Chesapeake Bay Charters


Gratitude Yachting Center operates its award winning Best of the Bay Island Packet charter fleet from its home port of Rock Hall, Maryland out of the newly renovated Gratitude Marina. Rock Hall is an unspoiled Eastern Shore town renowned for boating, fishing, hunting and many other family and recreational activities. We strive to balance high quality yachting services with personal and professional attention that is characteristic of the Eastern Shore. The popularity of our Island Packet charter service is evidenced by our charter clientele, 75% of whom are repeat customers.
It is not uncommon for charter customers to become Island Packet owners after they experience the pleasure of sailing with us and all that our area and the Chesapeake have to offer.
Please view our Island Packets and rates for the 2008 season. You may inquire by e-mail or phone. Please feel free to submit an online resume at the bottom of this page.

If you are interested in becoming a member of our charter fleet, we standby to provide all the details and information on the model of your choice. You can become a boat owner sooner than you think.




Our Award Winning Island Packet Fleet

VESSEL
7 Day Week
5 Day Week
3 Day Weekend
2 Day Weekend
SP Cruiser$3270$2300$2030$1865
Island Packet 485$3950$3300$3035$2750
Island Packet 440$3295$2750$2530$2295
Island Packet 420$2970$2095$1850$1695
Island Packet 350$2230$1430$1395$1210
Island Packet 320$1895$1350$1295$1050
Island Packet 465$3625$3025$2780$2520

Chartering on the Bay is a creative encounter; the experience can vary from a rail-down thrash to weather to leisurely gunkholing up a quiet creek and dropping the anchor in a secluded cove. The average water depth on the Bay is twenty-one feet, and there are only a few rocks in the entire Chesapeake - mostly sand-mud bottom - ideal for anchoring and safe for the boat should grounding occur. Tidal range is small and currents are light, and fog is a rarity. The Bay is one of the safest large bodies of water for sailing in the entire world!

The largest estuary in North America, the Chesapeake is a haven for watermen who harvest the Bay during all four seasons. Home of a colorful workboat tradition, the Bay's 4000 miles of shoreline, small bays, winding creeks and provide countless safe and secluded anchorages. The Chesapeake has its own lore; you may see Blue Heron wading patiently for supper on the banks, Ospreys guarding their summer young in nests on channel markers, and on rare occasions, even a Bald Eagle.


Please call: Brent Kershaw, Charter Manager
Our Phone number is: 410-639-7111
Our Email Address is: charters@gratitudeyachting.com