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Nestled in scenic, sheltered Red Brook Harbor on the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay, we offer slips and moorings for seasonal and transient guests in a resort community atmosphere. This is a special place to spend the night – or the summer!
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Reserve a slip or mooring online
Kingman Yacht Center manages our online reservations through the Dockwa system. Dockwa allows boaters to search, reserve, and pay for dockage at Kingman Yacht Center, as well as at more than 150 other locations around the country, all through their mobile devices!
A Destination All Its Own
Enjoy swimming at a mile-long white sand beach. You’ll find provisions and discover unique clothing, artwork and gifts in our shops and chandlery. Savor sunset over drinks and the daily catch at the Chart Room Restaurant.
A Full Service Marina & Boatyard
KYC offers gas and diesel; engine repairs, maintenance and repowering; complete repair and maintenance services; haul out up to 60 tons; electronics sales and service; mobile marine services and over-the-road boat hauling. Our dealership, Buzzards Bay Yacht Sales, features new boats by Everglades, Steiger Craft, Invincible and Yellowfin, and an active power yacht brokerage.
Seasonal Guests
Been to Kingman before? We’ve got a page just for you, with all of the most important information our frequent guests need at hand, including our calendar of events, dockage & storage forms, and hurricane plans.
Visitors
If you are staying at Kingman for your first time or just visit us a little less frequently, welcome (or welcome back)! We’ve put together some resources that are handy for our visitors who aren’t as familiar with all we have to offer.
Since 1932... Brand New Every Day!
All of this is sited on beautifully maintained grounds with immaculate facilities, amidst an ever-changing array of events and activities. We’re locally, family-owned and operated, and take real pride in making you feel as welcome here as you would be in our homes.
Another fine Flexiteek project by KYC - this time for Tidal Creek Boat Works on Nantucket. Thank you for the opportunity to dress up your boat!
www.flexiteek.com/boat-owners/
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Time to show Red Brook Harbor your love!It's time to cast your vote for your favorite harbor! Our Annual Best Harbor Contest is here, and we need YOUR vote to crown the top US Harbor! 🥇 Show your support for your favorite harbor by voting today! (One vote per person.) Who will take home the title this year? Check out the link to vote! 🌅 www.usharbors.com/best-harbor-vote/ #bestharbor #bestharbor2025 #usharbors #coastaltravel #travelpic #explore #outdoors
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Sample letter to send to the USCG at
[email protected]
Please DO NOT remove the proposed aids to navigation. These aids are not just tools, but they are vital for safety. They serve as visual ‘checks and balances' to the electronic navigation for both the recreational and the professional mariner. Redundancy in navigation resources is essential, and these aids serve as a backup to each system, providing immediate visual orientation for the mariner through shape, color, light, and sound (if equipped). Keep these buoys, day beacons, and lights in place for safer inland and coastal navigation, day or night.
I am especially concerned with the potential loss of buoys ... (insert your concerns here). Their removal will result in more vessels going aground, with potential catastrophic damage to vessels and injury to crews.
Thank you,
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Next Saturday, 6/7 8AM-1PM
Officers of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer free, voluntary Vessel Safety Checks at Kingman Yacht Center. They’ll check to make sure that your boat has all required safety equipment aboard, and boats that pass will get a sticker to tell authorities that you are in compliance with maritime laws and regulations.
Reservations are now open and everyone who registers in advance will be entered into a drawing to win a prize. Get your time slot by stopping into the dock house, or calling them at (508) 563-7136 X101.
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Only 2 more weeks to submit your comments! Public comment period ends on 6/13/25.The US Coast Guard is proposing removal of several buoys in Cape coastal waters, prompting concerns that eliminating the buoys would threaten public safety.
The Coast Guard’s Coastal Buoy Modernization Initiative is meant to “right size" locations of buoys along 2,000 miles of coastline from Maine to northern New Jersey, “actively adjusting aids to work best and most sustainably given today's navigation tools and methods.” The USCG thinks the reduced number of buoys is justifiable since most mariners today rely on chartplotters, electronic charts and smartphone apps rather than taking multiple fixes on landmarks and navigational aids, Buoys considered for removal in our area are shown on the map.
Concerned mariners say that the buoys are still relevant to mariners, likening them to highway exit signs, visual signs of locations should mariners’ electronics fail, or they become disoriented in the fog.
The Coast Guard is now accepting your written responses to this proposal. Refer to Project No. 01-25-015. E-mail can be sent to: [email protected]. Your input would be very helpful and much appreciated by those of us who rely upon visual navigation aids.
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