This is a great little marina if you are eligible to use DoD MWR facilities. Newly remodeled with…read moreconcrete floating piers. Sheltered location, with good security (on a Naval Base). Decently outfitted ship's store with all the essentials and ordering/quick turnaround for non stocked items. Fuel, gas and diesel on site. Walk to on base gym, convenience store, barber shop, and food outlets. Walk a little farther..but still walkable, to full service grocery, marine supply, and multiple food/retail outlets and bus stops just outside the gate. Nate Harris, the manager, and his crew take care of business, get to know you, and are always willing to help. You can't go wrong if you are eligible to use this facility.

From the owner: JEB Little Creek Cove Marina offers state-of-the-art boat slips for Active Duty, Retirees, and DOD…read morepersonnel at unbeatable rates in the Hampton Roads area! Other amenities: bait, tackle, and marine supply store, special orders available w/ next-day delivery, fishing pier, fish cleaning station, pump-out, wash-down, dry storage lots nearby, updated bath house facilities, and friendly, knowledgeable, helpful staff! We are part of the MWR team and are here to serve those who serve!

Let's just say I am in no hurry to return to Bay Point…read more Bay Point and Little Creek marinas now operate as one. We stayed on the old Bay Point side. Docking was easy and the dock hand was very helpful and friendly. We were taken to the ship's store by golf cart (Little Creek side) for a quick check-in. We liked the floating docks, which means your boat will always be at the right height for getting on/off. There is also a pool. It was a tad underwhelming, but a welcome site after a hot day on the water. It does, however, seem to be a favorite with local construction workers (swimming in their skivvies) looking for a free pool to use as there is no code to entry, allowing anyone to drop by to use. What we did not like were the bathhouse facilities on the BP side. There are two entrances, one for the marina guests (you enter with a code right next door to the restaurant's service door, where they take out garbage and staff have smoking breaks) and one through the Lagoon restaurant. As you are sharing sharing the facilities, whoever has access to the restaurant has access to you. This is especially disconcerting when there are no locks on the shower stalls (ladies side). DH says there were no locks on toilet or shower stalls on the men's room side. Secondly, while the toilet and sink areas were reasonably clean, the showers were not (ladies side). Actually, they were pretty awful. Someone had even disposed of a sanitary napkin in one of the showers (it was still there a day later). If we do ever go back, we will insist on staying on the Little Creek side. Perhaps their bathhouse facilities will be in better shape.

Was only 15 days late on my payment due to my husband's card not going through the first time. Only…read morehave ever paid a month in total. So it was literally the first time. My husband was underway for a month cause he's in the navy and couldn't get to it. The guy I spoke to said he understood and would explain it to the manager. Judy got VERY upset over a simple mistake and asked if she could call him. I said no cause he's on a naval ship UNDERWAY. Family is all he can contact. Then had the audacity to say to me his wife who barely gets to see him "he's allowed to call you but not me?!" I've never been so baffled in my life. We will be leaving the marina very soon. Do not recommend it. Didn't even try to reason with us just jumped to conclusions. Awful management.

This review is for the marina. Not sure what the guy below is reviewing…read more Passing through the area, we docked here for the night. Easy access in/out, protected area, nice facilities, convenient restaurant or a fairly short walk to the village of Pheobus. Being an urban marina, you can hear a bit of the I-64 noise but it does not prevent you from getting a good night of sleep. We will definitely stay here again when cruising through the area.

The head Dockmaster is grumpy and rude. The showers are co-ed. No woman's/mens. Laundry is free.read more

Downtown is just a short walk away; there was a farmers market where I was able to pickup local…read moreproduce. The staff was friendly and I felt safe where we were located.

We were invited to ride on a personal yacht from a couple of really generous friends that we rent…read moreproperty from. They keep their boat here. The location is very easy to get to from the Norfolk area. They have parking available but be very careful where you park. They do tow and they have signs displayed everywhere. You can also ride the ferry at this location on high street which is about a block away. There is a small fee for riding on the ferry. They accept cash only. The yacht we were on was so lovely. Had everything you could possibly need to stay overnight. Or longer. You get a chance to see all the boats docked nearby and the water was very calm. Would definitely enjoy returning if invited. I hope to be invited again real soon.

