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Piers, Beaches and Marinas
Marinas
Bluewater Yachting Center: Bluewater boasts the right stuff when it comes to their marina. All slips are situated on floating docks, have easy access from finger piers and have ipé decking. In addition, the Yachting Center has:
- 1500 Feet of “Side-to” Dock
- Over 200 slips can accommodate vessels up to 200’ & 12’ drafts
- Can host four vessels over 100’ at once
- Power pedestals provide up to 100 amp, 240 volt, single phase service and include 50 amp outlets
Additionally Bluewater offers the “Bluewater Advantage”:
Two full-service boat yards with complete indoor facilities- Shaft and propeller repair
- Complete Inventory of Parts & Supplies
- 37 and 100-ton Travel Lifts
- Top Priority to Emergency Transient Repairs
- Swimming Pool
- Complementary local Water Taxi
- Clean, air-conditioned Laundry
- Clean Showers
- Pump Out Facility
- Dockside Ships Store
- Surfrider Restaurant
- Wi-Fi Available
Jamestown Marina and Yacht Basin: If it is convenience to the James River you are searching for, the Jamestown Yacht Basin is located on Powhatan Creek, nearby Historic Jamestown, just a five-minute boat ride from the James River.
Speed boats and jet skis are permitted to launch from this marina. Boats coming via the Colonial Parkway, on trailers, have a 12 foot height restriction, due to tunnels.
The Yacht Basin has 125 wetslips, but they are usually booked, so call ahead. The fully functional marina has a boat launch and stocks boat supplies, ice, gas, and marine fuel.
Fish caught in the immediate area include catfish, croaker, striped bass, and large mouth bass.
Jamestown Yacht Basin is the only covered marina in James City County.
Salt Ponds Marina at Buckroe: Salt Ponds Marina is largest marina on the Lower Chesapeake Bay. It features:
254 state of the art Floating Slips- Annual & Transient Dockage for boats up to 110 feet
- 30, T30 & 50 amp Shorepower
- Two laundry facilities & 4 Showers
- Swimming Pool
- Sandy Beaches
- Ship Store with gifts, snacks, clothing and drinks
- Fuel Dock with Gas & Diesel
- Pump Out Station
- Weigh Station
- Restaurant & Cabana Bar
- Marine Service available
- Member of "Carefree Boat Club"
- Dive Services available
- Yacht Broker on property
- Excellent year round saltwater & freshwater fishing
- Voted "Best Marina on the lower Chesapeake Bay" for many years by Chesapeake Bay Magazine
Sunset Boating Center: If you're a boat owner (up to 44') who lives between Richmond and Hampton Roads, you can be on the water and off the highways faster. Sunset Boating Center & Dry Storage is a quick and economical way to your favorite boating and fishing grounds.
Over 500 dry slips/6 acres of dry storage- Trailer Storage
- Excellent Mid-Atlantic location
- No damage from UV rays, no bottom painting, no barnacles, no oxidation, no electrolysis
- 89 and 93 octane gasoline & diesel
- Ample parking
- On-site mechanics, bait, tackle
- Ships Store
- Floating Docks
- Bottom Painting
- Fiberglass Repair
- Shore Power
- Work Racks
- Detailing
- Full Staff on Site
- On-site Restaurant "D' Boardwalk Cafe"
- On-site Full-Line Boat Dealership Just minutes from beautiful Downtown Hampton
Ford's Colony First Choice Realty, One Ford's Colony Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188, Licensed in VA
