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Broad Reach Adventures runs small sailing trips on Martha's Vineyard shaped around what you want to do on the water.
Friends on the deck of a sailboat, a snack tray between them. Broad Reach ran sailing trips and lessons out of the island’s harbors.
Update for 2026: Broad Reach has relocated to Maine and now sails from Kennebunkport and Portland; it no longer operates on Martha's Vineyard. We are keeping this post up as a record of a great island operator. For charters sailing this season, see our sailing guide.
Broad Reach Adventures ran classic sailing trips around Martha’s Vineyard on a traditional sailboat. The trips were simple: out on the water, sails up, and the harbors and coastline going by.
Filmed May 2023The island moves on: shops, signs and prices may differ from what you see here. The text of this guide was checked October 2026.
From the deck you got a long, slow look at the shoreline, the coves and the harbor towns, a side of the island you can’t see from land. No sailing experience was needed. The crew handled the boat while guests looked around, took photos, or did nothing at all.
Routes usually passed Edgartown Harbor, Oak Bluffs, Menemsha, and other familiar spots around the island. Guests could bring their own food and drinks. Trips were for small groups, so it stayed quiet on board, closer to sailing with a friend than a packed tour boat.
Where to learn to sail on Martha's Vineyard, checked October 2026: Sail Martha's Vineyard's summer classes on Lagoon Pond, private lessons for adults, Sunfish rentals in Vineyard Haven and Menemsha, schooner and catboat sails, summer races you can watch or crew, and what the wind and currents are like.
Shellfishing on Martha's Vineyard town by town: what each of the six towns charges a visitor for a permit and what it covers, where to buy it, weekly limits and sizes, the 2026 to 2027 bay scallop dates published so far, how to check storm and rain closures, and keeping the catch safe to eat.
Every rule a visiting angler needs on Martha's Vineyard, checked October 2, 2026: who needs the $10 Massachusetts saltwater permit, freshwater and tuna permits, 2026 size and bag limits by species, what you can keep this month, the Derby, beach-driving permits, pier rules and Aquinnah parking.
Martha's Vineyard shore fishing spot by spot: the Oak Bluffs pier, Memorial Wharf, State Beach, Menemsha, Lobsterville, Dogfish Bar, Squibnocket, Lambert's Cove, Tashmoo, Cape Poge, Wasque, Norton Point and South Beach, with legal parking, resident-only rules, hazards and a monthly calendar.
Take a guided Jaws tour of Martha's Vineyard with local guide Mike Currid. Walk the real Amity Island in Edgartown and book the “Amity” Walking Tour.
A first-hand look at the Edgartown Historic Walking Tour and “Amity” Jaws Tour with Mike Currid of the Edgartown Tour Company: what to expect, what you'll learn, and how to book.
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Visit Edgartown on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Same beautiful town, maybe 30% of the weekend crowds. Most restaurants have availability without reservations.
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