1. Fernandina Harbor Marina
Posted by admin | Posted on 08-21-2008
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April 25, 2012 - This morning we depared FHM following a 10 day stay. The marina hosted a wonderful... read more
December 4, 2011 - Fernandina Harbor Marina was a great stay for a visit to the old town of Fernandina... read more
November 26, 2011 - We keep our boat at the marina and winter in Fernandina. Couple of notes in... read more
January 22, 2011 - The Fernandina General Store has opened in the old Bank of America building on... read more
January 20, 2011 - Fernandina Beach has turned out to be a favorite stop. The marina is very good,... read more
1. Fernandina Harbor Marina
(904) 491-2090
Statute Mile: 716.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 40.209 North/081 27.968 West
Location: along the Fernandina Beach waterfront, east of flashing daybeacon #12
Transient dockage: Available
Transient dockage rate: inside slip-$1.85 per foot per night, inside breakwater-$2.00 per foot per night, outside, $5.00-30 amp power hookup, $10.00-50 amp power hookup, $20.00-100 amp power hookup
Type of Dockage: floating concrete slips and face docks
Total number of slips/berths: 120
Dockside Power Connections: 30-50-100 amp
Dockside Fresh Water Connections: Available
Showers: Available (climate controlled)
Laundromat: Available
Restaurant: on-site and many others nearby
Restaurant Recommendations: Bretts Waterway Cafe (on-site, 904-261-2660), Cafe Carribou (904-277-5269), Beech Street Grill (904-277-3662), T-Rays (904) 261-6310 (best hamburger in town), Crab Trap Restaurant (904-261-4749)
Provisioning Possibilities: Atlantic Seafood Market on-site ((904) 277-3077) – take taxi to Publix and Winn Dixie supermarket 2 miles away
LPG (Propane) Availability: Take taxi to T-Rays (904) 261-6310 for LPG tank refill 9 blocks away
Free Wi-Fi internet access: Available
Gasoline and diesel fuel: Available
Waste pump-out: Available
Depths: 6 foot minimum depths
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This morning we depared FHM following a 10 day stay. The marina hosted a wonderful MTOA rendezvous and went out of their way to be accommodating to each of us. They are very competent, professional, and exude Southern Hospitality. Can speak highly enough of the marina, staff, and city, who also rolled out the red carpet.
Fernandina Harbor Marina was a great stay for a visit to the old town of Fernandina Beach. Dockmaster was very competent in our docking. We tied up to the back side of the face dock and were shielded from wave action. Very comfortable there.
Fort Clinch was a wonderful excursion and is highly recommended. Taxi was just above $11 each way. Admission was a bargain for $2.
The marina pumpout was broken the days we were there 12/1, 12/2/2011. Also the showers were very moldy with black mold so we showered on our boat. This was not up to Westrec standards I believe.
Cool Change, Wayne
We keep our boat at the marina and winter in Fernandina. Couple of notes in response to above posts. As of this date the wine store mentioned above is closed. You can buy bottles of wine and beer at Atlantic Seafood and the Marina Store (right next to the fuel pumps). Unfortunately the “general store” mentioned above is now also closed. Alternatively, a short walk up Ash Street is Fred’s discount department store. They have quite a bit of food in there. Lots of canned goods, bottled water, soda, and frozen foods including some meat. What they don’t have is fresh vegetables. The only place to get those in town is the Saturday farmers market. I have read in the local paper that they are planning to dredge the marina again this winter. Currently the Marina has very little water in many of the slips. I also saw an electrician putting meters in on my dock last month, he said they planned to eventually change to metered electric rather then the $90 month flat rate. Good news.
The Fernandina General Store has opened in the old Bank of America building on Centre Street, two blocks from Fairbanks House. Just think of it as a downtown grocery with a deli in the back from which you can eat in or take out. When I stopped by I saw a nice wine display going in too. There are a couple of places in town for people to just pick up a bottle of wine but the hours of the store will be 7am to 10pm seven days a week.
Excerpted from Fairbanks House B&B, Fernandina, FL
Fernandina Beach has turned out to be a favorite stop. The marina is very good, although the heads, having been built by the Govmint — local, state, and federal — are rather sterile and not very well thought out. There’s nothing basically wrong with them; they simply don’t measure up to the quality of some of the first class private marinas we’ve visited.
Last spring we’d had a wonderful (and expensive) dinner at Luigi’s, on the corner of 5th and Ash Streets, so we walked there in the cold night air only to discover that Luigi’s was closed. Never mind, we had passed another Italian restaurant on the main drag, so decided to go there, instead. It was disappointing, but — hey — we made it to Florida! It was still cold.
Ted Jones
Fernandina Harbor Marina – Fernandina Beach, FL, ICW mm 717. This is a must stop for us each year. The city has so much history, with restaurants and shopping right at your fingertips. There is an exceptional wine store (Intercoastal Wine) with a wine tasting bar, on 2nd street. They are always glad to see mariners and often have specials that you will surely like. The marina is full service, with a very knowledgeable staff. They will work with you to meet your needs for a stay of one night or several days.
Sabra Morgan
Spent a happy three days at Fernandida Harbor Marina – only $1 a ft per day including power – at first class slips with excellent facilities – including a great new Captains Lounge with wide screen tv and a computer with WiFi. Freds – not the best grocery store in town – is within walking distance but with luck you can hitch a ride to Publix from friendly locals.
Captain Arnold
Marina dredging complete and all facilities are completed. Clean bathrooms, showers, laundry room and boater lounge. Free Wi-Fi reaches some docks but not the moorings. Strong currents run parallel to the shore, so watch the wind and your drift before approaching.
Glenn
Stayed here yesterday night. Staff was very helpful and the showers were open, nice and functioning. After walking the town (great antiques) we had a fine dinner at Gennaros which was just 2 blocks from the marina. Very good Italian food.
Will stay here again on the way back North.
Pete & Mary Ann
s/v MicMac
Tied to the dinghy dock for some essential shopping, and buying fresh shrimp, (Atlantic Seafood) right by the dinghy dock. Shrimp was superb, but so was dinner at the on site restaurant in the marina. It renewed my faith in “eating out” after our disaster meal at Fishy Fishy in Southport, Friends went there for lunch and said it was top notch also. Highly recommend.
They are doing lots of work on the marina [Fernandina Harbor Marina], dredging the harbor, building new docks, and remodeling the bathrooms and showers.
Sarah & Ted Pongracz