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Narragansett Bay and Block Island: Newport, Jamestown and Great Salt Pond

Newport, the sailing capital of the US, anchors at Brenton Cove under the mansions; across the water, Jamestown and Dutch Harbor in the West Passage, Potter Cove on Prudence Island, Bristol and Wickford at the head of the bay. Block Island 12 miles south: Great Salt Pond, 90 moorings and anchoring room for 500 boats in August, Old Harbor for the ferry and the town. Fog and ferry traffic: AIS recommended.

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AnchorageUnited States
Newport
4.9
Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, on the east side of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, with a mud bottom.
- Water
- Buoys
- Up to 42 m
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AnchorageUnited States
Brenton Cove
4.5
Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, off Fort Adams State Park, on a sand and mud bottom.
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HarbourNewport, United States
Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina
5.0
Full-service marina on America's Cup Avenue in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, with the hotel of the same name on its quay.
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HarbourJamestown, United States
Safe Harbor Jamestown Boatyard
Boatyard and marina on the East Passage shore of Conanicut Island, Jamestown, in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
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AnchorageUnited States
Dutch Harbor
4.0
Harbour on the west side of Conanicut Island at Jamestown, Rhode Island, between the island and Dutch Island in the West Passage of Narragansett Bay.
- Buoys
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AnchorageUnited States
Mackeral Cove Beach
5.0
Cove on the east side of the isthmus that links Beavertail to the main body of Conanicut Island, Jamestown, in Narragansett Bay.
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AnchorageUnited States
Potters Cove
Sheltered anchorage on the north end of Prudence Island, in the geographic centre of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
- Buoys
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AnchorageUnited States
Prudence Bear Point
4.0
Mud-bottom anchorage off Prudence Island, near the geographic centre of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.
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AnchorageUnited States
Bristol Harbour
4.7
Mooring and anchorage off the town of Bristol on the east side of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with fresh water available ashore.
- Water
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HarbourNorth Kingstown, United States
Wickford Marina
Marina on Wickford Harbour in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, about half a mile from the historic village.
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AnchorageUnited States
Block island
4.1
Anchorage in the Great Salt Pond at New Harbor on Block Island, Rhode Island, on a sand bottom. It is one of the busiest harbours in the Northeast.
- Water
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HarbourNew Shoreham, United States
Champlain’s Marina
4.2
Large marina on the Great Salt Pond at Block Island, one of New England's main offshore yachting destinations.
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AnchorageUnited States
3rd beach
5.0
Anchorage off Third Beach at Middletown, Rhode Island, on the west side of the entrance to the Sakonnet River, on sand and mud.