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==Chatham (MA)==
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Chatham weather is typical for New England.  It is changeable.  The typical summer conditions are fair and calm in the mornings with a strong South West wind building in the afternoon, dying off in evening.  A high pressure system will bring North West winds that are dry and cold.  Low pressure systems are preceded by Easterly winds. South Easterly winds usually bring fog.  North Easterly winds are rainy and cold.
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Chatham, MA has two harbors.  Stage Harbor opens into Nantucket Sound.  The entrance is well marked and shifts very little.  Stage Harbor leads to two interior ponds and the town center.  Both inlets are shallow.  Stage Harbor is deep enough for cruising yachts.  Just inside the entrance to the harbor is a pleasant anchorage with town moorings.  Anchoring is restricted and the harbor master will advise where a visiting yacht may anchor or moor.
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Chatham Harbor opens to the Atlantic Ocean and is subject to considerable shifting.  It is generally considered unwise to use this harbor entrance without local knowledge.  Chatham Harbor leads to the town of Orleans via Pleasant Bay.  Pleasant Bay and the upper Chatham Harbor are noted for sandbars, some narrow cuts and protected salt water ponds.
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Approaches to Stage Harbor are complicated by seasonal fish weirs near the mainland shore.  The shoals off Monomoy Island are marked and well charted.  Find the Red and White SH buoy and that leads to the marked channel.  Tidal range is about 3 1/2 feet.  The current is strong and may displace your track onto the sand bars lining the entrance.
 
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<ul><li> Stage Harbor Yacht Club:  Strong youth program.  Small boat racing.  Open June, July, August.
 
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<ul><li> The off-lying island is Monomoy Island which is a nature preserve.  It is a pleasant place to explore by dinghy.
 
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Revision as of 16:39, 26 December 2015

Chatham (MA)

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Contents

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Local Weather

Chatham weather is typical for New England. It is changeable. The typical summer conditions are fair and calm in the mornings with a strong South West wind building in the afternoon, dying off in evening. A high pressure system will bring North West winds that are dry and cold. Low pressure systems are preceded by Easterly winds. South Easterly winds usually bring fog. North Easterly winds are rainy and cold.

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Charts

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NOAA
13237, Approaches to Stage Harbor via Nantucket Sound
13246, Approaches to Chatham Harbor from the Atlantic Ocean
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13229, Small Craft chart of south side of Cape Cod from Chatham to Dennis
13248, Pleasant Bay

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Approach and Navigation

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Check-in facilities (for Customs and Immigration)

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Berthing Options

Chatham, MA has two harbors. Stage Harbor opens into Nantucket Sound. The entrance is well marked and shifts very little. Stage Harbor leads to two interior ponds and the town center. Both inlets are shallow. Stage Harbor is deep enough for cruising yachts. Just inside the entrance to the harbor is a pleasant anchorage with town moorings. Anchoring is restricted and the harbor master will advise where a visiting yacht may anchor or moor.

Chatham Harbor opens to the Atlantic Ocean and is subject to considerable shifting. It is generally considered unwise to use this harbor entrance without local knowledge. Chatham Harbor leads to the town of Orleans via Pleasant Bay. Pleasant Bay and the upper Chatham Harbor are noted for sandbars, some narrow cuts and protected salt water ponds.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

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Anchorages

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Offshore Islands and Groups

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Yacht Repairs and Services

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Marine Stores

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Things to do Ashore

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Cruiser's Friends

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References & Publications

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Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718
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