Castle Marina MD 21619

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Jim Cannon

We have loved our time at Castle Harbor Marina. It is a very protected basin with wide and easy-to-navigate fairways. The Olympic pool is amazing and always very clean! The service is also quite good and all the personnel have been very friendly whenever we need anything. The facilities have been in a state of perpetual upgrading and restoration since we started leasing about 3 years ago, which is telling of the management's commitment to providing their guests a great marina environment. We also enjoy having the restaurant "Pour House Tavern" within easy walking distance from the entrance. Overall, a great, centrally located marina that we highly recommend!

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Brian Horner

There are a lot of good things to be said about Castle Marina: • Friendly People Every marina I have ever sailed into had friendly people. But Castle Marina has fostered a sub-culture of VERY friendly folks. From the slip holders to the staff, my experience was that on this point Castle Marina is stellar. We received exceptional help from the management as we were way-laid there for far longer than we were told we would be when marine contractors upgrading our rigging dragged their heels in getting the job done. • Management The best. In an age of increasingly depersonalized, robotic corporate clones who seem to run everything, including most big marinas, Castle Marina's staff maintains a much more human and helpful attitude. They actually appear to be concerned about the best interests of the customers who are actually paying their salaries. • Facilities Most of the docks need some level of repair, but all are entirely serviceable. New docks have been recently completed in the Spring of 2025. The pool is great. The shore-side bathrooms are kept very clean. The grounds are well-kept. The parking is great and a security fence (with card-key access) is active through the night. The on-site restaurant (the "Pour House") has a great environment with inside and outside seating, a diverse menu, great food and drink and an attentive and friendly staff. • Access by Sea The marked channel has some skinny parts but we never had any trouble getting our 5' draft Down East 38 in and out. • Weather Protection The whole marina is surrounded on all sides, other than the access channel, by condos on elevated grounds. Wind protection is very good. This is the place to be in a blow. • The Town The Chester, Md. area is loaded with near-by resources for boaters- a full size West Marine store, two major hardware store chains, LOTS of restaurants and night-life stuff for the kids, two major supermarket chains, coffee shops, public parks, etc. The traffic can get thick at times due to the fact that the main street, (unimaginatively named, "Main Street") has only two lanes with lots of residential and various business real estate on both sides. • The Bottom Line By all of these measures, Castle Marina should be found at or near the top of any list of marinas in the area. The only thing close to a criticism that I can offer is that many of the docks, while safe and serviceable, do need repair even if only for cosmetic reasons, to help them match the excellence of everything else in and around this marina.

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Jenni Utz

Enjoy our time on the boat. The staff at the marina are a delight and make it easy for us to do what we love! The facilities are great, and we love the pool, restaurants, ability to get our boat into the water hassle free!