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Hello, Barnagetonians.

I am trying to figure out where to spend two weeks this summer, coming from Stony Point, on the Hudson.

Looking for marinas with pools, ample supply of beer and/or close to beaches with things around to keep 16 & 13 YO boys busy.

We have a 38' power boat, 14' beam.

Any ideas, suggestions, comments???
 
Hogan:

Without a doubt, Schooners Island Marina in Wildwood NJ. Enter the Ocean at the Cape May Inlet and then go north a few miles on the ICW. Nice marina with clean facilities, pool, floating docks, plenty of restaurants within walking distance and the Ocean/Boardwalk (girls) for the kids......
 
Hogan, depends on how far south you want to go. North of Wildwood, you have Atlantic City; Trump Marina, Board walk & beach for kids. Obviously, casinos, restaurants & shows for the adults. Farther north, you have LBI (Long Beach Island). Two major marinas there are: Morrisons & Escape Harbor Marina. Tons of fine restaurants, ocean beach access & Fanatsy Island Amusement Park. Farther north you have Barnegat Inlet. Straight west across bay is Waretown. Two marinas there, both with pools. Holiday Harbor & Key Harbor, both on mainland side of bay. Key harbor also has a very good restaurant. You can anchor at Tices Schoal anchorage (fairly close to inlet) and cross over to Island beach State Park & swim in ocean. If you have any questions re the above, feel free to ask.
 
Thanks, guys, I'm going to do some research about your suggestions, I'm sure I'll have more questions after that!
 
Yeah, Jonathan, I saw that.

Damn, it's not easy figuring out where to spend our vacation.

Where are you going?
 
Probably Block, staying there for 7 days (the July 4th) , then off to Cuttyhunk, then Newport, then either Sag/Greenport Montauk, then either Oyster Bay mooring or directly home.

Wish I could go to Champlain but I think I am too tall to pass.

Kids are going to sleep away camp for August so we are planning to take one or two long weekends as well.

Jonathan
 
Do you still have your mooring in Oyster Bay?
 
Lighthouse Point Marina near the town of Toms River has accommodations for transients and has a pool. Beer and food within very short walking distance. Not sure if it will keep two teenagers occupied unless they like to swim or fish. You may be able to find a bus to the ocean and/or Seaside boardwalk. As mentioned prior, you can take your boat to Tice’s Shoal and walk over to the ocean.

http://www.lighthousepointmarina.com/facilities.htm

Edit: 2/9/06 There is a NJ Transit bus station within walking distance (1/2 mile). Busses go to NYC, AC, and Seaside in the Summer. There also used to be some sort of indoor sports complex within walking distance....not sure if it is still there. Also a wooden boat museum in Toms River.
 
Thanks guys, keep the info coming...
 
I have posted here a few years ago that Lighthouse Point Marina was Ocean Counties "Diamond in the Ruff" waiting to be found. About two years ago, a new owner took over the marina and put in a TON of money to renovate. The Jewel is being polished....

IMHO (there are others here that slip there permanantly who can offer their take) it is a great place to live, but may not be a great place to visit....let me explain. To slip there permanantly offers easy access to all that Ocean County/Barnegat Bay has to offer....easy access by car directly off the GSP, well protected slips in the Fresh waters of the Toms River and a straight shot up the Toms River by boat to the mouth of the Barnegat Bay. It has a pool and a ships store on site and offers great views from the point. But to be there without a car for a week or so as a transient would sort of isolate you. If you have a dink, there is the Lobster Shanty right accross the River. There is plenty of stuff not too far away, but I know when I travel to transient slips, I don't necessarrily like to pull up my "stakes" every day.
 
I don't know if there is anywhere along the Jersey coast that you would want to stay for two weeks, but if you make a few stops, you can easily fill the time. I can't help you much with North jersey, but if you're spening two weeks, you want to make it down to Cape May, and up the DE bay a bit too if you like to fish, depending on when in the summer you are down here. If the weather cooperated, I would probably spend three or four days on Barnegat Bay, head down to Cape May for a week, stop off on the way north in Atlantic City for a night or two, and then head towards home from AC.

