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Manteo

Location: Roanoke Sound
Lat / Lon: N 35° 54.511' / W 075° 40.062'
Depth: 6-8 feet
Description:
The anchorage area is a triangle created by three points: red daybeacon 10 to the south, the lighthouse to the northwest and the brown gazebo to the northeast.

4.60

(5)

4.60 out of 5 stars

Holding:

5.00

Good,hard mud and sand

Wind Protection:

4.00

Protection is excellent from the north and west, but strong south or east winds can kick up a chop.

Current Flow:

5.00

Wake Protection:

3.20

Scenic Beauty:

4.40

Ease of Shopping:

4.40

Shore Access:

5.00

Pet Friendly:

5.00

Cell Service:

4.80

WiFi:

3.00

Review for Manteo

Reviewed by: Jason Spitz, Breathe, on Jun 16, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

4

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

Great anchorage other than some of the larger powerboats arriving or departing at full speed. Most are respectful as the no wake zone for the marina starts about 100 yards after the anchorage. But not all so ensure you have things secured. Wind protection is good from most directions. Take dinghy to any of the finger piers at the dock leading to the lighthouse. You can't climb the lighthouse but there's a nice little exhibit inside so stop for 10 minutes. We've posted many photos of the anchorage/town and what to do on our FB page BreatheSailDive.

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Review for Manteo

Reviewed by: Sean Barnes, Horizon's Call, on Oct 31, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 43'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

4

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

3

Came in at dusk within 1 hour of low tide. Stayed on south edge of channel all the way in from the sound, depth ranged from 5 to 7 feet. Pay close attention to your buoy position coming in. Anchored between lighthouse and gazebo. I did not have time to explore the town, but I will next time.

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Review for Manteo

Reviewed by: Christian Hoepfner, SV Aurora, on Aug 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 41'
Draft: 6.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

4

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

On the whole approach from Roanoke Sound we never saw less than 6.5 ft with the Oyster Creek Tide Station at 0.4 ft. Highly recommend this anchorage, except in East winds, of course.

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Review for Manteo

Reviewed by: Jason Spitz, Breathe, on Jul 6, 2020
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

5

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

3

Manteo is a great town that is cruiser friendly. We spent the first night at the town dock which has a 24 hour limit. There is a Piggly Wiggly and Food-a-Rama within a 1/2 mile walk. Recommend the Food-a-Rama. There’s also a nice Ace Hardware. Downtown Manteo is full of nice shops and a local brewery that is happy to pour you samples. They had $10 6-packs while we were there. Lots of restaurants to choose from. After our 24 hours we stayed 3 nights at anchor right off the lighthouse. Depths are 5.5-7 feet throughout the area. We shared the anchorage with two other Catamarans’s and there was plenty of room for more boats. Nice views of downtown, the outer banks, and great sunsets. There are quite a few boats coming in and out of Manteo so expect some wakes, but wasn’t bad overall. The vast majority of the boaters are respectful here. Our trip included July 4th! Definitely a town not to be missed.

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Review for Manteo

Reviewed by: Noel Leeson, Amazing Grace, on Apr 25, 2019
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 44'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

5

Shore Access:

5

Cell Service:

4

Easy access to a pleasant town, grocery easy to reach. Manteo also has a free 24 hour dock - room for 3-4 boats between the lighthouse and the gazebo.

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