Or at least a bit downeast. Pam and I are moving to Falmouth, Maine, on August 12 after 35 years in the Chesapeake Bay region. Until we're settled, Whisper will stay in her slip at Zahniser's, Solomons Island, MD. Any suggestions as to where to keep her near Falmouth?
The new address: 3 Fox Hall Road, Falmouth, ME 04105. Telephones: 207 797-4571 (home) and 703 403-5652 (cell). [The cell will eventually change to a 207 area code.]
Any Cape Dorians passing by our new home, please give a call.
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Moderator: Jim Walsh
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adevans
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- Joined: Feb 7th, '05, 11:36
- Location: Whisper, Bristol 45.5, Handy Boat Services, Falmouth, Maine
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Allen Evans
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Dave Potts
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Jul 7th, '05, 16:34
- Location: 1980 CD30C #173 Aerides North Yarmouth, ME
Falmouth Area Facilities
Allen:
Falmouth is home to the largest concentration of boats in Maine: over 1000 moorings but no slips. With the exception of a couple transient/seasonal moorings from Handy Boat Service, all moorings are privately owned. Moorings must be registered annually with the Falmouth Harbormaster, with Falmouth residents getting a reduced rate over non-residents ($50 residents/$175 non-residents). As a Falmouth resident, you would also have access to very limited parking at the town landing and could keep a dinghy there, however most people either purchase annual memberships from Handy Boat or join the Portland Yacht Club to avail themsleves of the parking and launch services provided by those facilities (Handy Boat membership is currently $925/yr, annual dues at PYC are ~ $1300). I am a PYC member and can show you around there, if you want to check it out.
The Royal River in Yarmouth and Harraseeket River in South Freeport offer much greater protection than the fairly exposed Falmouth mooring field. Each hosts several marina facilities with both moorings and slips available for rent, but space is a premium, costs are higher and waits list (particularly for slips) are not uncommon.
Dave
Falmouth is home to the largest concentration of boats in Maine: over 1000 moorings but no slips. With the exception of a couple transient/seasonal moorings from Handy Boat Service, all moorings are privately owned. Moorings must be registered annually with the Falmouth Harbormaster, with Falmouth residents getting a reduced rate over non-residents ($50 residents/$175 non-residents). As a Falmouth resident, you would also have access to very limited parking at the town landing and could keep a dinghy there, however most people either purchase annual memberships from Handy Boat or join the Portland Yacht Club to avail themsleves of the parking and launch services provided by those facilities (Handy Boat membership is currently $925/yr, annual dues at PYC are ~ $1300). I am a PYC member and can show you around there, if you want to check it out.
The Royal River in Yarmouth and Harraseeket River in South Freeport offer much greater protection than the fairly exposed Falmouth mooring field. Each hosts several marina facilities with both moorings and slips available for rent, but space is a premium, costs are higher and waits list (particularly for slips) are not uncommon.
Dave
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Joe CD MS 300
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- Joined: Jul 5th, '05, 16:18
- Location: Cape Dory Motor Sailor 300 / "Quest" / Linekin Bay - Boothbay Harbor
How is the cruising SW of Boothbay Harbor area? I have been chartering in the Camden / Rockland area at least once a year, sometimes twice for the last 15 years. Most of our time has been spent between Penobscot Bay and Frenchman Bay / Bar Harbor. A lot of the areas down east of Penobscot have a fairly remote feel. We just recently bought a cottage in Boothbay Harbor and a CD 300 MS which we moor in Linekin Bay. (The mooring came with the cottage, so I just had to get a boat to put on it.) I haven't had a whole lot of time yet to explore the Boothbay region and south but am looking for ideas.