Hingham Shipyard Marinas

What Hingham Shipyard Marinas does

Hingham Shipyard Marinas operates a full-service recreational marina at 24 Shipyard Drive, Hingham, Massachusetts, on Boston Harbor three nautical miles from the open ocean. The company offers seasonal and transient dockage across more than 500 slips with gated concrete docks and electric service up to 200 amps, 100 moorings with launch service, a fuel dock carrying ValvTect gasoline and diesel, and an on-site service department covering mechanical, electrical, welding, marine carpentry, fiberglass repair, shrink wrap, canvas/sail making, and diesel engine work, supported by a 40-ton travel lift for haul-out. An on-site partner, Smith Yacht Sales, runs a yacht brokerage handling vessels up to 100 feet since 2009.

The business is operated under Grove Point Marinas as the parent/management company. Customer acquisition is sales-led and direct-to-consumer: seasonal slip rentals and service work are booked through website reservation forms and phone contact, while transient reservations flow through a Dockwa integration with a two-week-prior booking window. Pricing across slips, moorings, and service is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The marina occupies a historically branded site — a former Bethlehem Steel WWII shipyard that built 227 ships in 3.5 years (1940–1943) — and is embedded within Shipyard Village, a mixed-use waterfront destination with retail, restaurants, a two-mile boardwalk, and entertainment amenities that add non-dockage demand drivers. No revenue, headcount trend, funding, or M&A activity is disclosed; the business is private with 11–50 employees.

Name

Hingham Shipyard Marinas

Legal name

Hingham Shipyard Marinas

Website

https://hinghamshipyardmarinas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hingham Shipyard Marinas is a private full-service recreational marina on Boston Harbor in Hingham, MA, offering 500+ seasonal and transient slips, 100 moorings, fuel, on-site yacht brokerage, and a complete marine service department under parent Grove Point Marinas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hingham

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Seasonal Slip Rentals: Long-term dockage rentals for the boating season at state-of-the-art concrete slips in a full-service Boston Harbor setting. Combines comfort, accessibility, and vibrant coastal setting for weekend boaters and seasonal slip holders.
2. Transient Dockage: Short-term dockage rentals for boaters staying one night to an entire month, with reservations secured up to two weeks prior to arrival.
3. Mooring Rentals: 100 moorings available with launch service for vessels seeking alternatives to slip dockage.
4. Yacht Sales & Brokerage: Smith Yacht Sales provides full-service yacht brokerage helping clients buy, sell, and trade motoryachts, trawlers, sportfishing boats, center consoles, and cruisers up to 100 feet. Services include professional photography, strategic marketing, negotiations, and complete transaction support.
5. Marine Service & Repair: Full-service marina support including repowering electronics, mechanical and electrical work, canvas and sail making, welding, diesel engines, marine carpentry, shrinkwrap, fiberglass repair, and shipwright services.
6. Fuel Sales: Fuel dock offering ValvTect branded gasoline and diesel fuel for vessels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hingham Shipyard Marinas operates a full-service marina on Boston Harbor in Hingham, Massachusetts, providing 500+ seasonal and transient concrete slips, 100 moorings with launch service, a fuel dock, and a complete marine service department (mechanical, electrical, welding, marine carpentry, fiberglass repair, shrinkwrap, diesel engines). Yacht brokerage is offered on-site via partner Smith Yacht Sales for vessels up to 100 feet. The marina also offers boater amenities including pump-outs, showers, laundry, WiFi, and access to the surrounding Shipyard Village of restaurants, retail, and entertainment.