There is a book that you can find on Amazon, called "A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters" by Donald Launer - it is a great guide to this area.

Even if you never plan to set foot in a Casino, at least one night at Trump marina in AC is a good stop, if only to gawk at all the yachts in the marina. There is also an amusement park at the steel pier http://www.steelpier.com/ , nice boardwalk, ( and plenty of hookers :) ). At $4.00 per foot during peak season, a night is probably as long as you want to be there.

A few miles south of AC is Margate, which is a cool little beach town. You can get there via the inlet, or just cruise the ICW from AC, although the wait at the railroad swing bridge can be brutal. Great bars, restaraunts, and beach - plenty of marinas, a lot cheaper than Atlantic City, but I don't think there are any with pools.

Next is Ocean City, which is a dry town, so I don't know anything about it. After OC is Sea Isle City, which is mostly college students on weekends, but filled with teenagers during the week. Your 16 year old would probably like this town. The marina facilities are almost non existent though, so keep heading south.

A nice stopever half way between Cape May and Atlantic City is Avalon/Stone Harbor. Very nice beaches, restaruants, shopping, etc - but marina facilities are somewhat lacking. Avalon Pointe Marina is very convienient to the inlet, but it's more of a boat yard then a marina. http://avalonmarine.com/apm/index.html Commodore Bay marina is a little nicer, but at three times the price, it's not that much nicer. But at Avalon Pointe, you aren't within walking distance of anything, at Commodore Bay, you are a couple blocks from the town, and beach. No pools at either.

After Stone Harbor is Wildwood, which has a huge boardwalk, and another amusement park. After Wildwood, you are in Cape May. Cape May's nicest marina is probably Canyon Club, http://www.canyonclubmarina.com/ From there it's an easy trip through the canal into the DE bay.
 
Thanks, Alk.

We usually take 17 - 18 for the trip, but we only want to stay at any one spot for a couple of nights.
 
If you go south Mike try and spend a few days at Beach Heaven Yacht club. Cheapest fuel prices around. VERY nice people. Small and cozy without a pool but they provide beach badges for the ocean as well as free bikes to go exploring. Tuckers across the street is a decent restaurant, not sure if Morrisons rebuilt their restaurant after the fire but thats only 4 blocks away. The amusement park is in walking distance for the boys. Been there several times and always enjoyed ourself.

We may be heading that way for the second part of our trip this year. 7/15-7/22 time frame. Looking forward to spending a night or 2 at Tice's shoal one of these years. Been there many times when we trailer our boat but never overnighted.
 
Morrisons is still not rebuilt and have not heard anything about it happening any time soon. There are several good restaurants in the area of both Morrison's Marina and the BH Yacht Club. Hogan, your boys will find plenty to do with in walking distance of either of these marinas. Arcades, mini golf, Bay Village Shopping area, beach, food, etc.
 
If you go to Cape May, you might want to consider going to Ocean City, MD.

The place is nice, the inlet can be quite the challenge though. Check it out.

Jonathan
 
John, what inlet is that for Beach Heaven Yacht club?

Sounds interesting.

...and, nice job on editing my first post, I like it!!
 
You can get to BHYC from the North by coming in the Barnegat Inlet and then south along the ICW for a little over a half hour. From the South, use the Little Egg Inlet and then go north along the ICW for about 15-20 minutes....

Barnegat has a bad "rep", but it isn't that bad since the Jetties have been redone. Little Egg will look worse than it is, but you will want to stay on the South Side and it is well marked...
 
Morrisons Marina is fine, I stay there 2 times per summer. No pool, but 3 blocks or so to the beach. The restruant has not been rebuilt yet. I suggest staying there 2 or 3 nights, then go down to Wildwood for a few nights. Plenty to do down there for 4 or 5 nights. All the marinas mentioned have what you are looking for.
 
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