1. Wianno Yacht Club
City: Osterville, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 428-2232
Address: 101 Bridge St.
Description: The Wianno Yacht Club has a junior sailing program dedicated to teaching kids how to sail in a fun and encouraging environment. From the Seamen level (ages 7 to 9), to Mates (ages 8 to 10), Ensigns (ages 10 to 13), to Advanced Sailing for nonracers and the Racing Team, which practice skills in 420s, Wianno Yacht Club offers a program for everyone. The summer is divided into two four-week sessions, and you may register for one or both of them. The full eight-week program is $800 for members, $900 for nonmembers; each of the two four-week sessions costs $450 for members, $500 for nonmembers. For adults who want to join a sailing program, the Wianno Yacht Club offers lessons on Thurs evenings from early July to early Aug.
2. Crosby Yacht Yard Inc.
City: Osterville, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 428-6900
Address: 72 Crosby Circle
Description: A popular rendezvous place for yacht clubs and boating groups, Crosby Yacht Yard can accommodate power- and sailboats up to 120 feet. It has both slips and moorings, shower and laundry facilities, fuel, water, ice, electricity, and a marine store. Repair service is available seven days a week. The facility has travel lifts, marine railways, inside and outside storage, and launch service. The home of the Cape Cod catboat, Crosby’s is also a boat builder and an authorized dealer for Scout, Sealine, and Uniesse Marine Boats, and offers full brokerage services. There is a restaurant on the premises. Crosby Yacht Yard is open year-round.
3. Nauticus Marina
City: Osterville, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Address: 339 West Bay Rd.
Description: This marina is open from May to Nov and can accommodate boats up to 120 feet with a 6-foot draft. It has 1,000 feet of rental dock space, including 15 slips for seasonal use. Electrical, water, and cable service are available, but the marina has no gas, nor does it offer repair service. The marina is within walking distance of village shops and restaurants.
4. Oyster Harbors Marine
City: Osterville, MA
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (508) 428-2017
Address: 122 Bridge St.
Description: Oyster Harbors Marine has 110 slips and 30 moorings; it can accommodate boats from 8 to 100 feet long and has gas and diesel fuel, pump-out facilities, a 55-ton travel lift, and storage. This full-service boatyard offers a marine store, restrooms, showers, carpentry, and mechanical and electronic repairs, as well as sales for yachts and outboard motors. It is open year-round.