Product overview

Hingham Shipyard Marinas operates as a full-service marina offering a unified portfolio of dockage and mooring products with supporting services. The core offerings include seasonal and transient slip rentals (500+ slips) plus mooring services (100 moorings), supplemented by a comprehensive service department covering mechanical, electrical, carpentry, fiberglass, welding, and shipwright work. An on-site partner, Smith Yacht Sales, provides yacht brokerage services. The marina also provides amenities including a fuel dock (ValvTect gas/diesel), 40-ton travel lift, pump-outs, showers, laundry, WiFi, and dock hands. The surrounding Shipyard Village adds retail, dining, and entertainment options accessible to slip holders and visitors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Slip Rentals Seasonal and transient boat slip rentals at state-of-the-art concrete slips with 30, 50, 100, and 200-amp electric service in a full-service Boston Harbor marina, designed for recreational boat owners seeking secure seasonal dockage.
• Transient Rentals Short-term dockage accommodations for visiting boaters staying from one night up to one month, with reservation capability through the Dockwa platform up to two weeks prior to arrival.
• Mooring Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 227 ships built in 3.5 years - record unmatched by any other shipyard
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Smith Yacht SalescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSmith Yacht Sales is a New England yacht brokerage located at Hingham Shipyard Marina, specializing in helping clients buy, sell, and trade motoryachts, trawlers, sportfishing boats, center consoles, and cruisers up to 100 feet. The brokerage has served boaters since 2009 and maintains industry affiliations including CPYB, YBAA, and IYBA. Services include free market valuation, professional photography, YachtWorld listing, multi-channel marketing, and complete transaction support.
• Grove Point MarinascoreOthersParent company overseeing Hingham Shipyard Marinas. Grove Point Marinas manages the marina operations and maintains the website and related services.
• DockwacoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party booking platform integrated into the Hingham Shipyard Marinas website for transient reservation requests. Allows boaters to book short-term stays directly through the platform.
• ValvTectminorOthersFuel brand offered at the marina's fuel dock providing gasoline and diesel fuel for vessels.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brewer Yacht Yards: New England-based full-service marina chain offering slips, moorings, fuel, and yacht services. Operates multiple locations across the Northeast and is one of the most directly comparable regional operators to Hingham Shipyard Marinas.
• Watch Hill Marina: Sister marina within the Grove Point Marinas portfolio, visible in the Hingham Shipyard Marinas footer branding ('at Watch Hill Marinas'). Operates the same full-service marina model with slips, moorings, fuel, and marine services.

Regional players

• Newport Yachting Center Marina: Destination marina in Newport, RI offering slips, moorings, and concierge services. Comparable full-service offering targeting New England transient boaters, including the Cape Cod and Islands cruising routes Hingham serves.
• Boston Yacht Haven: Transient and seasonal marina in Boston's inner harbor with deep-water slips and concierge services. Competes directly with Hingham for transient and visiting yachts cruising the New England coast.
• Marina Bay (Quincy, MA): Full-service marina located on Boston Harbor's southern shore in Quincy, MA. Directly competes for Boston Harbor boaters with slips, moorings, and marina services in the same geographic market.
• Constitution Marina: Full-service marina in Boston Harbor (Charlestown) offering seasonal and transient slips with marine services. A direct regional competitor in the same Boston Harbor boating market.

Broad incumbents

• Safe Harbor Marinas: One of the largest marina operators in the US with a portfolio of over 200 marinas. Safe Harbor (now part of Sun Communities) is a broad incumbent competitor serving the same recreational boating customer base with slip rentals, service, and storage across diverse geographies.
• IGY Marinas: International marina operator with premium waterfront locations and full-service amenities. IGY competes for transient and seasonal boaters in destination harbors, overlapping with Hingham's transient and seasonal customer segments.

Others

• Smith Yacht Sales competitors (e.g., Denison Yachting): Yacht brokerage firms competing with the on-site Smith Yacht Sales brokerage for boats up to 100 feet. Denison and similar brokerages compete for the same seller/buyer pool in the New England market.
• BoatU.S. / Marinalife Network: Marina network and booking platform connecting transient boaters to marinas. Hingham uses Dockwa for transient bookings; Marinalife and BoatU.S. are competing technology platforms that aggregate the same transient customer base.

Market position

Strengths6 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shipyardmarina
• Facebookfacebook.com/HinghamShipyardMarinas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hingham-shipyard-marinas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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