Maine and New Hampshire Pilot Notes
Services: Laundry and most services in Southwest Harbor: 44 17N, 68 19W
town. Repair and haulout in Hulls Cover. Pilotage: Southwest Harbor is located at
Northeast Harbor: 44 18N, 68 17W the mouth of Somes Sound. Crowded moor-
Pilotage: Located on the S side of Mount ing fields extend from the S shore out to
Desert Island. Kings Point. Stay S of Greening Ledge ap-
Harbormaster: VHF 09; 207-276-5737. proaching from E.
Waypoint:
Harbormaster: VHF 09; 207-244-7913.
Bear Island Lighted Bell Buoy 10
Waypoint:
44 16.87N, 068 16.17W Fl R 4s 4M Red
Greening Island Buoy 6
44 16.40N, 068 17.50W Red
Dockage/Moorings: Town pier and ferry
landing are on SW side of the inner harbor. Dockage/Moorings: Short-term dockage is
15 transient slips and moored floating docks available on the south side of the harbor has
are available; reservations for slips strongly 14ft alongside. A second is at Clark Point, with
suggested. Contact the harbormaster. two floats and 12ft at the outer end; a third is
Anchorage: Anchorage is only permitted about 0.3 mile west of Clark Point, with 4–6 ft
in the outer harbor and is not well protected. alongside. Contact the harbormaster.
Fuel: Available at the Clifton Docks. Anchorage: Not allowed in the harbor.
Supplies: Marine supplies are available, in- Fuel: Diesel and gas are available.
cluding ice, water, and groceries. Supplies: Groceries, freshwater, and ma-
Services: Haul out and repair services are rine supplies are available.
available. Services: Several repair facilities; laundry,
and other services in town.
Facility Location Phone VHF
Bar Harbor Municipal Marina Bar Harbor (207) 288-5571 68
Northeast Harbor Marina Northeast Harbor (207) 276-5737 68
Hinckley Service Yacht Yard Southwest Harbor (207) 244-5572 9
Beal’s Lobster Pier Southwest Harbor (207) 244-3202 88
Dysart’s Great Harbor Marina Southwest Harbor (207) 244-0117 8
Morris Yachts Inc. Bass Harbor (207) 244-5511 68
Buck’s Harbor Marine Eggemoggin Reach/Buck’s Harbor (207) 326-8839 10
Approaches to
Isle Au Haut Bay and the inshore passages to
the Mount Desert region.
Penobscot Bay
Safe haven with excellent facilities is avail-
able in Camden/Rockport and Rockland.
Tides p. 366, Differences p. 519
North Haven is a smaller port on the Fox
Currents p. 552, Differences p. 692 Island Thorofare.
Matinicus Island, Ragged Island and sev-
Pilotage: Commercial shipping traffic is
eral other outlying islands mark the south-
prevalent the length of the bay. Monitor
ernmost points of Penobscot Bay. Transiting
security broadcasts on VHF13 / 16 for pilot
offshore, give these islands and their sur-
operations and large ship traffic, especially in
rounding rocks wide berth. There is a small
the vicinity of the Penobscot River.
harbor at Matinicus with moorings available.
Traffic separation schemes approach the
Local knowledge is recommended, or enter
bay from the W, S, and E.
only in clear weather. Transiting N of the
The Fox Island Thorofare provides an in-
islands, beware of Bay Ledge, an isolated 3ft
shore route connecting ports on the W side
rock in otherwise open water.
of Penobscot Bay with East Penobscot Bay,
Safe havens along the S end of the Bay in-
clude Tenants Harbor and Vinalhaven.
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