Harrison’s Landing

What Harrison’s Landing does

Harrison's Landing is a family-owned, direct-to-consumer waterfront hospitality business operating from a two-story floating building at the T-Head pier at 108 Peoples St, Corpus Christi, Texas. Founded in 2006 as The Yachting Center of Corpus Christi (a sailing school and charter boat operation) and rebranded under its current name in 2011, the business is run by Cathy, Hank, and Hannah Harrison, who identify as 13th-generation descendants of the historic Harrison family of Berkeley Plantation. The venue consolidates four operating lines under one physical roof: outdoor back-patio dining (Back Patio / Tavern on the Bay), The Mariner (a 2023-launched speakeasy-style bar serving craft cocktails, beer, wine, and tapas), Cathy's Boutique & Gifts (a coastal boutique featuring gifts, apparel, accessories, souvenirs, and local-artist pieces), and a boating operation offering one-hour Japonica (50-foot, 32-passenger) bay tours plus evening Texas Tease (74-foot yacht) cruises with live music and a full bar, including private charters. Pricing is unit-based ($40-$50 public tour tickets, charter pricing by quote with a 50% deposit, gift cards in $25-$250 denominations, happy hour drink specials), and the customer base is split between Corpus Christi tourists and local residents. The business has 17 employees, no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no proprietary technology stack beyond a FareHarbor integration for online tour bookings; current operations include ongoing Back Patio renovations with a new menu launched concurrently.

Name

Harrison’s Landing

Legal name

Harrison's Landing

Website

https://harrisonslanding.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Harrison's Landing is a family-owned, direct-to-consumer waterfront hospitality complex in Corpus Christi, Texas, combining a floating restaurant (Back Patio), speakeasy bar (The Mariner), coastal boutique (Cathy's), and bay boat tours (Japonica and Texas Tease) for tourists and local residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waterfront Hospitality and Tourism

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (487210)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Charters & Yacht Experiences (Crewed, Bareboat, Day Charters) (THAJAJAB)

Keywords

• Waterfront dining
• Bay boat tours
• Coastal boutique retail
• Speakeasy bar
• Private yacht charters

Headquarters

HQ city

Corpus Christi, Texas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Dining and Bar Services: The restaurant and bar operations include the Back Patio (outdoor dining with new menu), Tavern on the Bay (indoor/outdoor dining), and The Mariner (speakeasy-style bar upstairs offering craft cocktails, beer, wine, and tapas). Revenue is generated through food and beverage sales at varying price points, with happy hour specials on certain days.
2. Boat Tours and Charters: Bay tours offered on the Japonica (50-foot open-air touring boat) and evening cruises on the Texas Tease (74-foot yacht with full bar and live music). Public tickets sold at $40-$50 per person; private charters available with 50% deposit required. Maximum 32 passengers on Japonica.
3. Retail - Cathy's Boutique & Gifts: Boutique retail offering unique gifts, apparel & accessories, souvenirs, and beachy home décor. Carries products from local artists. Located on the first floor of the two-story floating building.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Harrison's Landing operates a multi-service waterfront entertainment complex from a two-story floating building at the T-Head pier in Corpus Christi Marina. The business offers casual waterfront dining (Back Patio/Tavern on the Bay), a speakeasy-style bar (The Mariner) with craft cocktails and tapas, a coastal boutique (Cathy's Boutique & Gifts), and guided bay tours aboard the Japonica and Texas Tease vessels, plus private charters.

Product overview

Harrison's Landing is a multi-service waterfront entertainment complex offering four primary offerings: Back Patio Dining/Tavern on the Bay (outdoor restaurant), Cathy's Boutique & Gifts (coastal retail), The Mariner (speakeasy-style bar), and the Yachting Center/Boat Tours (Japonica and Texas Tease vessel tours). Additional offerings include gift cards, Happiest Hours drink promotions, cocktails menu, and private charters. Located on a floating two-story building at Corpus Christi Marina, the family-owned business has grown since 2006 from a sailing school into a comprehensive dining, shopping, and entertainment destination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cathy's Boutique & Gifts: Coastal boutique located on the first floor of the two-story floating building, offering unique gifts, apparel, accessories, souvenirs, and beachy home décor.
• The Mariner
• Tavern on the Bay
• Japonica
• Texas Tease

