheltered inlet as the town's boatyards.

Manchester Yacht Club

Members' yacht club at Tucks Point in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, set just inside the entrance to Manchester Harbour.

Pope's Landing Marine

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Danvers River at Danvers, Massachusetts, on the North Shore off Route 128.

Lighthouse Marina

Small marina at 47R Parker Street on Smith Cove, in the inner harbour of Gloucester, on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.