Cuttyhunk Island, MA - How to Get There

Cuttyhunk - Boater's Guide

	Cuttyhunk Marina Asa Lombard, Harbor Master Town Wharf 508-990-7578 VHF Ch. 9/10	Mooring field in Cuttyhunk Pond. Highly sheltered. Slips and moorings available

	Frog Pond Marine Moorings 508-992-7530 VHF Ch 72	Mooring Field located in Cuttyhunk Harbor, just NorthEast of Cuttyhunk Island.	Reservations accepted!

	Jenkins Moorings PO Box 36 Cuttyhunk Ma 02713 VHF Ch 9	Mooring Field located in Cuttyhunk Harbor, just NorthEast of Cuttyhunk Island.	Reservations NOT accepted!

	Gosnold Fuel	On the ferry dock.

	SeaTow 877-266-6955	Emergency towing services

	Navigation Tip (adapted, with thanks, from the Cape Dory Owners Association 2004 regatta website)	DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION Use NOAA Charts# 13229, 13230 and 13218

	Navigational Notes (adapted, with thanks, from the Cape Dory Owners Association 2004 regatta website)	Cuttyhunk is the southernmost island in the Elizabeth Islands chain. The Harbor lies between Cuttyhunk and Nashawena Island to the east. To the west of the harbor there's a narrow dredged channel that leads to the deep water basin of Cuttyhunk Pond. Cuttyhunk Harbor is approximately 3.5 nm from Quicks Hole, 6 nm across Buzzards Bay from New Bedford, 7.5 nm from Menemsha Bight on Martha's Vineyard. From the north it is best to approach Cuttyhunk from the east. Steer toward Mo(A) Bell RW "CH", SE of Penikese Island, then cut between RN "2E" and GC "1E" into the harbor. From the east or south via Vineyard Sound, head into Buzzards Bay via Quicks Hole between Nashawena and Pasque Islands. DO NOT use Canapitsit Channel, which separates Cuttyhunk from Nashawena Island, without local knowledge. The channel is narrow, rocky and subject to stong currents making the passage dangerous.