Products and services

• The Mariner Speakeasy-style bar located upstairs at Harrison's Landing in the Corpus Christi Downtown Marina Arts District, offering craft cocktails, beer, wine, and tapas in an intimate vintage atmosphere with waterfront views from two patios and full-length interior windows. Open Wednesday through Saturday.
• Back Patio Dining (Tavern on the Bay) Casual waterfront restaurant on the back patio of the floating Harrison's Landing building, offering an all-new menu with views of Corpus Christi Bay. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 AM to 9 PM, and currently operating through renovations.
• Cathy's Boutique & Gifts Coastal boutique on the first floor of the two-story floating building, offering unique gifts, apparel, accessories, souvenirs, and beachy home décor, with pieces created by local artists. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 AM to 9 PM.
• Japonica Boat Tour One-hour narrated bay tour aboard the 50-foot open-air Japonica vessel, showcasing downtown Corpus Christi highlights including the Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington, Art Museum of South Texas, and local beaches, with wildlife viewing of pelicans, sea birds, turtles, and dolphins. Maximum 32 passengers.
• Texas Tease Yacht Cruise Evening bay cruise aboard the 74-foot Texas Tease yacht featuring live music, a full bar, and Corpus Christi skyline views, with an open-air upper deck and air-conditioned lower deck. Public tickets are $40 for main deck seating and $50 for VIP reserved upper deck seating, plus sales tax.
• Private Charters Private charter experiences available on either the Japonica or the Texas Tease vessels with advance booking. Charter pricing is by the house plus sales tax and gratuity, with a 50% non-refundable deposit required at booking if cancelled less than 30 days prior.
• Gift Cards Digital gift cards redeemable across Harrison's Landing for dining, shopping, and boating experiences, available in denominations of $25, $50, $100, and $250 and delivered by email with optional scheduled delivery dates.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Margaritaville Holdings: Hospitality brand operating waterfront resorts, restaurants, and entertainment venues themed around coastal/leisure lifestyle. Comparable as a broad tropical waterfront concept spanning F&B, lodging, and tourism experiences, though at significantly larger scale.
• Landry's, Inc. Houston-based hospitality company owning multiple waterfront restaurant and entertainment brands including Rainforest Cafe, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., and the Kemah Boardwalk. Broad incumbent with overlapping waterfront dining, entertainment, and tourism positioning across many markets.
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. National seafood dining chain with locations in waterfront and tourist destinations including cruise ports. Comparable as a tourist-geared waterfront dining brand, though without the boat tour and charter component that distinguishes Harrison's Landing.

Direct peers

• Hornblower Cruises: National operator of dining cruises, sightseeing cruises, and yacht charters across multiple U.S. cities. Closely comparable business model to the Texas Tease evening cruise and Japonica bay tour operations—ticketed passenger water experiences with onboard food and beverage service.
• Spirit Cruises: Operates dinner cruises, brunch cruises, and private charters in multiple U.S. port cities. Directly comparable to Harrison's Landing's combination of public cruise ticketing, onboard bar service, and private charter bookings on the Japonica and Texas Tease vessels.
• Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier: Texas Gulf Coast waterfront entertainment complex combining rides, dining, and retail. Highly comparable as another Texas coastal destination venue combining multiple entertainment formats at a single waterfront location, serving similar tourist demographics in a similar regional market.
• Kemah Boardwalk: Texas waterfront entertainment destination combining restaurants, retail shops, amusement rides, and marina-based activities on Galveston Bay. Directly comparable multi-format waterfront concept serving Texas Gulf Coast tourists with a similar bundle of dining, shopping, and attractions.
• Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa: San Diego bayfront resort combining lodging, dining, water sports rentals, and bay cruises. Comparable as a multi-venue waterfront destination offering dining, retail, and boat-based activities from a single waterfront property, though on a larger lodging-inclusive scale.

Others

• Texas State Aquarium: Major Corpus Christi Bayfront attraction adjacent to Harrison's Landing. Indirectly comparable as a neighboring tourist anchor that generates visitor traffic benefiting the surrounding marina district and waterfront dining/retail venues.
• USS Lexington Museum on the Bay: Adjacent Corpus Christi Bayfront tourist attraction directly across from Harrison's Landing. Indirectly comparable as a tourist destination that drives foot traffic to the surrounding marina district where Harrison's Landing operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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