F.L. Tripp & Sons, Inc.

Lovely area. Stayed isolated. Didn’t use any services. Been there many times before and enjoyed showers store and hospitality.

The location is beautiful and for seclusion the West end of the mooring field is where you’d like to be. There is strong, current and bird activity is exceptional. Only downside is that some of the moorings are hard against the entrance channel so for a while during the morning and at the end of the day, there can be a lot of boat traffic very close by your mooring. Naturally, this occurs less during the week and more on the weekend. Also, making that situation worse is that there are a few rogue boaters who believe the no wake zone is meant for everyone else except them. I'd like to see the harbor patrol police this better. I don't think some of these inconsiderate boaters realize just how disturbing it is to take a large wake parallel to one's hull. That's certainly not FL Tripp's fault, but it is a factor in the west end of the mooring field.

Westport Harbor is a beautiful hideaway. Channel now dredged to 10 feet. Limited transient moorings available. FL Tripp's is an 'old school' yard with skilled craftsmen. Facilities adequate, not fancy.

Our mooring was sheltered but far from the dinghy dock.

A bit like Heaven on Earth!

Difficult Harbor to come in for a Sailboat drafting 6 ft. Not well marked and Harbor Master no where to be seen. Decided to skip

Beautiful harbor. Very helpful launch driver.

Launch service was terrific providing local knowledge on the narrow channel.

Great helpful staff. quiet anchorage

I had a big mechanical problem upon arrival. The next morning, the marina was very helpful and responsive and got me on my way early, even though they had much work ahead of me. Much appreciated. Good harbor and marina has decent showers, rest rooms etc.

Below was our review from a couple of years ago. Still a great place to visit. Excellent, friendly staff, beautiful location. Could not ask for more. ———————————- 2nd time here and again enjoyed the stay. Tripp is wonderfully old school and no frills but staff is friendly and helpful. New moorings are a bit further from the dock but in a very pretty location and easy to pick up in the significant current. Beach is beautiful and the Westport Harbor Sea Farms Oyster Bar at the head of the harbor is great, complete with dinghy dock. No problems with depth in the channel. Departed one hour after low and saw nothing less than 9-10 ft. Update July 2022. Still a great stop and friendly crew but call Tripp or Harbor Master for instructions. Serious shoaling in parts of the channel. Mid tide and several 6’ spots.

Really fun stay. Thank you!

Beautiful setting. Helpful launch service.

Very well organized marina, professional and courteous staff, clean facilities. Four stars only because there was no hot water in men's showers.

Very hospitable. An easy to access marina with proper facilities. The staff is very friendly and accommodating.

Great People! We desperately needed new batteries. I sent a message through Dockwa, on a Friday, which was answered within 30 minutes. Then they called. They had our batteries for us Monday afternoon. Hurricane Lee is on the radar and they were very busy pulling boats out. But they found the time to help us on short notice. And charged a fair charge. Craig was extremely helpful and clearly loves what he does. We were on a mooring and they have a launch service also.

Tripps is still a classic boatyard. All you need without a lot more. Friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Great last minute weekend in Westport!

Last weekend we ran into serious electrical trouble, setting off a chain of bad events that continued to compound. We needed to get our 6’7” draft sailboat to a safe harbor up the river at low tide and against a brutal current Got on the radio and the guys at Tripp talked us in and took great care of us and all our needs for 4 days. The staff was so helpful and knowledgeable that I ended up leaving the boat there for the week so we could get some work done. The launch service is outstanding, and the entire staff made us feel welcome. Great place

Nice mooring field Phenomenal launch service Very very friendly

Peaceful night, beautiful river, friendly helpful staff.

We love Tripps. Friendly and helpful staff, beautiful spot, reasonable fuel prices, and walking distance to one of our favorite restaurants. Tripp is an old school type of marina that I remember as a kid in the 1970's and 1980's before big corporations bought up many of the marinas. Still a hidden gem.

Friendly helpful staff. Easy walk to the beach.

Excellent night on one of their moorings. The entrance channel (August 2023) is well marked but recently moved so didn't line up with my charts. Was easy to follow the markers though. Mooring had a beautiful view of the marsh and river with Herons and Egrets working the flats during sunset. Launch service took us right to the restaurant. The beach is a short walk from the Marina of if you have a dinghy there's lots of beaches, sandbars and places to explore on your own. The yacht club next door has a great breakfast that is open to the public. When picking up the mooring I recommend having a bow line ready to feed through the pendant and back to your cleat. Due to the strong current, the mooring ball is tide to the pendant which is under-water. Once I realized how they had it set up it was easy run my bow line through pendant, just had to give a little more power than usual to slack up the mooring line and lift it high enough to run the line through. Great trip - will definitely be heading back.

Ian the launch driver was excellent as was the Sea Farms oyster bar.