Whiskey Island Marina

Name

Whiskey Island Marina

Legal name

Whiskey Island Marina

Website

https://whiskeyislandmarina.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Seasonal Wet Slip Dockage: Annual/seasonal rental of in-water floating dock slips for boats up to 50 feet, including running water and electricity access.
2. Dry Stack Storage: Heated indoor rack storage for boats up to 34 feet, with unlimited lift in/out service, work racks, and courtesy docks included. Billed as part of seasonal contracts.
3. Transient/Guest Dockage: Short-term dockage fees for visiting boaters, charged per night with check-in after 1:00 pm and check-out before 11:00 am.
4. Jet Ski Dockage: Dedicated dockage for personal watercraft (jet skis), offered as part of the seasonal dockage program.
5. Winter Storage: Outside winter storage and inside heated winter storage services for boats during off-season months.
6. Restaurant/Bar (Still & Eatery): On-site restaurant and bar operated by Whiskey Island Still & Eatery, providing food, beverages, and live music events for marina patrons.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Whiskey Island Marina operates a full-service lakefront marina on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, providing seasonal wet slip dockage for vessels up to 50 feet on floating finger docks with running water, electricity, and WiFi. The marina also offers heated indoor dry stack storage for boats up to 34 feet with unlimited lift in/out service, transient/guest dockage for visiting boaters, jet ski dockage, winter storage, and dry sail dockage, complemented by on-site dining at the Still & Eatery restaurant and live event programming.

Product overview

Whiskey Island Marina is a premier lakefront marina offering a comprehensive suite of dockage and boat storage services. The core product portfolio centers on Wet Slip Dockage (floating docks up to 50 feet with utilities), Dry Stack Storage (heated indoor rack storage up to 34 feet with included lift services), and Transient Boater Dockage (short-term guest berths with power and water). Additional offerings include Jet Ski Dockage, Winter Storage (both outside and heated inside), and Dry Sail Dockage. The marina is complemented by the Whiskey Island Still & Eatery restaurant/bar and the Whiskey Island Marina Boat Club membership program. Ancillary services include haul/lift out services and staging docks. The marina is located on Lake Erie with direct access to downtown Cleveland, protected by break walls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Whiskey Island Still & Eatery: On-site restaurant and bar offering food and live music for marina visitors and the public.
• Whiskey Island Boat Club
• Whiskey Island Events

Products and services

• Wet Slip Dockage
• Dry Stack Storage
• Transient Boater Dockage
• Jet Ski Dockage
• Winter Storage
• Dry Sail Dockage
• Whiskey Island Still & Eatery
• Whiskey Island Marina Boat Club

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Whiskey Island Still & EaterycoreOthersOn-site restaurant and bar operated adjacent to the marina, providing dining and live music entertainment for marina patrons. The restaurant operates without reservations or cover charge and is referenced as Cleveland's newest lakefront dining destination.
• Whiskey Island Boat ClubminorOthersMarine membership program operated from Whiskey Island, offering boat club services and likely providing referral or membership pipeline for marina dockage.
• Whiskey Island EventsminorOthersDedicated events platform for the Whiskey Island area, promoting waterfront events and activities that draw visitors to the marina and surrounding park.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• IGY Marinas: International luxury marina operator with locations across the U.S., Caribbean, and Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering dockage, storage, and ancillary services, though typically in premium/yachting markets rather than Cleveland-area recreational boating.
• Suntex Marinas: One of the largest U.S. recreational marina operators with a portfolio across multiple states. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the recreational marina category, though Suntex operates at significantly greater scale and geographic diversification than Whiskey Island Marina.
• Safe Harbor Marinas: Largest U.S. recreational marina operator with hundreds of locations nationwide. Comparable as the dominant broad incumbent in recreational marina ownership and operations, providing scale benchmarks for marina economics.

Direct peers

• Wildwood Marina: Put-in-Bay, Ohio marina on Lake Erie serving recreational boaters with seasonal slips and transient dockage. Comparable as a full-service Lake Erie marina operator targeting the same regional boater demographic.
• Vermilion Marina: Lake Erie marina in Vermilion, Ohio with seasonal and transient dockage and upland services. Comparable mid-size Ohio Lake Erie marina with similar boat-length accommodations and customer profile.
• Ashtabula Marina: Lake Erie marina in Ashtabula, Ohio providing seasonal dockage and transient slips. Comparable as another Ohio Lake Erie recreational marina serving transient and seasonal boaters.
• Anchor Marina: Mentor, Ohio marina on Lake Erie offering seasonal and transient dockage in the Cleveland region. Closest geographic peer with similar boat-length capacity, dry storage options, and Lake Erie boater customer base.
• Cedar Point Marina: Lake Erie marina near Sandusky, Ohio offering seasonal dockage and transient slips in the western Lake Erie basin. Directly comparable as another full-service recreational marina serving Ohio boaters with similar slip-based revenue model.
• Geneva State Park Marina: State-park-operated Lake Erie marina in Ashtabula County, Ohio with seasonal dockage on Lake Erie. Comparable recreational marina model on the same lake with seasonal slip inventory.

Regional players

• Cleveland Metroparks Marina (Edgewater): Publicly operated marina at Edgewater Park on Lake Erie in Cleveland, adjacent to the same Metro Parks system that governs Whiskey Island. Highly comparable as a Lake Erie Cleveland recreational marina operating under the same regulatory authority and serving the same local boating market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WhiskeyIslandStillandEatery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whiskey-island-marina

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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