What
a great anchorage! Spacious, decent depth, protected from the
prevailing south winds by Chappaquiddick Island, good holding sand
underneath your keel and just a short dinghy ride outside the town.
OK it's a longer dinghy ride in to the town, but there's a (busy)
public dock to tie up to when you get there.
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| Edgartown dinghy dock |
When
comparing Edgartown to Vineyard Haven I'd say it's much larger and
more attuned to the well heeled holiday crowd with more upmarket
shops, bars and restaurants than VH. You won't find a McD restaurant
in Martha's Vineyard, or a drive thru Burger King.
The
inner harbour is entirely filled with mooring balls, all full.
Edgartown doesn't have a chandlery, but I could have bought as many
nautical themed clothes as I wanted and just as many seascape
paintings. Each place we visit has it's own charm, you just have to
find it.
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| Whaling Church |
Although
the town is now a popular holiday and weekend spot it's foundation
was in the whaling industry dating back to the 17th and
18th centuries. An impressive Methodist church is known
as the whaling church. On the exterior the large Greek columns
proclaim the wealth of the town at the time it was built, inside the
style is simply cavernous.
As I walked along the sea road to the
lighthouse I passed a series of impressive sea captain's houses which
are now stylish summer homes. The lighthouse sits on a spit of sand
and is a red port hand marker for the entrance. It seems too small
to have ever been a real lighthouse. On the day I was there the
beach was very busy; at one end the towels and sunbrellas, at the
other a protected nesting ground for small terns and oyster catchers.
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| lighthouse |
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| monument to whaling |
We
found Edgartown a pleasant spot to sit in the cockpit and watch the
sailing boats go to and fro. On our first afternoon we were excited
to watch an osprey swoop on a fish very close to us. Edgartown is a
handy base for cycling too; one trip around Chappaquiddick island and
another following cycle paths to a forest track.
Although
the town is now a popular holiday and weekend spot it's foundation
was in the whaling industry dating back to the 17th and
18th centuries. An impressive Methodist church is known
as the whaling church. On the exterior the large Greek columns
proclaim the wealth of the town at the time it was built, inside the
style is simply cavernous. 
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