I am the harbormaster for the town of Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts. My duties include, but are not limited to, managing the boater database for moorings, slips and waitlist totaling around 1400 people. The Harbor Department collects approximately $200,000 annually in fees and manages a budget of over $100,000 annually. […]
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Steve Melo – Padanaram, MA
I’ve served as the Padanaram / Dartmouth Harbormaster since 2004, and also as the Town’s Shellfish Officer since 2012. Prior to this calling, I was a seasonal Assistant Harbormaster for 13 seasons. I served under, and learned much from Dartmouth Harbormaster and mentor Arthur F. Dias – a consummate Harbormaster […]
Read MoreJohn Brosnihan – Kittery & Kittery Point, ME
I’ve been Harbormaster in Kittery since June 2018. Prior to that I was a police officer with the Kittery Police Department for 18 years. I retired as a Patrol Sergeant. I remain sworn through the police department as parts of my duty as Harbormaster require law enforcement. My main harbor […]
Read MoreGregg Marsili – Bristol, RI
I have been the Harbormaster in Bristol since retiring from the United States Coast Guard after a 21 year career in 2013. Over the past several years we have made many changes at our waterfront which include a fully equipped Maritime Center and transient docks and moorings . Bristol Harbor […]
Read MoreAbby Leonard – Rockport, ME
Abbie has the world’s best attitude, works her stern off, has vision and makes what Charles Kurault once called “America’s most perfect small harbor” even more perfect. One example: she helped bring into existence our annual Holiday on the Harbor. Now, this is at a time when most Maine HarborMasters […]
Read MoreCharlie Helms – Crescent City, CA
I’ve been the Harbor Master here in Crescent City for the past six and a half years. I started my maritime career as a deckhand on towboats on the Mississippi River. Following that I worked as a Port Captain for Gulf Fleet Marine’s offshore oilfield support operation based in Ciudad […]
Read MoreShawn Herbert – Naples, ME
Appointed Harbor Master in January of 2019, I had been Deputy Harbor Master since 2012 and a Marine Patrol Officer since 2010. Naples is a very unique in nature. Similar in nature to coastal Harbor Masters we don’t specifically have a harbor, yet we have several lakes and ponds in […]
Read MoreThomas Ciarametaro – Gloucester, MA
I have been the Harbormaster for 3 years for the City of Gloucester. Before that, I was Active Duty USCG for 11 years and still continue to serve in the USCG Reserves. Submitted by T. Ciarametaro
Read MoreMark Souza – Marblehead, MA
I have been working for the town of Marblehead now since Feb. of 2017. I was the Deputy Harbor master for the Town of Beverly Ma. prior. I also worked as a state police officer with The NH Marine Patrol Portsmouth. What I love about Marblehead Harbor is the history […]
Read MoreThomas Phillips – Eliot, ME
I have been Deputy Harbormaster since 2014 for the Eliot shoreline and we have 184 moorings. I have known the Piscataqua River since 1975 and am an avid fisherman. Submitted by T. Phillips
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