66. Cape Fear Marina-Bennett Brothers Yachts
Posted by admin | Posted on 07-07-2008
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66. Cape Fear Marina-Bennett Brothers Yachts
A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR
(910) 772-9277

http://www.bbyachts.com
Lat/Lon: near 34 15.293 North/077 56.878 West
Location: guarding the easterly banks of the Northeast Cape Fear River, just north of the 42-foot Isabel Holmes – Highway 117 bascule bridge
Transient dockage: available
Transient dockage rate: $1.50 per foot per night (10% dockage discount for Boat/US members)
Type of Dockage: floating wooden slips and face docks
Total number of slips/berths: 70
Dockside Power Connections: 30-50-100 amp
Dockside Fresh Water Connections: Available
Showers: Available (climate controlled)
Laundromat: Available
Restaurant: taxi ride necessary
Restaurant Recommendations: Phoenix Cafe (910-343-1395), Pilot House (910-343-0200), Circa 1922 (dinner only, 910-762-1922), Le Catlaan, Deluxe Cafe, Dixie Grill (breakfast, 910-762-7280)
Provisioning Possibilities: Food Lion supermarket 10 minute taxi ride away, convenience store 5 minute taxi ride away, and on Saturdays local farmer’s market 5 minute taxi ride away
LPG (Propane) Availability: Marina staff can sometimes provide transportation to nearby U-Haul Moving & Storage at Third St (910-762-8708) where LPG tanks can be refilled
Free Wi-Fi Internet Access: available
Waste pump-out: available
Depths: 6-26 foot depths
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Claiborne:
The “Salty Southeast Cruisers” may find this useful.
Beth & I on Nightingale were headed north a couple of weeks ago, but instead of stopping in Wrightsville Beach with all the transients, we asked for a slip we could hold for 6 – 7 weeks…we have grandchildren here and were going to stay for a while.
None of the marinas in the cruising guides wanted any part of us. We guess there are a limited number of transient slips here and everyone we called wanted to save theirs for the transients…and get the $2 per foot, the electricity $ and sell diesel fuel. I guess we can’t blame them, but it didn’t help us any.
We were referred to Bennett Brothers Yachts in Wilmington, and couldn’t be happier. This is a clean marina, adjunct to a full service boatyard. Everyone we have met on staff could not have been more service oriented. And while we’re here we will use the yard. BBY is just north of downtown Wilmington on the Cape Fear River. It is about an hour north of the AICW cutoff (Snow’s Cut) at our sailboat speed at slack water.
Downsides? No fuel dock. River current…but you always have to account for that particularly upstream. It is a bit isolated. BBY has a discount arrangement with Enterprise for anyone staying longer term. Since we will be here for some time we did rent a small car. Pumpout is at every slip and security is excellent with a combination locked gate at night.
If it is appropriate for our fellow cruisers, we strongly recommend Bennett Brothers.
Beth & Stephen Deitch