Safe Harbor Bluewater

Thank you so much Safe Harbor for your hospitality and for letting us weather the storm. Great people, restaurant, laundry, lots of history. Also a really nice place to stage for going around Hatteras. Having a Safe Harbor membership is just awesome! Looking forward to coming back.

The crew always takes great care of us.

Solid stopover. Helpful friendly staff. Close to provisioning and stores.

This doesn’t really seem to be a marina for transients. Staff seemed indifferent and no amenities or locations of where things were located was given.

We had a wonderful quick overnight at Bluewater. We were welcomed at the fuel dock where we filled up. Then moved to another dock for the night. Many friendly boaters there including seeing others we have met before. Did get a shower in and a lode of laundry (such a treat:). The facilities were very nice, clean and accommodating. Wonderful location. Thanks again for the overnight.

Nice facilities and staff.

Always a great stop. Easy in and out and the staff is always helpful

Excellent marina with great staff and the restaurant is one of favorites! You have to try the crab dip!!

Really nice staff, great amenities.

Safe Harbor Bluewater is one of our top choices for marinas. It's a great jumping on point for the ICW, it has easy access, and Dave and his crew are the gold standard to which all Safe Harbor marinas should aspire to.

Dave Jackie and Madison were fantastic. Easy fuel dock, easy in and out. Very clean facilities. We had a wonderful stay.

Excellent marina with terrific staff

Great communication and always very friendly staff!

Friendly staff. Very helpful!

Upon arrival we learned our batteries had died. SH Bluewater came to action and showed up the next day installing brand new batteries. Great facility. Thanks to Dave, Jared and Kristen . .

Bluewater Marina is a great stop and we love the community of cruisers we meet there. The facilities are really nice, excellent docks, and Jared who helped us tie up was awesome! Thanks for a great stay!

A great well run marina where we will certainly return. David, the dock master and all the staff are attentive, courteous, helpful and 6 more positive adjectives. Definitely a wonderful destination to spend some quality time.

Great location, great docks , great staff and boat shuttle to downtown Hampton.

They are the best!! We love staying at Bluewater! Dave and his staff are friendly, helpful and fun to work with. Jackee is so sweet. The facility is nice and they have a courtesy boat to take you over to downtown Hampton. We've also had them do work on our boat in the past and they too were professional, showed up when they said they would and reasonable. We recommend Bluewater to all our boating friends.

Great spot, Jackie was so helpful

Great stop, very helpful staff and an excellent restaurant onsite

Great marina, very clean and all the staff were outstanding.

We are Safe Harbor members so we're used to getting great customer service, but Bluewater really is terrific. We came in on a Wednesday afternoon with an issue with our SeaKeeper 9 which involved ordering a part from the company. Craig, Mike and Jimmy in the service department moved Heaven and Earth and got that part here on Friday morning and they had it installed by noon on Friday. That's amazing in my book!

Excellent Marina and the staff was extremely helpful and personable. An excellent destination to stop at when in this area. We will definitely return here.

Repeat stay. Excellent marina, helpful dockhands, excellent office help, clean and nice bathroom facilities, and laundry room with free laundry! Great restaurant on site. We were here a few more days than intended thanks to Hurricane Debby. They are great about receiving and holding packages. Wish we could be a Safe Harbor member, we love all the Safe Harbor marinas, but home port is Havre de Grace. Would love to see an associate membership for those of us who sail the Bay, or at least a 'tour' T-shirt with all the Chesapeake Safe Harbor marinas on it. Will definitely be back.

Well received by staff, helpful and we extended our stay by two days without an issue.

Very nice marina with pool and Restaurtant, The Surfrider. We recommend this marina for other boaters.

Well managed facility. Found to be very at home during our stay.

Great service and friendly. I would return. Thank you.

Attentive staff. First class facilities.

The all women dock hands were great! The pool was the perfect temperature and we had very good food at the restaurant + free laundry!

The staff at Bluewater are top notch. They are very friendly and experienced. One of the top spots to stay!

Helped getting in! Overall a nice facility!

Good dock crew, friendly and informative. Look forward to returning after the summer.

