If you’re in the Chesapeake Bay area and you’re stuck on land, you’re missing out on a lot. We asked our readers for best places to keep, fix, and race their boats.
Best Sailmaker (MD) Breese Sails, Rock Hall Quantum, Annapolis North Sails, Annapolis Chesapeake Sailmakers, Annapolis St. Michaels Sails, St. Michaels
Best Sailmaker (VA) Ullman Sails, Deltaville and Hampton Hayes Custom Sails & Canvas, Hayes Doyle Sails, Hampton Signature Canvasmakers, Hampton
Best Learn-to-Sail Program (MD) North East River Yacht Club, North East The Sailing Academy, Tracys Landing Rock Hall Yacht Club Sailing School, Rock Hall Havre de Grace Youth Sailing Program, Havre de Grace Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis
Best Learn-to-Sail Program (VA) Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville Sail Nauticus, Norfolk Norton Sailing School, Deltaville Premier Sailing School, Irvington Ware River Yacht Club, Ware
Best Advanced Sailing School (MD) The Sailing Academy, Tracys Landing JWorld Annapolis, Annapolis Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis Annapolis Sailing School, Annapolis Bay Sail, Havre de Grace
Best Advanced SailingSchool (VA) Norton Sailing School, Deltaville Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville
Best Boat Rental (MD) Haven Charters, Rock Hall Freedom Boat Club (multiple locations) SailTime, Annapolis & Havre de Grace The Sailing Academy, Tracys Landing
Best Boat Rental (VA) Norton Yacht Charters
Best SUP Shop (MD) East of Maui, Annapolis Capital SUP, Annapolis and Washington, DC Patuxent Adventure Center, Solomons Ultimate Watersports, Baltimore
Best Kayak Shop (MD) Annapolis Canoe & Kayak, Annapolis Patuxent Adventure Center, Solomons Backyard Boats, Annapolis Shore Pedal and Paddle, St. Michaels
Best Tackle Shop (MD) Anglers Sport Center, Annapolis Tochterman’s Fishing Tackle, Baltimore Herbs Tackle Shop, North East Tyler’s Tackle Shop, Chesapeake Beach Hook Line-N-Sinker, Rock Hall
Best Tackle Shop (VA) The Tackle Shop at J & W Seafood, Deltaville Bishop’s Fishing Supply, Yorktown Green Top, Glen Allen RW Sport Shop, Callao Oceans East Bait and Tackle, Virginia Beach
Best Party Boat Fishing Charter (MD) Fish Fear Us, Rock Hall Lucky Duck at Herrington Harbor South, North Beach Rock Hall Fishing Charter, Rock Hall Tuna the Tide Charter Service, Grasonville Fin Finder Charters, Solomons Island
Best Party Boat Fishing Charter (VA) Midnight Sun Charters, Reedville G&G Charters (Karen Lynn), Deltaville Rob Ann Jay, Deltaville SeaDuction Charters, Hampton
Best Light Tackle/ Fly Fishing Charter (MD) Josenhans Fly Fishing, Crisfield Lew’s Fly Angler, Churchville Fish Hawk Guide Service, Centreville
Best Bluewater Fishing Charter (VA) SeaDuction Charters, Hampton Virginia Beach Fishing Center, Virginia Beach Capt. Billy’s Charters, Reedville and Virginia Beach
Best Regatta (MD) Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge, Solomons Island Olivia Constants Team Race Regatta, Annapolis Oxford Regatta, Tred Avon Yacht Club, Oxford Leukemia Cup Regatta, Annapolis Governor’s Cup, St. Mary’s
Best Regatta (VA) Leo Wardrup Memorial Cape Charles Cup, Norfolk Southern Chesapeake Leukemia Cup, Deltaville Cape Charles Cup Regatta, Cape Charles Turkey Shoot Hospice Regatta, Irvington Hampton Cup Regatta, Hampton
Best Resort Marina (MD) Herrington Harbour South Marina, North Beach Haven Harbour Marina, Rock Hall Port Annapolis Marina, Annapolis Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge Osprey Point, Rock Hall
