Ortega River Yacht Club (Jacksonville – St. Johns River)

On 7/17/08, as part of a “St. Johns River Wish List,” I posed the following question:

7. Also, on Ortega River, Ortega Yacht Club (really more of a commercial marina than a yacht club) lines the northwestern banks, just short of the second bridge. I’ve always found this to be a transient friendly marina. Anyone stayed here lately? What did you discover?

Responses follow:

OYCM is fine if you can get in. They are always full. They no longer sell fuel.
Les Rothman

We were at the Ortega Yacht Club for several months last summer and fall. We left in November for the Florida Keys. VERY transient friendly if you can get a slip. They only have one or two slips available. But after being there a couple of weeks we decided to stay a bit longer and getting a long-term slip wasn’t a real problem. It is a gated marina with nice showers, a small but clean laundry room and very friendly dockmaster who is a fellow boater. Can walk to Pier 17 right next door, if they don’t have it, as a boater, you don’t need it. Also within walking distance is a West Marine, a huge Publix, CVS drug store and over a dozen restaurants. Right around the corner is the Chamblin’s Book Mine…one of the largest used bookstores on the east coast.
Lee Ann
“Oh, dolce far niente!”