Morehead City Yacht Basin

What Morehead City Yacht Basin does

Morehead City Yacht Basin is a privately-held, single-location marina operating at 208 Arendell Street in historic downtown Morehead City, North Carolina, adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 203. The marina was established nearly a century ago as the first marina in the area and was redeveloped in 2013 into a first-class Mid-Atlantic facility. It serves individual boat owners, yacht owners, and maritime travelers along the Crystal Coast and ICW corridor, offering slips in sizes ranging from 45' to 125' with widths of 18.5' to 24', supported by a basin dredged to 7-10 feet at mean low water via the Calico Creek deep water channel.

The company's core offering is slip rentals (both short-term/transient and long-term), supplemented by slip sales of various sizes, marine services (boat sales, service, and rentals), and a website-based interactive nautical chart. There is no proprietary technology platform; the operation relies on traditional marina infrastructure. Customer acquisition is direct-to-consumer through the company website, phone and email, walk-in traffic, and integrated third-party platforms: Dockwa provides online booking, and Marinas.com provides reviews and discovery visibility.

The business model combines recurring slip rental revenue with one-time slip sale transactions and ancillary marine services revenue. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has 5 employees, is independently owned with no parent company, and serves regional markets across the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Crystal Coast. Its brand equity is anchored in heritage: the marina was the original home of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament and historically hosted Ernest Hemingway and renowned sportsmen.

Name

Morehead City Yacht Basin

Legal name

Morehead City Yacht Basin

Website

https://moreheadcityyachtbasin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Morehead City Yacht Basin is a privately-held, single-location full-service marina in Morehead City, NC, offering slip rentals and sales (45' to 125'), marine services, and boat rentals to individual boat owners, yacht travelers, and transients along the ICW at mile marker 203.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marina Services

NAICS

Marinas (71393), Marinas (713930)

SIC

Finance Lessors (6172)

akta.pro primary industry

Boat & Marine Leasing (FSAKANAH)

Keywords

• Marina slip rentals
• Boat slip sales
• Marine services
• Yacht basin facilities
• Transient boat docking

Headquarters

HQ city

Morehead City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Slip Rentals: Recurring rental revenue from boat slips of various sizes, including overnight, short-term, and potentially long-term lease arrangements. Slip sizes range from 45' to 125' to accommodate different vessel sizes.
2. Slip Sales: One-time transaction revenue from the sale of marina slips. Customers can inquire about purchasing slips of various dimensions.
3. Marine Services: Additional services including boat sales, service, and rentals as referenced on the website navigation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Morehead City Yacht Basin operates a single-location premier marina offering slip rentals (short-term and long-term berths for vessels 45'–125'), outright slip sales across multiple size configurations, and marine services including boat sales, service, and rentals. The marina serves transient boaters and long-term slip customers along the ICW at mile marker 203 in downtown Morehead City, NC, with deep-water access dredged to 7–10 feet at mean low water.

Product overview

Morehead City Yacht Basin operates as a single-location, full-service premier marina offering a portfolio of connected maritime services. The core offerings are slip rentals (short-term and long-term berths in multiple size configurations) and slip sales, supported by marine services including boat sales, service, and rentals. An online nautical chart tool is provided as a navigation aid. All services are accessible through the marina's website, with booking facilitated via the Dockwa platform and ratings/reviews via Marinas.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Slip Rentals

Quantifiable outcome

• Deep water depth of 7-10 feet at mean low water providing secure mooring for various vessel sizes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DockwacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDockwa is an online marina booking platform that powers the 'Book Now' functionality on the Morehead City Yacht Basin website. Customers can reserve slips and book marina services through the Dockwa platform, integrating the marina into a broader network of searchable docking options for boaters.
• Marinas.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarinas.com is a marina review and discovery platform where Morehead City Yacht Basin maintains a listing. The partnership allows the marina to receive customer reviews and enables prospective customers to find and rate the marina through the platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Broad incumbents

• MarineMax: Largest US recreational boat and yacht retailer. Comparable as a broad marine services provider with boat sales and service offerings, though operating at national scale rather than marina-located.
• West Marine: Largest US marine supplies retailer serving recreational boaters. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the boating customer base, though focused on retail products rather than slip operations.

Direct peers

• Jarrett Bay Boatworks: North Carolina-based boat sales, service, and brokerage operation. Comparable as a regional marine services provider serving the Crystal Coast boating community with overlapping boat sales and service offerings.
• Suntex Marinas: One of the largest marina operators in the United States with a portfolio of premier marinas. Directly comparable as a multi-location premium marina operator offering slip rentals, sales, and marine services to yacht and recreational boating customers.
• Safe Harbor Marinas: Largest US marina operator with hundreds of locations. Comparable as a premier marina operator with similar offerings including slip rentals, sales, and marine services, though at significantly larger scale.
• IGY Marinas: Global luxury marina operator focused on superyacht facilities. Comparable business model in slip rentals and premium marina services, with overlap in the high-end yacht customer segment.

Regional players

• Southport Marina: North Carolina marina located along the ICW serving transient and seasonal boaters. Comparable as a regional competitor targeting the same ICW cruising customer base in coastal NC/SC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/279716687
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/morehead-city-yacht-basin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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