Town of Wareham Harbormaster - Onset Harbor Transient Moorings

We love visiting Onset as part of our yearly New England sail from the Hamptons. We stay for a few days on our way to Boston and points north. The marina is great, with a very accommodating staff. The Harbor Master is warm and helpful and thoroughly top-notch—he always comes out and guides us to our mooring. It is also very conveniently located—you can walk right to the beach for the day or into town for meals. Onset is such an authentic town—great restaurants and shops. Particularly, a gallery of artists who sell such lovely crafts, paintings, and jewelry. On this last stay, there was a wonderful concert up in the park. The marina moorings are plenty spread out and private. We only wish the launch ran a bit later. Perhaps until 7:00pm, rather than 5:30pm. We hadn’t discovered Onset for years into our 5-week long sailing trips. But when we did, we felt so lucky. Because not only is Onset a lovely, charming spot to add to your cruise, it is literally a safe refuge. In the past, heading south through the canal toward Hadley Harbor, we have encountered strong SW winds going against the current (we have gotten caught in this harrowing circumstance more than once). We now know that we can always tuck into Onset for a night or two, until the conditions subside, so Onset’s great location adds a lot of solace to our cruise. We can’t wait for this summer when we visit Onset again!! Thank You!

Great place, very quiet

The harbormaster & staff are professional and helpful, mooring cost is reasonable, and the harbor offers good protection. No showers. Ample opportunities for swimming off beach or boat. Town is a bit run down, but it has several restaurants (favorite is Quahog Republic), a good hardware store, and a laundromat.

Very supportive Harbor Master, Easy to locate mooring.

Easy reservation, balls looked well maintained. Friendly launch service. Good location.

Harbormaster was great, launch service and personnel were good.

Loved it. Great little place!

Very friendly service. Good launch service to town.

Peaceful and beautiful is all we can say. Thank you for 2 lovely nights … just wish the launch ran later than 8-8:30PM…especially on weekends. Rita and David on the Cape Dory motorsailer BIA.

Much closer to the west end of the canal than we thought and easy access. The mooring field map is the best I’ve ever seen. Launch service was prompt and friendly. I wish they ran later than 7:30 pm. Amenities are limited but we were just there overnight.

Very protected harbor with reasonable rates. Onset is a sweet town for a long walk and a selection of restaurants.Harbor staff were friendly and available. One star off for lack of shower facilities and tight space for tying up a dinghy.

A favorite spot for a good night’s sleep!!

Loved it, and will come back!

Two thumbs up 👍👍…….

Great staff. Location was perfect

West to Onset for the illumination. The harbor boat came to ck that we had a reservation. They were super nice. Good time nice harbor, well protected.

Great area, attentive staff, easy mooring to find and use, and amazingly fast launch service. Easy walk down the peer and you're right downtown.

great spot...beach access by dingy...warm water! plent of spots down town onset for lunch/dinner

Nice but busy on weekends. Next time, mid-week.

Nice quiet mooring, little current and free launch. We had a great two day stay.

A great place to stay, everyone was so helpful and friendly

Great location, secure mooring with good gear, super accommodating harbormaster. We'll be back.

A good place to grab a quick mooring waiting for canal currents. Never spoke with or was greeted by staff. Heads over used by town beach, no showers. A little noisy at night from parties in Onset.

Very nice stop and beautiful little harbor. Called and chatted with the harbor master and they were very accommodating!

It's always nice there. Multiple visits However, this visit we had an unwelcomed visitor at 1:30 AM. I heard heavy thump against boat and awoke to find a swimmer on my platform trying to steal my dinghy!