Crosby Yacht Yard

What Crosby Yacht Yard does

Crosby Yacht Yard, Inc. is a privately held, full-service marina and boat builder located at 72 Crosby Circle in Osterville, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Founded in 1850 and operating continuously for over 175 years, the company is the originator of the Crosby Catboat and is known for a custom boat line that today spans the Harbor Cat (14'3" fiberglass daysailer reproduction), the Striper 24 (offshore fishing hull designed by Wilton Crosby in 1947), the Canyon 30, the Hawk, the Tug, and the Launch. Beyond custom builds, Crosby functions as the authorized Cape Cod dealer for three premium third-party brands: Southport Boats, Bertram Yachts, and Albury Brother's Boats, covering center consoles, dual consoles, sportfishing convertibles, and flybridge yachts.

The business operates through four revenue streams: (1) one-time new boat sales of Southport, Bertram, and Crosby Custom Boats; (2) one-time resale of pre-owned vessels via an online inventory; (3) recurring seasonal and transient dockage and mooring rentals for vessels up to 60 feet (transient dockage at $11.00/ft up to 56' LOA; nightly moorings at $56-$73 depending on vessel length, with weekly and 3-week discounted rates); and (4) professional marine services spanning repairs, restoration, maintenance, painting and varnishing, engine servicing, hauling, indoor and outdoor storage, marine electronics installation, fuel dock, and sailboat rigging. Customers are predominantly individual recreational boaters, fishing and cruising enthusiasts, and yacht owners on Cape Cod, served via a direct-to-consumer go-to-market model through the marina, an owned e-commerce inventory, and event presence at the New England Boat Show. The company operates under the Boats Group corporate umbrella while maintaining independent day-to-day operations.

Name

Crosby Yacht Yard

Legal name

Crosby Yacht Yard, Inc.

Website

https://crosbyyacht.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1850

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crosby Yacht Yard is a Cape Cod (Osterville, MA) full-service marina and boat builder, founded in 1850, that sells premium new boats (Bertram, Southport, Albury Brother's) and custom Crosby-designed vessels, while operating seasonal dockage, moorings, and marine repair services for individual recreational boaters and yacht owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marina and Boat Building Services

NAICS

Boat Building (336612), Marinas (713930)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Day Cruiser, Bowrider & Runabout Manufacturing (IMAJAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Yacht Tenders & Auxiliary Leisure Craft Manufacturing (IMAJAEAO), Houseboat & Leisure Barge Manufacturing (IMAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Boat building
• Marina services
• Yacht sales
• Vessel dockage
• Boat repair

Headquarters

HQ city

Osterville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. New Boat Sales: Sale of new boats including Southport Boats, Bertram Yachts, Albury Brother's Boats, and Crosby Custom Boats.
2. Pre-Owned Boat Sales: Resale of pre-owned boats through their inventory platform.
3. Dockage and Moorings: Seasonal and transient dockage and moorings for vessels up to 60 feet, including nightly, weekly, and 3-week discounted rates.
4. Marine Services: Repairs, restoration, maintenance, painting and varnishing, engine servicing, hauling, indoor and outdoor storage, marine electronics installation, fuel dock, and sailboat rigging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Crosby Yacht Yard operates a full-service marina on Cape Cod in Osterville, Massachusetts, selling new boats (Crosby Custom Boats, Southport Boats, Bertram Yachts, and Albury Brother's Boats) and pre-owned vessels, while providing seasonal and transient dockage, moorings, repairs, restoration, maintenance, painting, varnishing, engine servicing, hauling, indoor and outdoor storage, marine electronics installation, fuel dock, and sailboat rigging. The yard also builds six lines of signature Crosby Custom Boats using in-house design heritage dating to 1850 and modern composite construction methods.

Product overview

Crosby Yacht Yard is a full-service marina and boat dealer located in Osterville, Cape Cod, offering a portfolio of custom-built boats, marina services, and new boat sales. The core offering consists of Crosby Custom Boats (handcrafted vessels built since 1850 including Harbor Cat, Striper, Canyon, Hawk, Tug, and Launch models), complemented by authorized dealership for Bertram Yachts (luxury sportfishing center consoles, convertibles, and flybridge yachts) and Southport Boats (center consoles and dual console fishing vessels). Marina services include seasonal/transient dockage and moorings for vessels up to 60', repairs, restoration, painting, varnishing, engine servicing, hauling, storage, marine electronics installation, fuel dock, and sailboat rigging. The company represents over 175 years of New England boatbuilding tradition through its custom boat division.

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Brands

• Crosby Custom Boats: Custom-built boats crafted by Crosby Yacht Yard, including signature vessels like Harbor Cat, Crosby Striper, Crosby Hawk, Crosby Canyon, Crosby Tug, and Crosby Launch.

