Bay Harbor Marina, Inc.

What Bay Harbor Marina, Inc. does

Bay Harbor Marina, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned marina operating a single facility at 278 West Lakeshore Drive in Colchester, Vermont, on Lake Champlain's Mallets Bay. Founded by Mark Saba in December 2012 and reopened in summer 2015 as a ground-up redesign of the former Malletts Bay Marina, the company offers 165 boat slips accommodating vessels up to 65 feet, plus a fuel dock servicing vessels up to 72 feet. Its core infrastructure features a steel plate wave attenuator mounted on the end T-dock, submerged six feet into the water as a breakwater rated to withstand sustained winds up to 80 mph.

The company monetizes through four primary revenue streams: seasonal and transient dockage rentals (the core recurring revenue line), fuel dock sales, repair and maintenance services delivered through sister company Saba Marine (a 30-ton travel lift, summerization, winterization, storage, and shrinkwrap), and ancillary on-site amenities including a ship store, clubhouse, and outdoor hospitality areas. Transient dockage is distributed through the Dockwa.com online booking platform, while seasonal customers are acquired through direct contact, the marina website, and word-of-mouth referrals; the marina also monitors VHF Channel 72 for on-water communication.

The customer base is horizontal, serving recreational boaters on Lake Champlain across both seasonal slip renters and transient visitors. There are no public financials, no disclosed funding rounds, no headcount figures, no mobile app, and no AI or technology platform of scale. The business is a single-asset, single-geography, seasonal operation whose economics are tightly correlated with recreational boating demand in the Burlington/Colchester area of Vermont.

Name

Bay Harbor Marina, Inc.

Legal name

Bay Harbor Marina, Inc.

Website

https://bayharbormarinavt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bay Harbor Marina is a family-owned, single-site marina on Lake Champlain in Colchester, Vermont, offering 165 seasonal and transient slips, fuel service, and integrated boat repair through sister company Saba Marine for recreational boaters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marina and Recreational Boating Services

NAICS

Marinas (71393), Marinas (713930), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGAAAK

Marina & Waterfront Full-Service Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Hotels (Full-Service)

SECONDARYFSAKANAH

Boat & Marine Leasing

Financial & Insurance/Lending & Consumer Finance/Consumer Leasing (Non-mortgage)

Keywords

• Marina dockage rentals
• Boat slip rentals
• Fuel dock services
• Boat repair maintenance
• Recreational boating services

Headquarters

HQ city

Colchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dockage Rentals: Seasonal and transient boat slip rentals for vessels up to 65 feet. The marina offers 165 slips providing the primary recurring revenue stream.
2. Fuel Services: Fuel dock accessible at the head of the docking system, accommodating vessels up to 72 feet. Provides convenient refueling for marina customers and visiting boaters.
3. Boat Repair and Maintenance Services: Through sister company Saba Marine, provides certified boat technician services including 30-ton haul/lift, summerization, winterization, storage, and shrinkwrap services. Fees charged per service rendered.
4. Ship Store and Amenities: On-site ship store, clubhouse facilities, covered grills, and picnic areas available to marina patrons as part of the marina experience.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bay Harbor Marina operates a 165-slip recreational boating marina on Lake Champlain in Colchester, Vermont, offering seasonal and transient boat slip rentals for vessels up to 65 feet, a fuel dock for vessels up to 72 feet, an on-site ship store, and clubhouse amenities. It also provides integrated boat repair and maintenance services (haul/launch, summerization, winterization, storage, shrinkwrap) via its sister company Saba Marine, which is co-located nearby.

Product overview

Bay Harbor Marina is a family-owned marina offering a unified suite of boating services centered around dockage rentals on Lake Champlain. The core offering includes 165 boat slips accommodating vessels up to 65 feet, with transient dockage available through Dockwa booking integration. Additional services encompass fuel dock operations (up to 72ft vessels), and boat repair/maintenance through sister company Saba Marine (including haul/launch, summerization, winterization, and storage). Onshore amenities include a ship store, clubhouse with seating, covered grills, fire pit, and spa-quality restrooms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seasonal and Transient Dockage / Boat Slip Rentals Seasonal and overnight/transient boat slip rentals at a 165-slip marina on Lake Champlain, accommodating vessels up to 65 feet. Designed for recreational boat owners seeking safe, weather-protected dockage with modern amenities.
• Fuel Dock Services On-site fuel dock services for marina customers and visiting boaters, accommodating vessels up to 72 feet. Operates on seasonal hours (Fall Hours: September 8th – October 15th, 9:00am–5:00pm).
• Boat Repair and Maintenance Services Certified boat technician services delivered through sister company Saba Marine, including 30-ton haul/launch (vessels up to 60 feet length, 16 feet beam), summerization, winterization, storage, and shrinkwrap services. Available to Bay Harbor Marina customers and the broader boating community.
• Ship Store On-site ship store providing supplies and provisions for boaters using the marina.
• Clubhouse and Onshore Amenities Clubhouse with indoor and outdoor seating, covered grills and picnic tables, fire pit with Adirondack chairs, and spa-quality bathrooms, available to marina patrons.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Saba MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaba Marine is a sister company under common ownership (founder Mark Saba) located nearby in Colchester, VT. Through this partnership, Bay Harbor Marina customers gain access to top-tier certified boat technicians for all maintenance and repair needs including haul/launch service, summerization, winterization, storage, and shrinkwrap. The 30-ton travel lift can handle vessels up to 60 feet with beams up to 16 feet.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• West Marine: National marine retail and parts distributor serving recreational boaters — comparable via the ship-store component and shared end-customer recreational boater base, though not a direct marina operator.

Broad incumbents

• Safe Harbor Marinas: Largest US network of recreational marinas offering slips, storage, service, and fuel — directly comparable service-mix to Bay Harbor Marina at broad-infrastructure scale.
• Suntex Marinas: One of the largest US recreational marina operators with hundreds of properties across coastal and inland waterways — a broad incumbent whose operating model and amenity playbook benchmark Bay Harbor's potential scale.
• IGY Marinas: Global premium marina operator (Island Global Yachting) offering yacht slips, fuel, concierge, and amenities at luxury waterfronts — a comparable premium-positioning operator at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• MarineMax: Largest US recreational boat dealer and services provider with marina-adjacent service and storage capabilities — comparable through the Saba Marine sister relationship and shared recreational boating customer base.

Direct peers

• Oakledge Marina: Burlington, VT municipal marina on Lake Champlain providing seasonal and transient recreational dockage — directly comparable lake geography and customer segment.
• North Hero Marina: Long-established recreational marina on Lake Champlain's North Hero island offering seasonal slips, transient dockage, fuel, and service — directly comparable geographic, customer, and service profile to Bay Harbor Marina.
• St. Albans Bay Marina: Lake Champlain marina serving recreational boaters with seasonal and transient slips, fuel, and service — directly comparable in scope, geography, and customer base.
• Ladd's Landing Marina: Lake Champlain full-service recreational marina in Grand Isle, VT with slips, fuel, and storage — a same-region, same-customer peer to Bay Harbor Marina.
• Basin Harbor Club Marina: Resort marina on Lake Champlain offering seasonal/transient slips, fuel, and onsite amenities — comparable premium-leisure positioning and integrated hospitality offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bay-harbor-marina-vt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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