Massachusetts

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	==Local Weather==		==Local Weather==
	Local weather conditions?		Local weather conditions?
-		+	* [http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/Northeast.shtml NOAA databuoys] realtime wind/wave data
	Sources for Weather forecasts:		Sources for Weather forecasts:
-	*	+	* [http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtbltn.pl?file=forecasts/marine/coastal/an/anz250.txt NOAA Coastal Waters Forecast]
	==Ports and Popular Stops - North(NH) to South(RI)==		==Ports and Popular Stops - North(NH) to South(RI)==

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Contents 1 Massachusetts 2 Charts 3 Radio Nets 4 Local Weather 5 Ports and Popular Stops - North(NH) to South(RI) 6 Offshore Islands and Groups 7 Special Boating Bylaws and/or Regulations of the State 8 Coastal Passage Notes 9 Cruiser's Friends 10 Forum Discussions 11 External Links 12 References & Publications 13 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 14 Personal Notes 15 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Massachusetts

General description of the State, etc.

Submit details about the sailing/cruising in the area, etc.

Charts

Submit the chart details that are required for safe navigation.

Chart No. 13278 (Portsmouth, NH to Cape Ann)

Chart No. 13267 (Massachusetts Bay)

Chart No. 13246 (Cape Cod Bay)

Chart No. 13230 (Buzzards Bay)

Chart No. 13237 (Nantucket Sound and Approaches)

Chart Sources

• Paper NOAA "print-on-demand" charts (up-to-date within last 2 weeks) - about $20 each
  
• RNC Raster files of NOAA Navigation Charts (free - updated weekly)

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Local Weather

Local weather conditions?

• NOAA databuoys realtime wind/wave data

Sources for Weather forecasts:

• NOAA Coastal Waters Forecast

Ports and Popular Stops - North(NH) to South(RI)

• Newburyport

• Massachusetts Bay
  • Gloucester
  • Salem
  • Boston
  • Scituate

• Cape Cod Bay
  • Provincetown
  • Plymouth
  • Sesuit

• Buzzards Bay
  • Onset
  • New Bedford
  • Cuttyhunk

• Nantucket Sound
  • Cape Cod - South Shore
    • Woods Hole
    • Falmouth
    • Hyannis
    • Chatham
  • Martha's Vineyard
    • Menemsha
    • Vineyard Haven
    • Oak Bluffs
    • Edgartown
  • Nantucket Island
    • Nantucket Town

Offshore Islands and Groups

List Islands

• Nantucket Island
• Martha's Vineyard
• Cuttyhunk
• Boston Harbor Islands

Special Boating Bylaws and/or Regulations of the State

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Coastal Passage Notes

Details?

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on the Cruiser Log Forum

External Links

Links to relevant websites.

References & Publications

Publications, Guides, etc.

• MapTech "Embassy" Crusing Guides If you can only afford one, this is it. (MapTech makes the NOAA digital charts)
• Waterway Guides Also good (especially for upscale marina-hopping), but fewer ports.
• Cruising Guide to the New Engand Coast excellent sailors' background supplement to either of the above.
• Guide to New England Marinas book + CDROM (excellent, but listed dockage rates are outdated and low)

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

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