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Atlantic Yacht Basin, Inc. is a full service yacht repair and storage facility strategically located on the A&C Canal of the Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia. Family owned since 1936, Atlantic Yacht Basin’s stellar reputation, unmatched services and talented crew make it the choice of yacht owners and captains from all parts of the world. Whether you are just passing through or have a bigger job you need to plan, AYB offers a convenient one-stop shop to handle all your boating needs. And we promise that if you come as a customer, you’ll leave as a friend.

The Club has a proud and storied past as one of the premier Yacht Clubs on the East Coast and dates back to its formation in 1947 when Sidney Banks invited P F Murray and W H Terry to organize the new activity thus instigating the change of the Club’s name to Cavalier Yacht and Country Club with activities beginning in the summer of 1948 when the Club sponsored sailing races and held its first cruise to Urbanna in which seven boats participated. The Club has grown its docks and capacity over the years starting with a ten by forty foot float, followed by a pier with ten slips constructed of untreated hard woods taken from the property – which in turn was replaced a few years later when the Beach Canal was opened and interest had soared. A second dock of 180 feet was constructed in 1951 with a pier at the end…and by 1997 the Club offered 85 slips on three piers but continued to maintain a wait list and in the summer of 2004 installed two sets of floating docks at the end of the North and East Piers taking the capacity to 100 slips.

Ocean Yacht Marina can easily accommodate boaters from small center cruisers to mega yachts. Ocean Yacht Marina is a short walk to the teeming entertainment found downtown, where you can also enjoy all the history Olde Towne Portsmouth has to offer.

Looking for fishing, cruising, fuel or food? / We provide accommodations for yachts up to 100 feet with deepwater fixed and floating piers in the protection of Rudee Inlet. / Rudee Inlet Station Marina in Virginia Beach is a quick five minute walk to the boardwalk, and convenient to public golf courses, tennis courts, shopping, and the Virginia Beach Aquarium. / Only 25 minutes to Norfolk International Airport. / We provide convenience to the finest saltwater fishing in Virginia on the Atlantic Ocean for inshore and offshore charter fishing as well as the Chesapeake Bay. We also provide a safe haven for vessels en route to the Chesapeake Bay or the Intra-Coastal Waterway.

Tidewater Yacht Marina is one of the finest deep water marinas along the East coast, and is home to mile marker “0” on the intracoastal waterway. We offer everything you may need to make your journey memorable. Among these 18th and 19th century buildings, you’ll enjoy a riverfront park and an abundance of places to see and tour. A trolley tour of these historical structures is available and within walking distance of your slip. Harbor tours are also available within walking distance on the Spirit of Norfolk and the Carrie B. You are also within walking distance of the Naval Shipyard Museum, the Lightship Museum, the Children’s Museum of Virginia, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, the 1946 Courthouse Fine Arts Gallery, Community Arts Center and the Old Harbor Market. A short, scenic drive away are such historic attractions as Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown and James River Plantations, as well as the theme parks Busch Gardens, Water Country USA, Ocean Breeze Water Park and of course, the Virginia Beach resort area oceanfront. On the water, you’ll never have to leave your boat to enjoy such fun festivals and activities such as Harborfest, 4th of July, Race to Cock Island, Rendezvous-Mile Marker Zero, Parade of Lights and New Year’s Eve festivities. You’ll have a front-row seat to everything the Portsmouth and Norfolk have to offer!

At one time, people could walk across Rudee Inlet, and vehicles would even drive across it when it was shoaled up. Even a railroad track crossed over the inlet that ran down to what is now Camp Pendleton. The surrounding beaches would be patrolled from men stationed at the Old Coast Guard Station. This was all prior to Rudee Inlet becoming a defined inlet at 110 feet wide, with the addition of jetties in 1969. In May of 1968 Rudee Inlet opened and boats started arriving. Check out our collection of photos from back in the day, click on individual photos to view captions. / The ground on which we stand today was first owned by the City of Virginia Beach. It consisted of a tackle shop, which the captains referred to as “The Pink Building.” Standing alone on a concrete slab near the waters edge was a building in which Atlantic Charter Services was run out of. The Services had a fleet of roughly 6 charter boats. Some of the boats that were around in the 70’s were: Gannet, Red Fin, Hustler, Judy B, and the Wahoo. The Sea Robin was the first head boat in Rudee Inlet in 1970.