Tom Coughlin Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Hello All, new member here. So my immediate question is that I will be in Gloucester on June 5-6 and am wondering about a quite place to row my Adk Guideboat. Think about Long Wharf access but wondering about tides, etc. Any local knowledge would be greatly appreciated. Long term, I am building a few kayaks and am looking forward to next summer and learning about and doing much more ocean exploring. I am mostly an inshore paddler/ rower now. So I expect you will be seeing me around. I have been following this forum and it seems like the place to be! Thanks. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Berkovitz Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Hi Tom, The answer depends on what the wind weather is doing that day. You can find a list of many good locations here: https://www.nspn.org/put-in-locations/ I'd suggest any of the Annisquam River locations listed under Gloucester in the list above. However if the weather is nice the river can be jammed up with powerboats. There will be some current. The tide will also be quite low in the morning on those dates and the river features some tidal flats in some places. Barring strong wind or swell out of the south I think another good option that is fairly sheltered from ocean conditions is Pavilion Beach in Gloucester which is a small launch-friendly sand beach right on the harbor in the center of town and parking is not too hard if you get there early. There is significant boat traffic to take care with nearby, but away from the canal and the inner harbor, the shoreline is pretty quiet. If it's nice weather on a Sunday the beach lot will get parked up fast although you can park on the street. Weather forecast is here: https://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-70.66809&lat=42.59505#.Yo0v_pPMKDU Tides are here: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=8441571&units=standard&bdate=20220605&edate=20220606&timezone=LST/LDT&clock=12hour&datum=MLLW&interval=hilo&action=dailychart Hope this helps and hope to see you around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coughlin Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Joe,thank you for all that information. It is exactly what I was looking for, always good to get a local opinion. I know the wind will usually be the deciding factor so I will bring the boat and see what happens. Thanks again Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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