Dave was very helpful😀

Excellent staff !!!! Perfect facilities

We had such a good time at SH Bluewater, especially getting to know the dock staff, Austin and Claire. We and our boat were treated with great customer service and kindness. A great place to stay!

The pool was a welcome surprize, and so was the free laundry. Nice staff too, and the docks were in great condition. Only stayed one night, but there's a lot to do in the area and a good boatyard nextndoor.

Professional and friendly staff. Very clean! Good food at restaurant. Great fuel prices. All you can ask for in a well run marina. Shuttle ferry yo downtown attractions.

Great staff. Gas & pump out crew. Clean bathrooms. Decent internet. Great location. Docks in great shape. Even a pool! Didn’t use but looked inviting.

Great staff and nice docks!

Great as always . A favorite stop

Great facility and great dock hands.

I've slipped my boat at SH Bluewater while passing through, and for a couple months while I've had to head home. Each time the team here has been extremely attentive as we docked, pumped out, and with daily check-ins. Dave, Jackie, and Garrett are attentive to every detail of this marina. I would not hesitate to retun for a short visit or a seasonal stay.

Found a slip for me on Memorial Day even though I had messed up my reservation. Incredibly helpful dock staff.

Great Marina with plenty of amenities! The staff were incredibly friendly, helpful, and accommodating. We came in at the last minute on a busy weekend and they found a great slip for us. Shout out to Dave, Jared and Austen on a well run operation.

Great staff. Great location, Great facilities!

Clean and great facilities with floating docks and plenty of helpful staff

Probably one of the best Safe Harbor that we’ve been at. The restaurant was great. And that’s always the fuel is priced right. Staff is outstanding and will come back again.

Excellent dockhands! Great food at restaurant.

Staff was very helpful during are stay

Great Marina with excellent Staff!

Everything was perfect as usual. 6 stars in my book

Good location and very friendly staff

Great staff great facility

Great facilities and staff was even greater. Our arrival ended up past closing as we got delayed due to railroad traffic causing an extended bridge closing. The staff stayed past closing and fueled us up so we could depart at 1st light the next day. Thanks for a great visit. Will certainly come back (before closing) and stay longer.

The people at Safe Harbor Bluewater Marina were super great. Jimmy and the guys in maintenance were so helpful with getting some service work done that I needed, Dave and the everyone at the dock were friendly and helpful! Second time here. Love this marina.

After suffering a major incident last July we had our trawler towed to Bluewater. Had to leave her at the yard over winter waiting for parts from France. The yard staff, specifically Frank and Craig, were extremely helpful getting our boat repaired and ready for the 2024 season. These guys know what they’re doing!

The docs are in excellent condition, the staff is super friendly, and nicely located in Hampton, Virginia

Wonderful docking assistance!

Great staff and very nice facility.

Dockhands at Bluewater are the best we have encountered any where. They are knowledgeable, helpful, courteous and pleasant to talk to.

Great staff, docks, and food!

Very professional, friendly and accommodating!

Lovely place and great staff!

The staff was so nice and helpful. 5 plus stars. Jackie was the best

Great service. Great location.

Incredible staff and docks well maintained.

First the staff is great! Being available over a holiday is amazing. Love the clean facilities, convenience of location to the harbor and Chesapeake. Thank you for being a great host.

Excellent service and friendly people.

Dave and crew always takes good care of us….

I own a 35 year old wood sportfish boat that needed some repairs to the hull, keel, sea chest, as well as some new through hulls, bottom paint, running gear cleaned, new shaft seals, hull, teak redone, etc. The boat was there over a month. Everyone at the yard was very friendly, professional and did a great job from the office staff to all the people in the yard. Craig Messick lead the team and provided us with the guidance necessary to continue with our preservation of the Tiffany 56' Miracle. Thank you!

We had a very good experience at SH Bluewater. We had a mechanical problem that required a haul and a couple of days on the hard. Everyone that we came in contact with was pleasant and helpful from Suzann (service writer), Craig (service manager, I think), Derrick (travel lift and yard master!) to Daryl (mechanic). Thank you all! We'll be back for sure.

