I've been a boater for over 20 years, and have had the pleasure of belonging to some of the nicest…read moreyacht clubs on the Great Lakes. One of the main highlights these yacht clubs all share is the quality and high level staff and management to make your visit memorable. Well, unfortunately this isn't something the Peninsula Yacht Club shares with them. I've recent resigned my membership and have shipped my boat back to the service I'm accustom to on the Great Lakes. I've never experienced such poor leadership and management while paying for a membership in my 20+ years of boating. Let me begin by saying Kathee Dishner and her lack of visibility of being the General Manager at PYC and the fact she makes no effort getting to know her members is a disgrace to this yacht club and the paying members. She is 100% the reason I resigned after being a member for 5 years. Safe Harbor should be concerned and should reevaluate their choice in having her lead PYC if they are trying to retain members and grow their business. In January 2023 I witnessed Kathee Dishner and her staff engaged in a gross and inappropriate confrontation with multiple members in the lobby after these said members had a 20+ attendee surprise birthday party in their bar. Once again there was no appreciation displayed for our patronage and after this incident many of us never returned to use the amenities of the club. Secondly, I've never experienced the amount of employee turnover at a club that I have at PYC. This is a direct reflection of the poor management and their lack of appreciation for the young men and women who are there to service the PYC members. I do have to pay respect to Mr. Harry Smith who is the marina manager. He and his staff are clearly hands above the shining stars at PYC. They are always there to help in any fashion. Although, Safe Harbor has spent a massive amount of money updating and renovating their clubhouse there has been zero invested in the marina itself other than new gates that never work correctly. The docks themselves have structural issues, the electricity on M-Dock is far underpowered for the size and amount of boats and this has been brought to their attention with no concern. Every month your electric bill is incorrect and multiple customer boats have had electrical component failures due to poor power conditions. I would highly NOT recommend PYC if you are looking for a place that will provide you with great service where you are valued as a member.

Nothing to say at this time. I will need to update at a later time. I do not feel like they put…read moreme in the best postion

a nice enough spot to drop a line in or maybe cook out on the shores of lake norman surrounded by…read morelarge living and the well heeled. getting here is a challenge and parking is limited and there's only two slips but what do you expect from public access? there's a few tables under the shelter and a pair of heavy duty built-in grills plus a couple more tables out closer to nature if you prefer. not sure what's up with the bear-proof garbage receptacles but there you go... btw: the red ants aren't too much of a bother if you keep moving :-) the fishing pier is accessible and currently in good repair. at this writing there are several low spots in the railing to accommodate the needs of folks with needs needing accommodation... I don't fish so I don't know but I'm pretty sure those who do will, maybe for youths?

These guys are awesome. They will put you on the fish. Great prices. We had a ton of fun. We shot…read moreall night long.

Great staff! Prime location! Reasonably priced. A win-win! They go above and beyond. The trailer…read morestorage and dry dock tinker area are pluses.

We booked our water bugz fishing trip went out this morning from 6 to 10 and were busy catching…read morefish for four hours it was my most wonderful day of fishing. Excellent angler and a great person made our day perfect. thank you so much Jeff we will be back for sure. And we highly recommend Jeff and his crew it was awesome!

My experience with Waterdog was great. Communication was prompt and easy and same goes for the…read morecheck in and out process. The boat was in great / clean condition. We added the water mat which was perfect for hanging out in the water. Our group had an awesome time out on the lake. Highly recommend!

We had a wonderful boating experience with Carolina Boat Rentals on Sunday, July 26, 2026. Our…read moreCaptain was Joatan and he was very attentive to our six children who were tubing as part of our family celebration. The cost was very affordable, and the hourly rate included our Captain, gas, coolers with drinks, and lots of attention to detail. Providing a safe and fun tubing experience for our children was Joatan's primary concern and he did an outstanding job! We worked with Noreisis to book our afternoon boat tour and had a wonderful experience With her also. We will try to use Carolina Boat Rentals every chance we get.

Spoke with Dan over the phone and he was friendly and helpful. Easy reservation and didn't require…read morea deposit for a full day pontoon boat rental. Arrived at Ramsey Creek Park to pickup boat. The young woman who greeted us was friendly and gave great instructions on use of boat. We were a bit disappointed in the age of the boat. It was probably 10 years old and only had a 90 horse power engine and no depth finder (which is good to have if you plan to go into any coves or outlets). The boat was clean. I would recommend asking about horse power and age if you decide to rent from them. Price was comperable to Lake Norman Marina who we have used in the past.

The best place ever to buy your boat, we compared them all and came back to purchase here. We dealt…read morewith Ed as our salesman. He was exceptional. The whole experience from beginning to end was great. Highly recommend. Tina Marie We purchased our pontoon from Foothills Marie of Lake Norman and could not be more pleased with the outstanding service and value in all departments. My wife and I visited several boat dealers in the Lake Norman area and settled here at Foothill Marine. We were greeted by a pleasant attentive staff and a very clean show room. My wife and I would like to thank ED in sales who took great care of us right from the start. Ed is extremely knowledgeable in explaining all of the differences of several models and layouts. He made sure that all of our questions were answered. Foothills Hills Marie has a wide selection of boats to choose from and made our experience a pleasure, no pushy sales pitches whatsoever. They delivered our pontoon in perfect order as promised. ED went over the entire pontoon prior to us heading out. We had a GPS/fishfinder installed as well as the second battery prior to pickup. The install was done professionally on both units and delivered on time. Ed did a fantastic job keeping us up-to-date on the delivery and made sure everything was going smoothly as promised. He checked in on us on us after the sale as well to make sure we are 100% satisfied and to see if we needed anything. We would also like to thank Danya in the finance department who made our purchase go very smoothly and had all of our documents in order and ready to go right on time as well. We were then greeted by Josh who thanked us for our business at foothills Marine and discussed the proper break in procedures and answered any questions or concerns we had. Josh put us on the water and made sure everything on board was working as it should. He verified the Coast Guard package that was included on board and took us out to get comfortable with our new pontoon. Foothills Marine is a class act. We couldn't be happier with The professionalism, honesty and all-around good nature working with the Marine dealer who truly enjoys what they do and do it very well. We are really enjoying our new pontoon and wouldn't hesitate to do business with the foothills marina Lake Norman in the future. Stop in and see their selections and meet their staff. They will take great care of you. Dan

Ryan and Danya are phenomenal at what they do!!!! I recommend Foothills to anyone in the market or…read morecurrent boat owners.