Best Resort Marina (VA) Stingray Point Marina, Deltaville Salt Ponds Marina Resort, Hampton The Tides Inn, Irvington Smithfield Station, Smithfield Oyster Farm Marina, Cape Charles
Best Dog-friendly Marina (MD) Haven Harbour Marina, Rock Hall Herrington Harbour North Marina, Tracy’s Landing Herrington Harbour South Marina, North Beach Zahniser’s Yachting Center, Solomons Sassafras Harbor Marina, Georgetown
Best Dog-friendly Marina (VA) Stingray Point Marina, Deltaville Salt Ponds Marina Resort, Hampton Mobjack Bay Marina, North Deltaville Yachting Center, Deltaville Smithfield Station, Smithfield
Best Clean Marina (MD) Port Annapolis Marina Haven Harbour Marina, Rock Hall Herrington Harbour South, North Beach Herrington Harbour North, Tracys Landing Spring Cove Marina, Solomons
Best Clean Marina (VA) Stingray Point Marina, Deltaville Salt Ponds Marina Resort, Hampton Deltaville Yachting Center, Deltaville Smithfield Station, Smithfield Dozier’s Regatta Point, Deltaville
Best Dockmaster (MD) Jeff Andrews, Tidewater Marina, Havre de Grace Greta Somers, Haven Harbour Marina, Rock Hall Matt Pruet, Herrington Harbour South, North Beach Scott Berman, Shipwright Harbor, Deale Terry Walters, Zahniser’s Yachting Center, Solomons Island
Best Dockmaster (VA) Lisa Morrow, Stingray Point Marina, Deltaville Cindy Hawkins, Salt Ponds Marina Resort, Hampton Brian Pack, Smithfield Station, Smithfield George Jackson, Chesapeake Boat Basin, Kilmarnock Capt. James Scruggs, Riverwalk Landing Piers, Yorktown
Best Marine Mechanic (MD) Zimmerman Marine, Herrington Harbour North Marina, Tracys Landing Bay Shore Marine, Annapolis Hank Middleton, Haven Harbour Marina, Rock Hall Mike Conner, Rhode River Marina, Edgewater Jeff Hagan, Hagan Marine Service, Deale
Best Marine Mechanic (VA) Zimmerman Marine, Deltaville Brown’s Marine, Deltaville Dandy Haven Marina, Hampton Mobjack Bay Marina, North Norton’s Marina, Deltaville
Best Fuel Dock (MD) Annapolis City Marina, Annapolis Herrington Harbour South, North Beach Haven Harbor, Rock Hall Knapps Narrows Marina, Tilghman Spring Cove Marina, Solomons
Best Fuel Dock (VA) Salt Ponds Marina, Hampton Norview Marina, Deltaville Blue Water Yachting Center, Hampton Fishing Bay Harbor Marina, Deltaville Norton Yachts, Deltaville
Best Boatyard (MD) Campbell’s Boatyard, Oxford Herrington Harbour North Marina, Tracey’s Landing Worton Creek Marina, Chestertown Gratitude Marina, Rock Hall Zahniser’s Yachting Center, Solomons
Best Boatyard (VA) Zimmerman Marine, Matthews Deltaville Yacht Center, Deltaville Stingray Point Boat Works, Deltaville Norton Yachts, Deltaville Cobb’s Marina, Norfolk
Best Marine Electrician (MD) Campbell’s Boatyard, Oxford Yacht Electronic Systems, Annapolis Zimmerman Marine, Tracys Landing Haven Harbour Yacht Services, Rock Hall Port Annapolis Marina, Annapolis
Best Marine Electrician (VA) Zimmerman Marine, Matthews Tiffany Yachts, Burgess Norton Yachts, Deltaville Deltaville Yachting Center, Deltaville Chesapeake Cove Marina, Deltaville
Best Canvas Shop (MD) Canvas Connection, Tracys Landing Annapolis Custom Yacht Canvas, Annapolis Canvas by Victoria, Worton Canvas Plus, North East Carriage House Canvas, Betterton
Best Canvas Shop (VA) Signature Canvasmakers, Hampton Ship’s Tailor, Deltaville Phase 2 Marine Canvas, Wake Ullman Sails, Deltaville & Hampton Hayes Custom Sails & Canvas, Hayes