These guys are the best!! And Jackie did with safeharbor corporate and dockwa could not do and fixed my Safeharbore account thanks Jackie!!!

Excellent staff! Very professional and courteous.

Clean dock with pretty view. Delicious restaurant on the grounds with good staff.

Great marina. Dock hands were helpful, staff was friendly and only a half mile walk to a Food Lion and other shops.

Great location, excellent staff!

Very helpful, friendly staff. Great showers! Excellent restaurant on site

I want to thank the entire staff at Safe Harbor Bluewater. The entire staff went above and beyond to assist in a time of need. We had a last second emergency during transit and needed to find safe harbor for the night; no other marinas in the area were able to assist. Safe Harbor Bluewater worked with us and made it happen. Great communication, teamwork, customer service, and hands on all around. Would absolutely recommend them.

Been there twice before will be back

Safe Harbor’s staff are the friendliest and most helpful

Always accomodating with good dockage, help and Fuel service. Always stop here going north and south. John Caddell Owner, YOREL

We only have good words to say. Great amenities!

Clean, tidy. Friendly and organised team. Highly recommend.

dock hands were very helpful and friendly. enjoyed our stay. will definitely stop there on our way back. And the internet speed was amazing!

Everyone was very helpful

I had a fantastic experience at S.H. Bluewater! Brought my boat into the yard for a variety of punch list items and the entire team was top notch! My primary contact, Frank, was great! Frank went above and beyond in managing all the various tasks while keeping the boat clean, protected and, most importantly, keeping me fully updated on the progress via text, pics and phone calls. I really enjoyed working with Frank and the team and wouldn't hesitate sending others to work with Frank and the S.H Bluewater team for service.

All ways a great stop super dock crew

Beautiful facility. Nice that it has a restaurant. They have bikes which we rode to the supermarket. Very helpful staff.

It’s always a pleasure to stay at Safe Harbor Bluewater in Hampton. The staff is incredible, ready to help with what ever you need. Amenities are first rate. No current and well protected from the wind, fuel docks and Surfrider restaurant a few steps away. Bikes available and grocery store just down the street. I wouldn’t think of staying anywhere else when in Hampton.

This is a well-run marina. Competent and customer-focused staff, excellent amenities, and a good restaurant right here. Great location for getting to historic sites. Also near an excellent boatyard that offers dockside services for minor repairs and maintenance. We recommend it highly for a nice stay.

Excellent staff, clean facilities with reliable shore power in a beautiful location. The staff were there to catch lines for us during our late afternoon arrival and very courteous at every step. We are looking forward to our next stay. Thank you

Well run, Convenient location Good restaurant

Wonderful stay, the folks are friendly and the marina is excellent

Excellent service, very courteous dockhands and great restaurant conveniently located at the Marina

Awesome stay. Safe, clean marina. Great restaurant. Staff is super friendly. We’ll stay there again.

It was annoying to not have any assistance tying up, when we arrived at the marina. We waited over 1/2 hr, settling in. It was more irritating to have to chase down a dock hand on the other side of the marina to obtain restroom access info, wifi code, etc. When I found the Dock Master, he did apologize, but with an excuse (busy with another boat that had also been towed in, losing its shaft, taking on water), and isn't it lucky it wasn't as bad (our fuel issue)? Enuff. I did call before we left stating we were about to shove off, inquiring about buying ice. She told me to pull into the fuel dock but never asked if we needed assistance. Our 51' overall sailboat was being blown off the dock making collection of lines for 2 people , 1 needed at the wheel, awkward at best. Not entirely sour grapes however, we enjoyed 2 good dinners at the SurfRider restaurant!

People make the difference and the Dockhands were all great, beginning with our pumpout and then helping us get settled at the dock. The Water Taxi to downtown Hampton was fun and again, the Dockhands did a great great job as tour narrators coming and going. Met plenty of pleasant people on the docks and our puppy met plenty of friends as well. Great place.

Staff was exceptional- knowledgeable and courteous. The marine is very nice and well maintained. We enjoyed our stay.

Good directions on the radio. Great dock help from Jared and Austin!

Clean, quiet. Nice restaurant and area

Great staff. Nice facilities. Good resturant.

