Marblehead Community Boating Center

04/04/2024

Happy to spread the word for my friend Mistral and the non-profit, Common Tides, about this cool summer program for college aged women! For more information contact: www.commontides.org

Send a message to learn more

07/06/2023

Capt Cam is doing beautiful work out of Marblehead working with children with special needs and their families . Such a wonderful effort to recognize the therapeutic benefits of sailing for kids!

Check out his post: Regulating the Nervous System through Sailing.

Capt Cam is doing beautiful work aboard Satori working with children with special needs and their families . Such a wonderful effort

https://camronadibi.substack.com/p/regulating-the-nervous-system-through?sd=pf

05/05/2023

Please join us on May 16th, 6pm at ABBOT HALL for the FINAL public forum on the Harbor Plan - harbor access is a key element to the plan which is a result of overwhelming community support. The question is now, what's the plan for implementation of the exciting goals ?! Come how your voices heard!

03/30/2023

The Draft Harbor Plan is posted for public comment!

See below for a link to the Harbor Plan along with a survey link to provide your input!

Increased Public Access is a key element in the plan so let's continue to push for it!

Harbor Plan - https://www.marblehead.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4661/f/uploads/20230322_-_draft_harbor_plan_-_public_l-r.pdf?fbclid=IwAR20hB-wbuwJbi7Qk4O5otcI_vclLAU4ZxUnM0JO9M4Sh0SE6gKeimh89qo

Harbor Plan Public Survey-
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHD-DraftHarborPlan

06/07/2022

Please join us on Thursday for this important update related to Parker’s boatyard and adjacent areas that could enhance public recreational boating access !

Join the final Marblehead Municipal Light Department and Adjoining Public Lands Coastal Resilience Adaptation Strategies Public Forum this Thursday, June 9th, 7-8:30 PM at Abbot Hall, or online via zoom.

Space is limited in Abbot Hall, please email [email protected] to reserve a seat if you plan on attending in person. First come first serve.

The project's goal is to develop adaptive measures to address coastal flooding and increase community resilience for MMLD while expanding commercial and recreational boating, fishing, and the waterfront parks.

For more information and to register for Zoom, go to marblehead.org.

05/25/2022

Please join us in supporting Sustainable Marblehead for a talk with Rich Wilson, the solo round the world sailor!

This should be an inspiring night of adventures on the high seas while supporting ocean conservation!

Go here to RSVP!
https://www.sustainablemarblehead.org/upcomingevents

05/17/2022

Informative discussion tonight at the first public forum as part of the Marblehead Harbor Study.

Tonight at the meeting, the project manager invited active users, regardless of town of residency, to participate in this survey below.

Please take a few minutes to complete and then share - your feedback is critical to the study and ultimate recommendations.

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

05/11/2022

Come have your voices heard on public access and other important priorities for the management of Marblehead's waterfront this Monday, the 16th, 6pm at Abbott Hall!

Please join us!

04/08/2022

The Harbor Planning Committee kicked off their important work on February 15.

Visit:
https://www.marblehead.org/town-planners-office/news/harbor-plan to become informed and to better engage when opportunities for the public arise to share their thoughts, wants and needs as it pertains to the development of a plan for Marblehead Harbor.

At present from the Town page, you can "click here" near the bottom to see the agenda from their kick off meeting.

Thank you to the volunteers who have stepped up to participate on this committee and engage in discussions on some very critical matters.

03/01/2022

A very cool grass roots community sail and kayak program happening in Lynn. Very inspiring!

We are so appreciative of all the community members and leaders who supported and donated. You turned the KASL vision into a reality. The team is currently planning for this summer! To stay up to date on the latest KASL events and news, please sign up for our Email list.

01/10/2022

As 2022 gets underway, there are a few updates we wanted to share that pertain to Marblehead Harbor. We understand life is incredibly busy, so wanted to help make it easy to get updated and bookmark some helpful pages to become more involved in learning about and participating in discussions that shape our harbor.

1) The Harbor Study Committee is taking shape. If you've missed the news through various outlets, the Town is embarking on another large scale study (like they did in 2009) to assess and propose recommendations for a number of areas. A consulting firm has been contracted and many of the 17 person working group have been selected. We know 2 at large members are still to be appointed, as well as 2 Board of Selectmen, perhaps they will appoint at their upcoming meeting this week? Chairman Gregory and John Doub have been appointed to represent the Harbor and Waters Board. The full composition consists of (2 Harbor Waters Board, 2 Board of Selectmen, 1 Planning Board, 2 at Large (public), 1 Business Owner / Chamber of Commerce, 1 Rec and Park, 1 Disability Commission, 1 Commercial Fishing, 1 Sustainable Marblehead, Town Administrator, Harbormaster, Town Planner, DPW Director, Town Engineer). Keep an eye on the weekly notices for public meetings as there will be opportunities for the community to offer feedback to this working group which will help inform recommendations and urge implementation of said recommendations: https://www.marblehead.org/calendar-by-event-type/16

2) In case it wasn't on your calendar, the Harbor and Waters Board meetings take place, usually the 1st Monday of the month, and most recently was via Zoom. They are greatly informative and as users of the Harbor or simply individuals interested in learning more, save the date to participate: https://www.marblehead.org/harbors-waters-board

3) The League of Women Voters of Marblehead has recently started sending an observer to the Harbor and Waters meetings as part of their participation in many local board / committee meetings.

If you are interested in their summary of the last two meetings you can find the links below. The January meeting discussed raising mooring, private float and other fees. Salem Sound Coastwatch joined the zoom meeting for a very important presentation on rising tides. There was a proposal to consider renaming Parker's Boat Yard and brainstorming about improvements at Cliff St: https://my.lwv.org/massachusetts/marblehead/observer-reports/harbors-and-waters-board-observer-reports

12/22/2021

An inspiring segment on NYC's Hudson River Community Sailing's youth leadership program for inner city kids!

WNBC joined Sail Academy's Fall Expedition for this great feature on HRCS's transformative youth development program. Hear from students and staff on the…