William Braun is the Owner/Manager of Pelican's Nest Marina and is very accommodating to owner's…read morerequests. The level of service I received in the nearly three years at Pelican's Nest Marina is by far the best I have received anywhere. William's mother accepts the payment checks making it truly a family run business. Sandy, the Marina's resident 90# yellow lab could not be any friendlier. I highly recommend Pelican's Nest Marina for boat and yacht services.

Friendly staff, nice well maintained pool area with a bar. We've eaten at the pool, the food was…read morenice, very good prices. Service is friendly, good to see nice young kids working their Summer jobs. We have eaten a few times in the main restaurant, the food is always high quality, well priced, and generous portions. Servers are always really friendly. I'm not a member, I've been as a guest each time, always look forward to going.

What a beautiful club that is so much nicer than many clubs around the country. They let me in but…read morethey did vet me first. Had a couple beers and met the Cherry family. They were super charming. Ran into Mr Johnstone of J boats fame. Great conversation. Good beer. Good service. Beautiful views with the giant windows. And it appears that they support some major sailing events which is a huge plus in my book.

Stopped at a Bluewater while delivering a 42' Yellowfin from Edgartown, MA to West Palm, Beach FL…read more This particular Bluewater Yacht Yard, is an absolutely gorgeous facility; with plenty of helpful staff standing by & ready to assist with tying up, topping of our fuel tanks and grabbing a quick bite to eat. The fuel dock is massive with plenty of gas & diesel fuel pumps to accommodate (more then a few of) even the biggest of motor yachts. The slips were all floating docks w/ 2, to 4 fixed (composite) pilings with appropriately sized (working) power & water hookups at each. The entire property was pristine, as were the majority of the boats occupying each of the slips onsite. In short, I would highly recommend Bluewater Yacht Yards to any visiting yachtsmen, or transient boater seeking an upscale marina to call home for a night or two!!

UPDATE: June 2018…read more After a string of positive experiences (including several I have not written about) this visit was a crushing disappointment. Support on the docks and management both fell through. Perhaps they need more adult supervision on the weekend. For context I am a delivery skipper who often sails owner-aboard, training, and insurance check-off trips. I'm on and off a lot of docks. My expectations of dock hands are pretty low. We came in from offshore with a general reservation confirmed and specified a day ahead when we got back in range of cell service. Bluewater decided to put us at the West end of their fuel dock overnight and then move us in the morning when another boat left. Fine. On arrival the dockhands were inept. Not just one of them. Three. They had absolutely no clue whatsoever about springing onto a dock. While being blown off we (owner being trained) got a breast line to the dock hand and asked for a couple of turns around a cleat so we could pull against the line and snug in. The young lady stood on the dock looking at us and said "I've got it." Nope. You don't, not unless you want 1. to let go, 2. rope burns, or 3. to go swimming. It took forever to convince her to put a turn around the cleat. Even then she left a LOT of slack in the line. Note the whole time the owner is juggling his new-to-him boat while being blown off the dock. Finally the line was cleated (which is NOT the same as a turn around the cleat with no slack and stand by). *sigh* We ended up 50 feet from where we wanted to be. Simply not okay. As usual with dockhands the focus on the bow line meant the bow pulled in and a lot of adjustment on our part after struggling to put competent crew on the dock. We ASKED if they wanted us to move the boat back to the far western end of the dock so we wouldn't be in the way overnight. We were told we were fine. Minutes later they told us to move to the face dock inside between D2 and D3 (see http://www.bluewateryachtcenter.com/marina). Once again the issues with poor line handling by dock hands and no--absolutely no--concept of springing. We had perhaps 15 feet of margin, combined, between the front and back of the boat. The owner could not possibly have done it alone. With the inept dock support *I* would have had trouble. We get in and settled and they refuse to move shore power cords from other boats so we can plug in. Only one available 50A extension so we get to choose between A/C and power for batteries, fridge, etc. Lovely. Welcome to Hampton. Then we are told we'll be moving again. In the morning. By which time we expect to be in (four crew) NOVA, FL, and MD. Thanks just tons. Oh - to add insult to injury the slip they want to move us to is the one they were going to move us to from the fuel dock. Just leave us on the fuel dock where the owner can get off and move to the final slip where the owner can get in . This was not a simple mistake. It was a cascade of poor performance and bad management. One (1) star, rounded up to three (3) only because of past experience. Very disappointed. Without some assurance of training for dockhands and better planning for slips Bluewater goes in the category of dropping competent crew on the dock and shooing the dock hands away as hazards to navigation as they are in so many places. Facilities: A+ On-site restaurant: A Overall condition: A Total Experience: D- GM Dave: If you want a positive curriculum for dock hand training let me know. I'll write one up for you. Free. I like you guys and want you to succeed. UPDATE: March 2017 On another delivery this time entering the Chesapeake we limped in under tow after a cascade of failures. The team at Bluewater Yachting Center were great. The details are complicated but we were cold--really cold--on a boat with little to no maneuverability of its own. Advance phone calls and coordination when the tow picked us up had Bluewater ready for us and boy were they ready. There were at least four people on the dock waiting for us. Everyone was very solicitous. I usually tie up myself but under the circumstances I was grateful for the help. The warm shower, the nice meal at Surf Rider, and the response to every request with either "yes" or "let's see what we can do" where a great relief. All of my inbound and outbound deliveries will include a stop at Bluewater Yachting Center. We have to press up fuel and water - why not do it somewhere that so greatly values our presence? Tell 'em I sent you. ORIGINAL: We were here in January 2017 waiting for a weather window to head offshore. Service was exemplary. Cheerful staff run hundreds of feet of hose to let us fill water, took care of fuel needs, and were generally helpful in every possible way. The onsite restaurant is very pleasant although the menu is heavily tilted to fried foods. I used to head offshore from Little Creek but with the decline in the Vinings marinas there Bluewater Sailing Center is an easy choice. Recommended.