Great marina. Excellent helpful and courteous staff. Great restaurant. Nice pool and pool bar. Clean restrooms. Easy to Uber around town. Plenty of restaurants within a 15 minute drive. Historic Fort Monroe visit was nice. Floating docks were a plus as usual. I would recommend Bluewater to anyone.

Dave and his crew are always awesome.

Cannot say enough about the hospitality from the whole team, especially David. One of our favorite marinas!

The service and amenities are outstanding. The condition of the facility is amazing, the restaurant is great and the location is prime. Can’t say enough about the quality and friendliness of the staff.

Restaurant staff are antagonistic toward marina users. Very uncomfortable. Bathroom locks broken. Some snack bar service should be available Mondays since restaurant is closed and nothing else is walking distance

Great facility. Excellent restaurant.

Very efficient and friendly staff. Jackie and Dave made our stay relaxing and enjoyable. We had just finished a 40 hour sail around Hatteras, and needed sleep. The staff were very helpful on the docks and were able to answer any questions with a smile. Highly recommended. YOLO.

No problems Nice facility and convenient to Surf Rider for dinner

Dave and his team were fantastic - great facilities too

This is one of the nicest marinas in the lower bay. Immaculately clean, friendly staff, convenient, and the Hampton River harbor should be more of a destination.

This was the first time in a very long time that the dock assistants helped us get underway when we left. The Marina is beautiful. We especially enjoyed the upgraded picnic area. Our group had a nice party there under the covered picnic tables.

Awesome communication

Reserved late, arrived late, but Bluewater team was ready and super helpful. Very easy fuel dock and slip in/out.

It was excellent and Dave and Brandon as well as Morgan were beyond great.

Dave the dockmaster is awesome! He went out of his way to help us. The entire staff was very friendly and welcoming. Facilities are good with showers and laundry.

Great staff that are communicative and helpful. Easy to get to and good restaurant! Will be staying here again.

Great location and great staff. Will stop here again

We found the harbor master to be very aware of everything going on in the marina. It made us feel comfortable to leave our boat while we were away. The whole staff is very helpful. The facilities are clean and convenient. Free laundry. Restaurant on site. Groceries within walking distance. We will be back!

Nice facility, very friendly staff. The food at the restaurant was average.

Marina is an easy in and out location.

Complex schedule but very accommodating. Dock hands know what they are doing (unique in most marinas). Top notch facilities with outstanding service concept.

My second stay on a different boat. I came back because of the service I received and it’s proximity to the bay. Reasonable price for a great marina.

Excellent service, good infrastructure and very helpful staff.

Great Marina. Super staff and fantastic fuel price!

First Time there nice place

This is a great marina staffed by very accommodating people. Maybe that’s why it’s a great marina! The facilities are also top notch.

Dockmaster and his help were very courteous and professional. Willing to make sure we were very well taken care of.

Dock staff very helpful in helping us tie up and make connections. Place is very clean.

Staff was wonderful!

Very nice marina! Easy access, very knowledgeable and helpful dock staff. The marina restaurant was also good, great menu and very good food.

Great friendly, helpful staff. Floating docks in excellent shape. Easy access to market, restaurants, etc. The dock staff can give you a ride into the Old Town area.

great staff and accommodations

Great place and staff

Amazing, we been delayed at the ICW, and the staff keep tracking and calling to make sure we made it safe. No just that, they wait for us past their working hours.

Very nice place. Friendly, helpful staff. Restaurant has new hours.

Great stop always stop hear

Always the best at BWYC. Great staff, easy dockage, best location.

Good marine, well managed, good help.

We really enjoyed our stay. Everyone was very nice. Nice docks. Laundry was nice (free) and clean. Restroom and shower very clean and really nice hot water. Will definitely stay again and recommend to others.

One of our favorites

Very helpful dock hands. Nice facility.

Everyone was so helpful and nice. The marina was well kept and clean. They were very accommodating with our weather window. Great place! Highly recommend and will be back if we ever come back this way.

Dockhands where top notch

Great marina, great staff!

Friendly, super helpful staff. Our of our favorite marinas on the East Coast. Love riding our bikes to Fort Monroe.

