Keith Hartford Center

43 Trails End Cove, Plymouth, Mass

The Hartford Center is home to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Crew and Sailing teams and consists of nearly nine acres of land with more than 350' of shoreline. It is located fifteen minutes from the Academy’s Buzzards Bay campus and ten minutes from the Sagamore Bridge.

Great Herring Pond is part of the Buzzards Bay watershed, covers approximately 376 acres and has just over five miles of shoreline. It is a natural warm-water pond with an average depth of 20 feet. The water is clean and clear, with underwater visibility of about eight feet.

The Center’s boathouse has an indoor classroom, restrooms, and male and female locker rooms. Outside, there are grassy areas for group activities in both sun and shade. There are four docks and a small sandy beach. 

The Summer Sailing School’s fleet consists of eighteen Vanguard 420s, fifteen Jibe Tech dinghies, and two Landing School 20s for students and four Boston Whalers for coaches.