Bayshore Marina in Nassau

Should your boating travels bring you through Nassau, we’d like to recommend that you consider staying at Bayshore Marina.

While it’s a working boat yard and has smaller fairways (making it a little tougher to get in and out of slips), it offers most amenities that cruisers need at a significantly better rate than other marinas in the area.

Bayshore is listed among the marinas in the Explorer Chart Books and is literally right next door to Nassau Yacht Haven. At half the cost ($1/foot vs. $2/foot), it’s worth looking into if you’re going to be in Nassau for more than a night.

Advantages:

• 1/2 the cost of other marinas in Nassau at $1/foot + $5/day water + metered electricity if needed
• Owned and managed by the Pyfrom family (friends of ours) – meaning, they  welcome visitors as guests and go out of their way to share local knowledge and advice from life-long travel through the Exumas
• Directly across the street from the Esso gas station and cafe that offers complimentary WiFi (with purchase)
• Short walk to shopping center with City Market grocery store, Starbucks that offers complimentary WiFi (with purchase), pharmacy, Domino’s Pizza/Dairy Queen combo, and a Bed, Bath, & Beyond-type housewares store
• Connected with Marlin Marine, a well-stocked marine store
• Has a boat lift should you need it

Disadvantages:

• No shower facilities (though they are in the process of being built)
• No laundry facilities (though you can walk next door to use Nassau Yacht Haven’s)

So, that about sums it up. We loved our stay at Bayshore Marina. They made our visit to Nassau much more enjoyable, and affordable. Thanks guys!