Professional Yacht Delivery Throughout New England
Atlantic Yacht Delivery provides professional yacht and powerboat delivery throughout New England, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Routes may include Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Canal, Boston, Portsmouth, Portland and destinations along the Maine coast.
New England Ports, Waterways & Destinations
Connecticut & Rhode Island
Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Maine
Delivery routes may include Long Island Sound, Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Haven, Niantic, Mystic and Stonington, as well as Long Island ports including Huntington, Port Jefferson, Greenport, Sag Harbor and Montauk, continuing through Block Island Sound to Newport, Narragansett Bay, Point Judith and Block Island.
Routes may continue through Buzzards Bay and the Cape Cod Canal to Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, Boston and the Massachusetts coast, then north to Portsmouth, Portland, Casco Bay, Penobscot Bay, Midcoast Maine and Downeast destinations.
New England Yacht Delivery Route Planning
Every New England yacht delivery is planned around the vessel, weather, tides, currents, fuel range and the safest practical route. Depending on the origin and destination, planning may include Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod Canal transit, Vineyard Sound, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts Bay, offshore passages and protected coastal routes. Marina availability, fuel stops, daylight, sea conditions and seasonal weather are considered before departure and throughout the delivery. Deliveries may run northbound into New England or southbound from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut toward New York, New Jersey, the Chesapeake and Florida, depending on the vessel, weather and owner’s destination.
Owner Support, Vessel Preparation & Delivery Logistics
Before departure, Atlantic Yacht Delivery works with the owner to review vessel readiness, fuel range, navigation electronics, safety equipment, dockage, crew requirements and pickup and delivery logistics. Clear communication before and during the trip helps keep the delivery organized while allowing plans to adjust for weather, tide, sea conditions and the needs of the vessel.
Recent New England Yacht Deliveries
39' Front Runner — Niantic, CT → Fort Pierce, FL
Departed Niantic, Connecticut and ran west through Long Island Sound, the East River and Hell Gate into New York Harbor, then south through Sandy Hook Bay and along the New Jersey coast through Manasquan Inlet, the Point Pleasant Canal, Barnegat Bay and Barnegat Inlet. The route continued past Cape May and across Delaware Bay toward Ocean City, Maryland, then through the Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk, Virginia.
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With unfavorable offshore weather and sea conditions, the delivery relied heavily on protected waterways and the Intracoastal Waterway. From Norfolk, the route ran through Great Bridge, Coinjock, Albemarle Sound, the Alligator, Pungo, Pamlico and Neuse Rivers to Beaufort and Morehead City, then continued through Wrightsville Beach, the Cape Fear River, Southport, Myrtle Beach, Georgetown, Charleston, Port Royal, Savannah and Thunderbolt before heading south through Brunswick, the St. Marys River and Fernandina Beach. The final leg passed Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Cape Canaveral and Vero Beach before arriving in Fort Pierce.
The delivery took approximately five days. The first day was shortened because the vessel was still on blocks when the crew arrived in Niantic; once she was launched, fueled and prepared, the boat got underway at about 11:00 a.m. From there, offshore weather largely set the schedule, making the protected ICW route the better choice over faster offshore passages.
55' Galeon — Hollywood, FL → Newport, RI
This northbound return delivery began in Hollywood, Florida with a later-than-planned departure while divers finished cleaning the vessel's bottom and the final paperwork was completed. Once underway, the route followed the ICW and Stranahan River north through Fort Lauderdale before exiting at Port Everglades. From there we ran offshore past Boca Raton Inlet, Boynton Inlet, Lake Worth/Palm Beach Inlet, Jupiter Inlet and St. Lucie Inlet before reaching Fort Pierce.
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From Fort Pierce, the route continued north past Sebastian Inlet and the Daytona Beach area to Port Canaveral for fuel. We then returned offshore around Cape Canaveral, passing Ponce de Leon Inlet and St. Augustine before continuing through the Fernandina Beach and St. Marys River area to St. Simons Island, Georgia. The next offshore leg carried us past Savannah and into Charleston for fuel before heading back to sea toward the Cape Fear River and Southport, North Carolina.
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Sea conditions continued to dictate the route. Rather than run around Frying Pan Shoals, we used the more protected route from the Cape Fear River and Southport toward Wrightsville Beach, where we stopped for fuel. From Wrightsville Beach we exited through Masonboro Inlet, ran offshore and returned through Beaufort Inlet near Morehead City. With poor conditions around Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras, the delivery moved back inside, continuing north through the ICW toward Coinjock and Great Bridge, Virginia.
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Great Bridge is an important choke point on this north-south route. The Great Bridge Lock, bridge openings and vessel traffic can all affect the day's timing before continuing through the Elizabeth River and Norfolk. From Norfolk, we passed through the Chesapeake Bay entrance near Cape Henry and continued north along the Virginia and Delmarva coast to Ocean City, Maryland, where the route returned to the open Atlantic.
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The northbound offshore leg continued past Cape May and along the New Jersey coast, including the Avalon, Atlantic City/Absecon, Brigantine, Barnegat, Manasquan and Shark River areas, before rounding Sandy Hook and entering Atlantic Highlands. With offshore conditions again influencing the route, we continued through New York Harbor, the East River and Hell Gate into Long Island Sound rather than staying outside along the south shore of Long Island.
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From Long Island Sound, the delivery continued east toward Montauk for fuel before entering Block Island Sound and Rhode Island Sound. The final approach carried us past Point Judith and Castle Hill before entering Newport Harbor and completing the delivery in Newport, Rhode Island.
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The approximately 1,000-mile northbound delivery was completed in about six and a half days, with the route repeatedly adjusted between offshore passages and protected waterways based on weather and sea conditions.
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38' Bertram — Newburyport, MA → East Rockaway, NY
The delivery began in Newburyport, Massachusetts on the Merrimack River and continued into the open Atlantic, running south past Cape Ann and Gloucester, the Boston area and Plymouth before entering Cape Cod Bay and reaching the Cape Cod Canal. We stopped overnight in Sandwich after the port engine developed an airlock, an issue the vessel had experienced before the delivery and not the result of running low on fuel. A local mechanic bled the fuel system, and with weather deteriorating on the Buzzards Bay side of the canal, Sandwich was the right place to remain overnight.
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Once conditions allowed, we continued through the Cape Cod Canal into Buzzards Bay and across southern New England waters toward Montauk. Sea conditions across the Sounds were approximately four to six feet, and conditions outside on the Atlantic side made Montauk the better stopping point. The route carried us through Buzzards Bay, Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound before passing Montauk Point Light and entering Montauk for fuel.
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From Montauk, we continued west along the Atlantic side of Long Island, stopping at Shinnecock for fuel and passing Shinnecock, Moriches, Fire Island and Jones Inlets. Because of bridge-clearance limits on the inside route west of Jones Inlet, we stayed offshore and continued west to East Rockaway Inlet before completing the delivery in East Rockaway, New York.