Stephen:
You have already received several good recommendations and you have Taft's book
which is excellent. I prefer to anchor out and to stay away from the more
touristy places like Camden or Boothbay. Some of my favorite anchorages in the
Penobscot Bay area are:
Duck Harbor on Isle au Haut: a small harbor with limited anchoring room, but a
wonderful anchorage in anything but a westerly when it can be rolly. You can
harvest all the mussels you can eat and can hike the trails of the National
Park. Stay clear of the pier where the mailboat arrives to pick up and drop
off campers. There is usually room except on weekends. If the harbor is full,
you can easily go to the Isle au Haut Thoroughfare and pick up a mooring
(rental moorings are marked and have a plastic coke bottle attached where you
leave the fee on the honor system).
Castine: Tons of anchoring room in Smith Cove or you can pick up a mooring
from the yacht club. A quiet town -- home to the Maine Maritime Academy --
with lots of history and convenient stores and restaurants if you need a break
from cooking aboard.
Brooklin: Anchor outside Center Harbor either at WoodenBoat or, better, behind
Torrey Island. If you're lucky, you might be there during the WoodenBoat
races.
Burnt Coat Harbor (Swans Island): Anchor north of Harbor Island and dinghy to
the eastern shore where you can walk to the old quarry and see some spectacular
granite. The last time I was there you could swim in fresh water pond at the
quarry.
Lunt Harbor (Frenchboro Long Island): Pick up one of the rental moorings and
do the wonderful hike around the island through the forest on the edge of the
sea. Good lobster at a good price on the dock.
Winter Harbor and Seal Bay (Vinalhaven Island): Secluded and secure. Great
scenery and lots of anchoring room (but watch the depths, especially in Seal
Bay).
These are a few of the hundreds of possibilities in Penobscot Bay. You didn't
say how long is your charter, but if it's for more than a week, then by all
means try to get to Roque Island. A favorite stop of mine is the Cow Yard on
Head Harbor Island just west of Roque.
Enjoy Maine!
Alan Lewis"Victoria"Gulfstar 41 #160Lying Kittery, MEK1ALL> Date: Mon, 28 Jul
2008 16:39:53 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]>
Subject: [Liveaboard] Maine Cruising Reccomendations> > We are chartering a
boat out of Rockland, Maine this August. Our daughters> 6 & 8 will be with us.
We've never stepped foot in Maine, let alone cruised> there. We've been
researching online and have bought a chart book and the> Taft's "Cruising Guide
to the Maine Coast". It's a bewildering number of> options and choices. Any
insights, recommendations, suggestions, etc. from> those who know Maine would
be greatly appreciated.> > Thanks, > --> Stephen Petri> S/V Witchcraft, Ranger
33 No. 161 > http://www.teamwitchcraft.com> >
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