Great service by all staff at the fuel dock and since we were there right before closing they just had us stay there for a quick departure in the AM. The restaurant was OK. The music was so loud we couldn't even hear each other talk across the table. But I wouldn't let that stop anyone from spending some time here...great service!!

Very nice stop. Facility is top notch and the people are great

We had a wonderful stay! Very friendly crew and nice environment!

Very helpful staff. Very clean. Water Shuttle to downtown Hampton.

This is a great marina. It’s beautiful and the staff are outstanding. Dave Farlow, the manager, got out of bed at midnight to come help me get in after a long day dealing with some serious issues. Such a great experience and a happy ending to a tough day. Brandon and Rich fueled the boat for me in the morning and even brought me some spare fluids from the ships store right to the boat. Outstanding.

Very accommodating and helpful dock hand. Beautiful marina

We waited here amongst the Salty Dawgs to sail to the Carib during the first 2 weeks of November. Great location for the boat. Very protected. Docking is stern to with pilons on the bow. Can be challenging with cross winds. One supermarket is walking distance but we needed a car to fully provision. Facilities very nice. SV ATARAXIA

We found this easy-to-access marina to be very well run and friendly. Dockmaster Brandon was a great help while we were docking, and then he gave us a ride to town in the marina’s launch. We were disappointed the on-site restaurant was closed, but we did fine in town. Took an Uber back. Before we got underway the next morning we got a pump out and topped off the water tank, and the fellow who helped us was friendly and efficient. We would stay at Bluewater Marina again, no question.

Great marina! Restaurants on site and nearby.

Staff was very friendly and helpful.

Pave the parking lot! Fix the loaner bikes.

Very helpful dockhands. Not so sure yet about the new Safe Harbor involvement, requiring us to use Dockwa. In any case, it's the same friendly courteous people and convenient location. Definitely recommended!

Great staff, very accommodating. Only Issue the pump out wasn’t working. Thanks to the staff.

Nice place, friendly people.

Another first-rate Safe Harbor facility! Cam & Brandon met us and were very couteous, friendly, professional, & helpful getting us into the slip. Everyone we talked to was helpful as well-we will be back!

This is a terrific marina staffed by wonderful and helpful people. This was our second stay and it will not be our last !

My wife and I own Grand Banks Eastbay 38. Contacted Staff at Bluewater Hampton reference raw water system concern. Technician was sent to our boat within 2 days ( They actually ask when I would be at boat. Said to call day before I would be there). We have utilized many boatyards in Tidewater and Deltaville areas but The Bluewater tech, Daryl and his daughter/technician Mia are 2 of the most overall knowledgeable/skilled boat techs I personally have come across in over 15 years of boat ownership. A great team that gets to the point and gets the work done. They initially diagnosed the issues, recorded (video and photo's) their findings and gave recommendations for service. Their service and attention to detail is above and beyond normal and I fully intend to call Bluewater for our future service needs. I would also like to commend the office staff at Bluewater for the quick response and support to their techs. Other yards should certainly follow the lead of this local organization in meeting ( exceeding) customers expectations. James

A little disappointed. We were put in a 60ft slip with short finger docks which made it extremely difficult to impossible for us to moore correctly the pilons were too far aft to get a line on. We were not given the bathhouse codes or WiFi log on although the dock master said he would have the dock hands bring them. For the price we paid we do not feel it was value for money spent!

Very nice facility. Will definitely return. Rich, the dockhand answered us on VHF and met us at fuel dock. Very nice long fuel pier. He gave me the slip assignment and met us there. He was knowledgeable and quick to get us safety in our slip. Rest of staff, including manager Dave, was very friendly to give us local knowledge about places to visit. The restrooms and showers were clean and modern with the refreshing pool close by.

