04/05/2023
Settled in the early 1600s by families escaping the religious intensity of the Puritans in Salem, Marblehead soon became an important fishing port. By 1837, the town's fleet numbered 98 vessels, nearly all of them over 50 tons. Today Marblehead's seagoing fame comes as a sailing and yachting center, where in the summer you can see one of the world's finest assemblies of sailing craft. The annual mid-summer Marblehead Race Week, dating back to 1889, brings yachtsmen from around the world.