Approaches
Following the channel into Onset doesn't require much more than a careful eye on the chart and the numerous buoys. With a steady southwest wind it's even practical to sail all the way in. Note that the fixed green light QG "21" is a mark for the Hog Island Channel. As you head in to Onset, leave G "21" to starboard and green can "1" to port.
Be sure to make plenty of allowance for whatever current is running when you turn in. Except around slack water, the Canal currents will sweep you past the entrance to Onset in a hurry.
Anchorages
There may be room to anchor outside the moorings between Wickets Island and Onset Island.
Moorings
Onset has 3 possible sources for transient moorings.
At the head of the channel, just off the Town Wharf, the town maintains 3 or 4 moorings. The Onset Dockmaster oversees them from his office on the wharf.
Nearer the Canal, both the Point Independence Yacht Club and Onset Bay Marina have moorings in the bay between Wickets and Onset Islands.
All the moorings are sheltered and convenient to town.
Slips
The yacht club and marina, both on Point Independence, have overnight slips as well. The slips at the Town Wharf are limited to a one hour tie up for dropoff or provisioning.
Onset Bay Marina has an online reservation request form for both slips and moorings.
