Berths in Boston

Superyacht marinas in Boston, with slip counts, maximum lengths, fuel and the customs, pilotage and harbour rules.

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Marinas

Superyacht marinas in Boston

Marina	Where	Berths and size	Notes
Boston Yacht Haven	87 Commercial Wharf, Boston MA 02110. 617.367.5050. VHF 9	100 slips, 6 megayacht berths. Maximum length 400 ft (122 m)	480-volt power with 200 and 100 amp service. Complimentary pump-out. In-slip fuelling
Fan Pier Marina	10 Fan Pier Boulevard, Boston MA 02210. 617.865.5757. VHF 9	100 slips, 25 to 500 ft. Beam 10 to 60 ft. Maximum draft 24 ft	650 ft breakwater. Power up to 480 volt 3 phase. Outer mooring balls allow Mediterranean mooring. The site says the marina is closed for the winter
Charlestown Marina	1 Pier 8, 13th Street, Charlestown MA 02129. 617.242.2020. VHF 71	371 slips on Piers 6 and 8	1225 ft breakwater. Metered power from 30 to 200 amps, single and three phase. Complimentary pump-out
Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina	256 Marginal Street, East Boston MA 02128. 617-561-1400. VHF 9	180 slips, 25 to 125 ft. Beam 30 ft. Maximum draft 24 ft	Open year-round. 30 and 50 amp electric service. 50-ton travel lift. Fuel dock run by Harbor Energy

Services

Fuel and services

FuelHarbor Energy sells diesel, 89 marine gasoline and Jet A at Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina. It delivers fuel to the slip by request. Open 7am to 3pm Monday to Friday and 7am to 12pm Saturday and Sunday. Phone 617.720.3835 or hail VHF 13.

Fuel dockThe outer fuel dock has diesel only. It is for commercial vessels and vessels over 45 ft.

Pump-outBoston Yacht Haven, Fan Pier Marina and Charlestown Marina list complimentary pump-out.

RepairsBoston Yacht Haven refers guests to Boston Marine Services for repairs. Fan Pier Marina names Boston Marine Services as its maintenance partner.

Clearance

Clearance, licence and pilotage

Customs

Reporting arrival

US Customs and Border Protection lists Boston, for locations within Boston Harbor only, as a designated port of inspection for pleasure boats. For the Massachusetts locations, regular inspection hours are 0800 to 1700, Monday to Friday. CBP asks for at least two hours of advance notice. After-hours service is by appointment. If you arrive outside regular hours, tie up or anchor and hoist the Q flag. The NOAA Coast Pilot says Boston is a customs port of entry.

Licence

Cruising licence

19 CFR 4.94 allows a cruising licence only for a yacht of a country on its list. The licence runs for a stated period of up to one year. The yacht must not engage in trade. A foreign-flag yacht without a cruising licence must follow the laws for foreign vessels arriving at ports of the United States. Check the rules for your passport.

Pilotage

Boston Pilot Association

The NOAA Coast Pilot says pilotage is compulsory for all foreign vessels and for US vessels under register in the foreign trade. The pilot office is at Pier No. 1, S. Bremen Street, East Boston MA 02128. Phone 617-569-4500. It monitors VHF-FM channels 13, 16 and 20. Pilot boats meet vessels 1.5 miles east of Boston Approach Lighted Whistle Buoy BG.

Harbour rules

No-discharge zoneMassachusetts has a No-Discharge Zone in its coastal waters, extending about 3 miles offshore. Discharge of sewage, treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited within it (NOAA Coast Pilot 1).

No-wake limitA no-wake speed limit is enforced in the inner harbor from Pier #7 in South Boston to the northwest corner of Logan International Airport (NOAA Coast Pilot 1).

Harbor regulationsThe Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit, the Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit and the Massachusetts Environmental Police enforce state, city and metropolitan area rules (NOAA Coast Pilot 1).

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