Morehead City Transient Dock — Attraction in Morehead City

I highly suggest you read the reviews and not go by the star rating. I felt compelled to review after landing at this marina and looking into the reviews. Positives: friendly staff, floating dock and dining opportunities. Negatives: strong cross-slip current, almost completely exposed to open water and violent wakes. Wind regularly comes from the SW here, and it is completely exposed in that direction. Lots of traffic that cruise 10-20' behind the slips creating startling slaps on the hull. Took me several attempts to land, and I have two sailboats (37' and 45') and 23 years experience. Right after we tied up, a center console pulled in beside us and got twisted up, ended up damaging their stern corner. I'm glad we stopped because we needed a break, but very difficult docking even at slack with a SW wind, and annoying chop and wake once tied up. No provisioning here, closest box is walgreens,...

Dates: July 30 - 31, 2024 LOA: 48' Beam: 15' Draft: 3'4"

We stayed one night on our way north. The current at this dock is very strong, even at slack current. The dock master is the only employee and is very nice and helpful. If you need assistance getting docked, make sure to call ahead with an ETA so he can be on hand. There are some sail boats anchored right across from these slips, but there was plenty of room for us to swing our 48' boat around to back into the slip. Plenty of restaurants to choose from a short walk away. Walmart is also available for grocery delivery if you need...

We stayed at Morehead City Transient Docks in Morehead City, NC, from July 30-31. The local facilities are great. The dock hand also works for the city, so give them a heads up for assistance. The current here is very strong; it's best to come in at slack tide. Good water pressure and the power worked all night. There's a lot of fishing activity in the area. Great restaurants are a short walk away. It's a public dock with limited security, but we never...