ABOUT HARBORMOOR
HarborMoor was founded by Marbleheaders active in the boating and sailing community for many years. We wanted to create an online community for those who share our passion for the water and, through HarborMoor, provide a platform to celebrate the people, boats, and service providers that make Marblehead one of the most renowned sailing capitals in the world.
If you, like us, have ever been curious to know more about the boats that dot the harbor, you can now explore Marblehead’s first online directory of 2,000+ boats. Find and engage other captains with similar boats, connect with local service providers (coming later this summer), and learn more about all aspects of life on the harbor through our HarborMoor Blog.
We invite you to join us online, claim your boat (if you have one), and comment and engage with other boaters on the wider harbor which is the heart of our hometown.
As the Water Rat said to the Mole in Kenneth Graham’s classic, The Wind in the Willows, “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
See you on the water!
MARBLEHEAD HARBOR
Marblehead Harbor is the centerpiece of historic Marblehead, a coastal community of 19,800 residents 16 miles northeast of Boston famous for its contributions to the American Revolution and in all wars since. The town’s quaint narrow streets and historic 17th and 18th century buildings mirror Marblehead as it has existed since its founding in 1629. It was the largest fishing port in colonial times, as well as a major ship building center.
Marblehead became the birthplace of the American Navy when, in 1775, General George Washington commissioned the Hannah, owned and crewed by Marbleheaders, to pursue the British Navy. In 1814, the harbor became the refuge of the vessel USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) as it was being pursued by two British frigates. The oldest commissioned naval ship in the world and the flagship of the U.S. Navy, Constitution visited the harbor in 1937 and 1997. Marblehead is also the birthplace of U.S. Marine aviation when, in 1912, the first biplane, The FlyiFlying Fish, took off and landed from the harbor.
The harbor entrance is flanked by historic Fort Sewall (1644) and Marblehead Light. It has been both the starting and finishing port for many international races, including between Marblehead and Kiel, Germany; San Sebastian, Spain; and Bermuda. The iconic biannual Marblehead-to-Halifax Race, which began in 1905, continues to this day, the oldest continuous ocean race in the country. And the mid-summer regatta begun in 1889—the country’s largest and most enduring annual regatta for small boats and today known as National Offshore One-Design (NOOD) Marblehead Race Week—still attracts yachtsmen from around the world.
With more than 2,400 moorings and 14.2 miles of tidal coastline, the harbor is the center of recreational boating, sailing, cruising, racing, kayaking, social life, and fishing, lobstering, and marine businesses. It is home to six yacht clubs—Boston, Corinthian, Dolphin, Eastern, Marblehead, and Pleon—the nation’s oldest youth yacht club. The Marblehead Racing Association organizes nearly 200 races, including one-design fleets—Etchells, IODs, J/70s, Rhodes 19s, Town Class, 420s, Lasers, Laser Radials, and Viper 640s. Some 2,000 boats, with slightly more power boats than sailboats, dot the harbor. It takes more than twenty years to get a mooring, and there are more than 1,000 people on the mooring waiting list. In 1915, The Boston Globe called Marblehead Harbor “One of the most beautiful views in American waters.” It remains so today. See you in the harbor!
ABOUT HARBORMOOR
HarborMoor was founded by Marbleheaders active in the boating and sailing community for many years. We wanted to create an online community for those who share our passion for the water and, through HarborMoor, provide a platform to celebrate the people, boats, and service providers that make Marblehead one of the most renowned sailing capitals in the world.
If you, like us, have ever been curious to know more about the boats that dot the harbor, you can now explore Marblehead’s first online directory of 2,000+ boats. Find and engage other captains with similar boats, connect with local service providers (coming later this summer), and learn more about all aspects of life on the harbor through our HarborMoor Blog.
We invite you to join us online, claim your boat (if you have one), and comment and engage with other boaters on the wider harbor which is the heart of our hometown.
As the Water Rat said to the Mole in Kenneth Graham’s classic, The Wind in the Willows, “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
See you on the water!
MARBLEHEAD HARBOR
Marblehead Harbor is the centerpiece of historic Marblehead, a coastal community of 19,800 residents 16 miles northeast of Boston famous for its contributions to the American Revolution and in all wars since. The town’s quaint narrow streets and historic 17th and 18th century buildings mirror Marblehead as it has existed since its founding in 1629. It was the largest fishing port in colonial times, as well as a major ship building center.
Marblehead became the birthplace of the American Navy when, in 1775, General George Washington commissioned the Hannah, owned and crewed by Marbleheaders, to pursue the British Navy. In 1814, the harbor became the refuge of the vessel USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) as it was being pursued by two British frigates. The oldest commissioned naval ship in the world and the flagship of the U.S. Navy, Constitution visited the harbor in 1937 and 1997. Marblehead is also the birthplace of U.S. Marine aviation when, in 1912, the first biplane, The FlyiFlying Fish, took off and landed from the harbor.
The harbor entrance is flanked by historic Fort Sewall (1644) and Marblehead Light. It has been both the starting and finishing port for many international races, including between Marblehead and Kiel, Germany; San Sebastian, Spain; and Bermuda. The iconic biannual Marblehead-to-Halifax Race, which began in 1905, continues to this day, the oldest continuous ocean race in the country. And the mid-summer regatta begun in 1889—the country’s largest and most enduring annual regatta for small boats and today known as National Offshore One-Design (NOOD) Marblehead Race Week—still attracts yachtsmen from around the world.
With more than 2,400 moorings and 14.2 miles of tidal coastline, the harbor is the center of recreational boating, sailing, cruising, racing, kayaking, social life, and fishing, lobstering, and marine businesses. It is home to six yacht clubs—Boston, Corinthian, Dolphin, Eastern, Marblehead, and Pleon—the nation’s oldest youth yacht club. The Marblehead Racing Association organizes nearly 200 races, including one-design fleets—Etchells, IODs, J/70s, Rhodes 19s, Town Class, 420s, Lasers, Laser Radials, and Viper 640s. Some 2,000 boats, with slightly more power boats than sailboats, dot the harbor. It takes more than twenty years to get a mooring, and there are more than 1,000 people on the mooring waiting list. In 1915, The Boston Globe called Marblehead Harbor “One of the most beautiful views in American waters.” It remains so today. See you in the harbor!