If You Visit Boston Harbor

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Just past the ferry dock on Bumpkin Island, there is a spot on the nautical charts marked as seven feet deep. This is where we anchor. With care, there are lots of other spots in the more remote parts of Boston Harbor where you can anchor. In most weather, a well chosen anchorage within outer Boston Harbor will be peaceful but you should avoid anchoring near the routes of the fast commuter ferries. If you are towing a dinghy, it is easy to go ashore. The Park Service maintains rental buoys at a few of their more popular islands, if you prefer.

For tomorrow, we have managed to reserve a slip in Constitution Marina in downtown Boston. This is a popular place and transient slips are often unavailable. If this had been the case, our second choice would have been a slip in Hingham Shipyard Marina (which is also known as Hewitts Cove Marina). This marina is within easy walking distance of the fast ferry terminal, so is almost as good as being in downtown Boston. They have moorings at Hingham Shipyard too but I do not recommend them as you will get rocked substantially and frequently by the fast ferries. The marina docks are well protected and are “up the creek” past the ferry terminal.

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