Beautiful marina and park. We walked down here to check things out. Something smelled dead, I think…read moreit was the pylons... but other than that it was a great little walk. I love the mermaids everywhere.

We road the dinner cruise ship, Mount Vernon. The pier has…read moreparking beside the ships for guests, and there is a large parking garage directly across the street. The pier is located beside the Waterside, so it is very easy to continue the party there. More food and fun within 500 feet of the pier. The area beside the pier is always clean and well organized.

A few of my friends keep their boats moored up in their slips, they've always been treated quite…read morewell by the marina management & staff. They've been super accommodating to the point that they even drove one of my friends boats over to wine fest for/with us!! The marina is kept quite clean, they have an AMAZING restaurant called Fish & Slips in the heart of the marina as well as a small marina shop beneath it. They have ample parking for cars as well as slips. The only negative I've heard was about homeless people getting into & using the private restroom & showers that are for the permanent residents that live on their boats. It's also a beautiful view of the Portsmouth Naval Hospital as well as of Norfolk's Waterside District.

We started really loving this marina. We've gotten transient slips there several times, including…read moreonce over the Fourth of July weekend in 2025. We met the regional manager, Rick, who encouraged us to move our boat there, but we needed to wait until our current lease expired. A few weeks ago, we met with the new dockmaster, Kathryn, who manages both Tidewater and Ocean Yacht Marina. The first thing out of her mouth was, "We do not accept liveaboards." We assured her we weren't looking to live aboard. She then said we could only stay on our boat up to 12 days per month and emphasized that staying even 13 days would be a breach. When she sent me the paperwork, it stated we could only be on the boat 10 days per month. The following Monday, after sending in all the paperwork and updating my insurance, I wrote to Rick to say we'd like to finalize the contracts so we could move the boat during a weather window on Saturday. Since Kathryn was out, Rick had another person contact me. She was also strongly opposed to liveaboards and said we could only be on the boat 8 days per month--down from 12, then 10, to now 8. She said she'd email us the contract by close of business, but two days later, we still hadn't received anything. I then texted Rick and said it was apparent they didn't want us in the marina. I said we can part as friends and when I come down to stay as a transient, I will go to Waterside and gave a smiley face. He responded with a two-word response. "Copy that." I will let you make you own decisions.