Thu Aug 6 through Mon Aug 10 - Bar Harbor, ME
Dockage: Moorings
Latitude: 44°23.602 N Longitude: 068°12.109 W
Chart: 13318
Amenities: Water, electricity, ice, showers and laundry
(no fuel) are available at Bar Harbor Regency Hotel
Marina. Fuel, water and pump-outs available at Harbor
Place (next to the municipal pier). Water and electricity
are available at the Municipal Pier. Parking can be
arranged at the Regency Hotel Marina.
Contacts, Phones:
Deb Jordan at Bar Harbor Regency Hotel Marina.
207-288-8329. $3 per foot per night on the dock.
Call now.
Charles Phippen, Harbormaster, 207-288-5571, controls
the Municipal Pier and rental moorings. Call after
May 15th
Bob Collier, 207-288-3346,has a few rental moorings.
Notes:
Explore ashore via the Island Explorer bus system. Hike
the many trails available in Acadia National Park. Enjoy
some of the darkest skies on the east coast (according to
National Geographic) for great star watching. Use Bar
Harbor as a base for day sails or overnight trips to
remote areas of Frenchman Bay. See Scott Burns'
cruising guide for some suggested side trips. Go on
your own or in groups but remember to keep the Fleet
Captain posted on your plans so we don't launch a
search party!
We may be able to arrange with Scott Burns' brother, a
local lobsterman, to have an island lobster bake.
The Bar Harbor Regency Hotel Marina is located north
and west of Bar Island about 1 mi. north of town on
Rte. 3, beyond the Cat Ferry dock. It is somewhat more
protected from easterly and southeasterly winds and is
recommended by Scott Burns. Capacity is limited. They
are expecting a mega-yacht to tie up much of their dock
space. If you are planning an extended stay in Bar
Harbor and are blocked out, contact the Fleet Captain
or the Commodore. We'll try to arrange for preference
to those of us planning longer stays.
The large anchorage north of Bar Island has virtually
unlimited space. It is more protected from southerly winds
and offers some protection from a southeast sea. From
the anchorage you can dinghy across the bar into the
town dock except for 2 hours, an hour before and after
low tide. The dinghy dock does get very crowded!
South of Bar Island, Bar Harbor is exposed to the
southeast and can be quite uncomfortable on a mooring
or at anchor. Contact Charlie Phippen, the
harbormaster, to arrange for a mooring or space on a
float. The facilities at the Harborside Hotel and Marina,
west of the municipal pier, are not particularly hospitable
to sailors. They cater more to power boats. The water is
shallow. There is no shore power. It's noisy and if there
happens to be a southeast sea running you will be in
for a rough,uncomfortable night.
