Sailing Directions
When entering Salem from Mass Bay pass either side of Cat Island or Marblehead Rock but follow your charts carefully. Steer for South Channel (Marblehead Channel) towards Grays Rock, leave Grays Rock to starboard and pass the RW bn at Kettlebottom Ledge to port. Head directly to green can “1” and red nun “2” and once through steer for Naugus Head and the entrance to Salem Harbor keeping red nun “4” and the two beacons that mark the Aquavitaes well to starboard. Once in the main channel off Naugus Head turn left down the harbor or right for Winter Island.
Marine Facilities and Services
Brewer Hawthorne Cove Marina
10 White Street, Salem, MA, (978) 740-9890
Doyle Sailmakers
96 Swampscott Road, Salem, MA 978-740-5950
Fred J. Dion Yacht Yard
23 Gendale Street, Salem, MA 978-744-0844; VHF Ch. 09
Mid-Harbor Launch
P.O. Box 870, Marblehead, MA 781.631.0655; VHF 69
North Sails Northeast
23 Glendale Street, Salem, MA 978-745-1400
Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club
74 Leavitt Street, Salem, MA 978-744-9722
Pickering Wharf Marina
74 Wharf Street, Salem, MA 978-741-0269; VHF Ch. 09
Salem Mooring Services
Salem, MA 01970 978-745-0059
Salem Willows Yacht Club
Salem Willows, Salem, MA 978-744-9684; VHF Ch. 68
Talisman Charters
Pickering Wharf Marina, Salem, MA 01970 617-590-4926
Tight Line Charters
Pickering Wharf, Salem, MA 800-755-8808
Winter Island Yacht Yard
3A Winter Island Road, Salem, MA 978-745-3797;(800)775-3797; VHF Ch. 74
Yacht Surveyor
23 Congress Street, Salem, MA 978-741-4365