Westport

Westport Harbormaster

Details: Last Updated: 10 October 2016 10 October 2016

Harbormaster & Shellfish Deputy	Gary Tripp
Assistant Harbormasters	Jonathan Paull Richard B. Earle James Perry Asa Mills Richard (Sweet Pea) Hart, Volunteer Assistant Harbormaster
Administrative Assistant
Primary Patrol Vessel
Seasonal Assistant Harbormasters
VHF Hailing Channel	9
VHF Working Channel	68
Phone	(508) 636-1105
Emergency Phone	911
Fax
Email
Website	Click Here
Location	2061 Main Road Westport Point, MA 02791
Mailing Address	P.O. Box 337 Westport Point, MA 02791
NOAA Chart #13218 NOAA Charts #13228	Martha's Vineyard to Block Island Westport and Approaches

Westport Community Information

Details: Last Updated: 10 October 2016 10 October 2016

Community Information

Town of Westport
Commonwealth Communities - Westport, Massachusetts
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West Port River Alliance
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Marine Info

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Weather

NOAA Weather - Westport, MA (02790)

H.M.Richie Earle in Harbormaster patrolboat.

About Westport

Details: Last Updated: 10 October 2016 10 October 2016

The harbor is often ignored by cruising boaters due to the somewhat undeserved reputation as a "difficult approach." But, in fact, a strong (>20 knots) southwest wind , a large ocean swell (caused, say, by an ocean storm passing to the south) and an ebb tide can combine to form a dreaded "breaker on the inlet bar" condition at the mouth of the harbor. Yet this condition occurs on fewer than five days out of a typical May to October boating season. (In Prohibition Days, the Rum Runners would relish "breaker" conditions (more common, by the way, in the Winter months) to offer protection from pursuing Revenue Cutters.)