Military marinas - Aberdeen in particular?

[gittist]

Originally Posted by RABenko

One thing to pay attention to on the western shore are the Amtrak bridges with only a 12' vertical clearance. Several of the marinas there are upstream of the bridges ... you can tell by the lack of sailing vessels there as well as no "tall" power boats. Most fly bridges will not clear a 12' fixed bridge.

Thank you! I'll keep that in mind.

[ranger58sb]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

I don't like the DOD civilians having access though, with the good ole boys system, that usually means they get first pick, and that's wrong.

FWIW, that's not my experience. I'm prior service, but eventual retirement was DoD... and we have always fallen lower than whale-$(p)it in the MWR priority scheme. Which is OK by me.

-Chris

[PatMc57]

Hi gittist, I can't speak of the military facilities, But I can point out that across the "street" from Rock Hall is Swan Creek. Very nice facilities, especially if your draft is 6 ft or below...although they do have deeper keels there. An additional benefit is that if you decide to make your boat available for charter, one of the best and most popular charter companies on the Chesapeake is located there, Haven Charters. Jacki and Dave are among the best.