Re-provisioning in Narragansett Bay?

[Roger Long]

Where is the best, or at least, good place to get to a supermarket in Narragansett Bay from a cruising boat? Hopefully, it would not involve overnight marina dockage and stores would be within easy walking distance or a short cab ride.

[Gerarddm]

How about searching the names of popular RI grocery stores, then search their individual websites for store locations? IIRC there is a supermarket on top of the hill in Newport that is a short cab ride from the Thames Street docks- or at least there was 20+ years ago...

[Yeadon]

Try Yelp.

[Thad]

Depends on where in the Bay you are. I wish I knew all the docking arrangements, but in the West passage there is Wickford and Dutch Harbor, both having markets in walking distance. Newport might be the best bet in the East passage. I'm sure the market is still at the top of the hill, not that far walking.

[Breakaway]

Roger.. Simply google up " supermarkets Portsmouth " ( or any town) on google maps and bob will be your uncle.

Kevin

[jimkeen]

Depending on how far up the Bay you intend to come. You might check out Fall River MA. @ Battleship cove or the public ramp. Bristol RI has a town pier and walking distance to pretty much everything you can imagine.
Good Luck

[mariner2k]

Same with wickford. There is a Stop and Shop and a Daves about a mile or so away. At most a short cab ride. Even a Walmart nearby. Damn good machinist in the shipyard too.

[Roger Cumming]

I used to stop at Dutch Harbor in the West Passage. There was one old boatyard with reasonably priced moorings and showers or you can anchor as there was always room. The market was a few blocks' walk. You could also walk farther east to the Jamestown waterfront on the East Passage and take the boat to Newport if you needed to. Dutch Harbor is fairly well protected and much more quiet and pleasant than Newport.

[JimConlin]

On the south coast, there's:
Lee's Market maybe 3 miles up the road from Westport Point
A Shaw's and a Stop&Shop on Rt. 6, 3-4 mi. from Fairhaven or Mattapoisett
A Stop&Shop on Rt. 28 maybe 3 mi. from Onset

[Barry]

McQuades in Jamestown. Liquor store nearby!! Conanicut Marine has a chandlery. Easy access, very short walk and you can get in out of the Bay easily enough.

http://www.jamestown-ri.info/shopsandservices.htm

[jimkeen]

I think someone should recommend a pub for a EBS with Roger.

[Shoaldrafter]

Roger,

Congrats on a great job and a great thread. However, it needs to published, if even only in PDF format.

Ed K

Addendum:

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race”. Calvin Coolidge (American 30th President of the United States, 1872-1933)

[Roger Long]

I think someone should recommend a pub for a EBS with Roger.

I'm meeting a friend from another forum in Bristol tomorrow who is taking me to a super Stop and Shop. I'm then cooking them dinner on Strider with some of the purchases.

After that, I'll just be kicking around the bay until Wednesday when I go ashore for a week in Jamestown for a wedding and associated activities. Shortly after D Day, I'll be heading on to Woods Hole and the Cape.

I would be delighted to show up for any EBS that might get organized.

[jimkeen]

Where and when?
I am not a native of the cruising grounds just a frequent visitor.

[Hunky Dory]

Ian should be along shortly.