Cruising Guide to Plymouth, Massachusetts

Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive cruising guide to Plymouth, but a summary of our experience and recommendations and what we believe would be interesting to fellow travelers. If you have additional recommendations, please feel free to reach out.

Plymouth was a good stopping point to pick up a friend who sailed with us up to Maine. It is a small town with the basics and history. Although we went through during the offseason, the mooring field was packed. I can only imagine how busy it is during the summer.

Anchorages and Mooring

  • On our way north we decided to anchor south of Plymouth. We had a miscommunication with a friend on whether or not they were going to hop on for a leg of our trip. The sun was starting to set and the entrance into Plymouth looked narrow on the charts. We found an anchorage that was protected from south winds.
    • Coordinates of where we anchored here.
  • Plymouth Town Wharf and Mooring
    • You can make bookings through Dockwa or call on your way in to the harbor.
    • $67.50/night in September 2024

Fuel

  • Safe Harbor Plymouth
    • The fuel dock is located right at the travel lifts. Navionics was confusing because it made it look like it was on a floating dock with the other boats but it is directly on the west side of the marina.
    • Diesel was $3.80/gallon in September 2024.

Things to Do

  • Plymouth Rock – Not as exciting as it sounds, but it is a part of American history.
  • Mayflower II – A lot smaller than one would image it to be, but cool all the same.