Belfast Marina (Belfast, ME)

Belfast Marina
15 Front St, Belfast, ME 04915

Date of Service: Thursday, 8/12/26 – Tuesday, 8/18/26
Cons: Mooring Field Proximity, Moved During Stay, Slip Debris, & Water Sewage
Pros: Adjacent Property Bench Swings, Approach Depth (10′), Deep Water, Face Dock Fenders, Floating Docks, Friendly Staff (Margaret & Paul), Gated Docks, Less Crowded, Loaner Vehicle, Mail Deliveries Welcome, Newish Docks (2021), No Cruise Ships (Big or Small), Online Booking (Dockwa), Open Daily, Owner Presence (Paul), Privately Owned, Protected Harbor, Reservation Responsiveness, Scenery (Dockwa), VHF Responsiveness, Wave Attenuation System, Well Staffed, & Within Walking Distance Downtown

• Accommodates up to 120′
• 30 & 50 Amp Service
• Grills Available
• Laundry Service Available
• Pet Friendly
• Restroom & Showers
• 52 Slips (10 Transients)

Comments: Belfast Harbor Walk is a beautiful path along the Passagassawakeag River and leads to the Belfast Harbor Footbridge.

Belfast resides right at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River, therefore the harbor experiences a powerful average current of 3/+ knots. Timing your arrival or departure around slack tide is crucial.

Cruise Ships (big or small) are permitted to anchor, dock, or moor at any time.

Combo code gated docks.

Complimentary loaner vehicle use. Use of tender also offered.

Did impose on seasonal slips holders to relocate for transients.

Far less crowded port then we have visited, which we absolutely loved the stop.

Hannaford Supermarket is roughly a mile walk with paved sidewalks for provisioning. Other errands we actually borrowed the work truck.

In the morning (8/16/26), during our chore day onboard we were asked to move 110′ in the afternoon for a incoming vessel. Would have been nice to know about the move request that the day prior upon extending our overnight stay. So, we weren’t involved on tasks onboard.

Late June – early September at the nearby Steamboat Landing Park from 5:30PM – 7:30PM on Thursdays is Belfast Summer Nights. Well attended with many bringing blankets and chairs for a picnic dinner.

Main street of restaurants and shops is on a steep hill.

Marina laundry and restroom is just beyond the adjacent parking lot in the grayish color large building. Combo code required. Not requiring either, I didn’t enter so can’t speak about their cleanliness nor condition.

Marina office is uphill at the United Farmers Market of Maine (18 Spring Street).

Mechanical, rigging, or structural issues while at the marina, the adjacent Safe Harbor Front Street maybe of assistance.

Monitors VHF Channel 19 and working Channel 9.

Nearby Come Boating (Belfast Public Landing) provides complimentary rowing program on a traditional 32′ Cornish pilot gigs. Online sign up required. Participants must be 10+ and restricted to two slots per week to ensure others can participate as well.

Only seasonally opened from mid May – October.

Open daily from 7AM – 4PM on Monday – Saturday and Sunday 11AM – 2PM.

Outer pier, is prone to roll in certain conditions.

Owners, Katy & Paul N are very friendly and personable.

Perhaps, from the mooring field there appeared to sewage regularly floating and collecting between our vessel and south face dock.

Physical address: 15 Front St Belfast, ME 04915 however mail is to be delivered: 18 Spring St Belfast, ME 04915.

Placed along the south face dock, there were several white ball fenders stretching along our slip assignment, which was nice.

River current combined with tide and wind can be tricky.

United Farmers Market of Maine is operated and owned marina owners. Nearby (18 Spring Street). Open every Saturday from 9AM – 2PM (year round), offering everything artisans, game room, handmade goods, live music, and freshly prepared foods.

Stay Again: Maybe – The three star down grade from initial consideration of four starts reflects the move during our short stay. As full-time cruisers, once the lines are tight upon arrival, I personally as First Mate don’t touch the lines until our departure nor expect to be moved during our short stays. It’s my and our break! This inconvenience, threw a wrench into our planned afternoon. More importantly being able to start something like laundry or projects without distribution. The move forward also put us in shallower waters with a 6′ draft which meant our arrival and departure had to be during slack tide. On departure we couldn’t move forward at all due to shallowness and had little room to back up given the curve of the docked vessels bow and our upper deck area. Had to use a Spring line to pivot our bow over the dock to back out. Unneccessary Risk & Liabilty imposed on us!!!