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Sail into Bar Harbor Maine on a Crewed Yacht Charter in New England
 Bar Harbor, ME Bar Harbor, Maine, a quinsentential Maine coastal village perched on the eastern shore of Mt. Desert, is a must stop visit by crewed yacht charter on a yacht charter of New England when cruising along the Maine Coast. Facing a large harbor and surrounded by Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor offers something for everyone. Stop in Bar Harbor on a crewed yacht charter, and be the first to see the sunrise in the United States on any given day, from the top of Mount Cadillac in Acadia National Park. Visit the museums of Bar Harbor and Maine history and explore the many shops filled with typically Maine souvenirs. And enjoy a feast of Maine lobster choosing from a lobster roll to a full lobster boil. All of this and more is available when sailing into Bar Harbor on crewed yacht charter.
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Visiting Historic Mystic Seaport on Yacht Charter
 Mystic Seaport Lighthouse What could be a better place to visit while on a yacht charter in New England than Old Mystic Seaport, a living history museum showcasing life in a New England coastal town in the late 1800’s; and the largest maritime museum in the United States? If you make dockage reservations early enough for your yacht charter visit, you can sail or cruise right into Mystic Seaport and dock next to the world’s last wooden whaleship the “Charles W. Morgan’. Wake up on your yacht charter to various sights and sounds from the pages of history as a 19th century working seaport comes alive.
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Portland, Maine Visit an old city by yacht with a new look
 Portland Maine Headlands
The old seacoast town of Portland, located in southern Maine, is a funky city filled with galleries, one-of-kind boutiques and shops, and eclectic restaurants serving everything from the traditional fare of New England clam chowder, lobster rolls and Maine seafood to nouveau cuisine. Read the rest of this entry »
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Newport, Rhode Island, A 17th Century Pirate’s Haven
Newport, Rhode Island, Bowens Wharf Historic Wharf
Maybe hard to believe and rarely mentioned, but while piracy was raging in the Caribbean, it was also alive and well in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the 17th century and into the 18th century. For Newport then, was one of the premier colonial harbor towns, with a large deep water port that allowed ships to sail right up to the docks and unload, a luxury when many locations required anchoring out, with shallow draft skiffs to bring goods ashore. However, a lenient and even encouraging atmosphere was just as much a draw as a deep water active port for those that “bent the rules”, to make Newport not only their home, but also their port for refit work, and overhauls. Goods were easily swallowed into a vast void ashore and pirate captured ships were even re-named and provided new colonial Owners in the courts of Newport. In fact piracy in Newport was so prevalent at the end of the 1690’s, that notice was taken in London and censure was sent. A request was even made in London by English Trade Officials to remove the Charter for the colony of Rhode Island. Read the rest of this entry »
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Newport, Rhode Island; The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island, a historic city of “Firsts”
Newport,RI-Sunset at Historic Harbor
Newport, Rhode Island sprang up around one of the deepest natural harbors on the east coast of the United States quickly making Newport an important 17th and 18th century trading city with deep keeled ships sailing right into the heart of the city and up to the docks to unload their cargos from around the world. This deep water natural harbor and the constant thermal winds have made Newport one of the first sailing cities of today. However, Newport, especially colonial Newport is the home of many “Firsts”. This historic city of colonial “Firsts”, is waiting to be explored on your yacht charter cruise of southern New England. Read the rest of this entry »
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Yacht Charter; New England, Summer Sailing to Nantucket
Nantucket Harbor Houses
Twenty-six miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts lays the tiny island of Nantucket. Just 3.5 miles by 14 miles in size, the crescent-shaped island offers over 100 miles of pristine sandy beaches, all of which are accessible to the public. Nantucket is a natural stop to include in a yacht charter itinerary of southern New England and the islands. Read the rest of this entry »
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Summertime cruising in the southern New England islands; The Elizabeth Islands
Sunset Across the Elizabeth Islands
Stretching southwest from the southern side of Cape Cod across from Woods Hole, the Elizabeth Islands are made up of a series of islands and island groups, with Cuttyhunk the further island on the southern end of the island chain. Flanked on the northern side by Buzzard’s Bay and the southern side by Vineyard Sound, the Elizabeth Islands are between the mainland and Martha’s Vineyard and are to reckoned with when passing either to the north or south of these islands, as passing to the north requires navigating through the strong current of Wood’s Hole, and passing to the south requires navigating around the Sow and Pigs Reef. However another option is to op in for a visit of these islands while on a yacht charter of the southern islands of New England. Read the rest of this entry »
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Yacht Charter; Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard,Vineyard Haven
Martha’s Vineyard is a 100 square mile island off the southern coast of Cape Cod, and is often known simply as “the Vineyard”. On a yacht charter out of Newport, Rhode Island, Martha’s Vineyard is a popular stop and as the largest island in southern New England, it is not hard to spend several days enjoying all that this quinsentential New England Island has to offer. Read the rest of this entry »
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Summertime cruising in the southern New England islands; Cuttyhunk
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