Products and services

• Crosby Harbor Cat 14'3" traditional catboat daysailer; authentic fiberglass reproduction of Crosby Yacht Yard's 1937 wooden model, now built in maintenance-free fiberglass with classic New England craftsmanship, for recreational daysailing customers.
• Crosby Striper 24' offshore fishing boat designed by Wilton Crosby in 1947, built with cored Baltek endgrain balsa hull joined and fastened on 4 inch centers with a complete electrical bonding system, designed for choppy waters of Nantucket Sound and Buzzards Bay, for sportfishing customers.
• Crosby Canyon 30' offshore sportfishing boat designed by Egan/Thompson with planning hard chine hull and 17-degree deadrise, featuring a beamy modern design with functional deck and cabin layout, for offshore sportfishing customers.
• Crosby Hawk 29' rugged offshore boat sharing the Canyon 30 hull with traditional trunk cabin design, featuring solid teak windshield and traditional deck layout, for offshore customers.
• Crosby Tug 26' versatile workboat-style hull with yacht-pleasing lines, adaptable for pleasure craft, working tug, trawler, or open launch configurations, for recreational and light commercial customers.
• Crosby Launch 26' Coast Guard certified ship-to-shore yacht club launch capable of carrying 20 passengers plus operator, with heavy-duty displacement hull and classic lines, for yacht clubs and passenger transport customers.
• Southport Boats Dealership Authorized dealership offering the full line of Southport Boats including center consoles (27 FE, 30 FE, 33 FE, 38 FE), dual console models (33 DC, 42 DC), and saltwater fishing vessels, for New England sportfishing and family boating customers.
• Bertram Yachts Dealership Authorized dealership offering Bertram luxury sportfishing yachts including center consoles (28 CC, 34 CC, 39 CC), convertible models (50 Sport, 61 Convertible), and the 35 Flybridge, for premium sportfishing and luxury yacht customers.
• Pre-Owned Boat Sales Resale of pre-owned boats through the Crosby Yacht Yard online inventory platform, for individual boat buyers in the Cape Cod region and beyond.
• Marina Dockage and Moorings Full-service marina at Osterville, Cape Cod offering seasonal and transient dockage and moorings for vessels up to 60 feet with access to Nantucket Sound; includes nightly, weekly, and 3-week discounted rates for transient vessels, for seasonal and transient boat owners.
• Boat Service and Maintenance Complete marine services including repairs, restoration, painting, varnishing, engine servicing, hauling, indoor and outdoor storage, marine electronics installation, fuel dock, and sailboat rigging installation, re-rigging, and conversions, for boat owners requiring ongoing vessel maintenance.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Albury Brother's BoatsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2023Representing Albury Brother's Boats at events including the New England Boat Show, with models such as the Albury 23 on display.
• Southport BoatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer for the full line of Southport Boats, offering new Southport center consoles, dual consoles, and saltwater fishing models including 27 FE, 30 FE, 33 FE, 33 DC, 38 FE, and 42 DC.
• Bertram YachtscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Bertram Yachts dealer offering Bertram models including 28 CC, 34 CC, 39 CC center consoles, 35 FB flybridge, 50 Sport convertible, and 61 Convertible.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oyster Harbors Marine: Cape Cod marina located in Osterville-adjacent waters offering dockage, moorings, and yacht services. Direct geographic and service-line competitor to Crosby's marina operations.
• Alden Yachts: New England custom yacht design and brokerage house with multi-generational heritage. Comparable to Crosby's custom yacht heritage positioning and Northeast customer base, though more design/brokerage-led.
• Washburn & Doughty: Maine-based custom and commercial boatbuilder with yard services. Comparable as a small-footprint, craft-driven Northeast boatbuilder serving a mix of recreational and commercial customers.
• Brooklin Boat Yard: Maine custom boatyard building classic yachts and runabouts while offering storage, service, and moorings. Comparable to Crosby in combining niche custom construction with full yard services for the New England market.
• Burr Brothers Boats: Massachusetts-based full-service marina and authorized boat dealer (e.g., Boston Whaler, MJM) with mooring, storage, and service operations. Comparable on the South Coast Massachusetts marina-and-dealer business model.
• Wayfarer Marine: Camden, Maine boatyard providing moorings, storage, service, and boat sales. Comparable regional full-service yard competing for similar New England seasonal and transient boating customers.
• Hinckley Yachts: Iconic New England-based custom yacht builder and full-service marina operator with deep heritage, offering both custom boats and brokerage, service, and moorage. Directly comparable to Crosby on the custom-boat-plus-marina combination in the Northeast.
• New England Boatworks: Rhode Island full-service boatyard offering new construction, refits, storage, and marina services. Comparable on the combined boatbuilding, service, and moorage business model serving the New England recreational marine market.
• Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding: Maine-based custom boatbuilder and marina operator serving yacht owners with new construction, refits, storage, and brokerage. Closely comparable as a small-footprint, heritage-driven custom builder with marina service overlay.

Broad incumbents

• Safe Harbor Marinas: Largest U.S. marina consolidator with hundreds of locations nationwide, including multiple Northeast properties. Not a direct specialty competitor but sets competitive pricing and service benchmarks for any Northeast marina.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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