The marina and all it's employees are great. Had some stuff delivered prior to arrival and Anita and David took care of my stuff with kid gloves, and it was all there waiting for me when I got there. Dock hands were very helpful getting boat tied up, even went on boat next to our slip to throw a line around the piling for our bow line (we were much shorter than the piling took into account for). Restrooms were clean and functional and accessible. Docks were sturdy floating docks. However, the restaurant has taken over the pool. There's a sign that says the pool is for registered marina guests only, but there were others (a family of about 6 comes to mind) that also used the pool. Additionally, the restaurant is now making the rules for the pool. Since they are connected, you cannot bring any food or drinks from the boat to the pool. It all has to come from the restaurant. If the marina is going to have a pool for their guests, they need to keep the restaurant out the running of it. This is not the case at this location. They lose 2 stars for that, but the marina itself should get 5 stars.

Outstanding Staff Easy in and out

Great location, great team, great amenities. Very clean facility. They got us in for an extended stay at the last minute when we needed to get home to take care of family. FREE LAUNDRY!

I’ve been boating more then 15 years. This is one of the most, If not THE most welcoming, ready to help, and friendly team I’ve seen. I recommend this place to everyone. I’m not shy to complain, but when It is great, It also should be said :-)

Always a great stop, nice facilities and restaurant

Facility and TEAM here at Bluewater Hampton are both outstanding. Strongly recommend staying here!

Friendly, clean, nice amenities, restaurant next door excellent, nice pool. Happy to return

Jimmy, the tech from Bluewater is outstanding! He came out to my boat asap to fix a seakeeper and rudder sensor issue. Very skilled, and very knowledgeable.

Excellent location, great service.

Great Place, EXCELLENT restaurant ( Surf Rider) short walk to the historic district and nasa museum, extremely friendly staff, I will 100% be back and highly recommend them.

Excellent service. Trouble free.

Nice marina, nice people. Don’t ask them to work on your boat. Tech was friendly but the pricing was ridiculous. $800 labor for 4 man-hours work. The tech and a helper were on the boat around 2 hours. The bilge pump they installed won’t keep up with even one shower in use. So I can only assume the pump was too small as we never had this problem before. Other parts prices were also way overpriced.

We have stayed in marinas on three continents on our boat. This was the worst experience to date. I am certain that the staff have a different opinion from ours but this marina is a mess management wise. Their fuel dock staff are pleasant and competent. Their facility staff (showers, etc.) are simply the worst at customer service we have ever experienced. This is the only such review we have ever given a marina so, it could be us, or it could be staff of Bluewater. I am happy to provide my version of their deficiencies if you are interested. Regards, Charles Hall.

Terrific facility. Very nice people.

Helpful docklands, nice pool and restaurant and an easy jump off spot for the Atlantic or Chesapeake!

Great marina with professional and friendly staff, plus a restaurant, pool and water taxi to town.

$200 to stay on a fixed dock, with no fender boards. Staff are nice, but wouldn't return at this price. Staying at a much nicer Marina tonight at about half price.

Great experience. Dockhands are helpful, knowledgeable and caring. The marina is clean and well maintained. The service department responded to our failed water pump the same day we contacted them and had it fixed by lunch time. This is our second time here and both have been great experiences.

Excellent Marina and restaurant. All dock hands were friendly and professional.

Stop here for repair work on way North very professional staff and happy with services performed. Supermarket and shopping near by. Surf Rider Restaurant on site very good best crab cake I ever had

Shout out to Anita, Jackie and Dave in the office! To Darby and Jarred on the docks! And Bluewater Marine Services Darryl and Mya CAT Mechanics for assisting with evaluation of oil leak and generator issue! Everyone provided outstanding service and support for our dockage and engine needs! Bravo Zulu! Jobs well done! Thank You!

Great facility! Nice docks, top notch staff, clean showers and toilets, good restaurant, nice pool and good location.

Great facility and team!

We required a tow into the marina on May 5th 2022. Our arrival was met by David and a staff member. Together they easily maneuvered us into a slip. While we waited to have the transmission repaired, we gratefully accepted and appreciated the kindness and guidance of Jackie, from the marine office. Not only did she locate fresh soft shell crabs for us, she delivered them to the marina herself. They were excellent! The facility provided us with bicycles to ride to nearby stores, clean facilities, restaurant, laundry. We will be returning.

Felt very safe and secure for 5 days of heavy winds on this marina. Great restaurant and very clean facilities, will definitely be back.