If you’re boating to the island, Ocracoke Island’s Silver Lake harbor accommodates transient boaters and sailors at marinas, National Park Service docks and free moorings in the harbor. If you trailered your boat to be able to enjoy this thing to do on Ocracoke, you’ll find a National Park Service boat ramp. If you want to rent a boat on Ocracoke Island, there’s an option for that as well.
Boating & Sailing in Ocracoke
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Anchorage Marina is located on Silver Lake Harbor across the street from The Anchorage Inn. The marina offers transient dockage with electric, water, showers and use of the pool. Nearby, there are bike and golf cart rentals, a boat ramp, gas and diesel fuel, ice, bait and t-shirts. Parasailing and charter fishing trips for the Gulf Stream and inshore are available at the marina. The dockside cafe, SmacNally's, is a popular open-air bar where you can watch boats bring in the catch of the day. The marina is open mid-March through mid-November.
Anchorage Marina is located on Silver Lake Harbor across the street from The Anchorage Inn. The marina offers transient dockage with electric, water, showers and use of the pool. Nearby, there are bike and golf cart rentals, a boat ramp, gas and diesel fuel, ice, bait and t-shirts. Parasailing and charter fishing trips for the Gulf Stream and inshore are available at the marina. The dockside...read more
Anchorage Marina is located on Silver Lake Harbor across the street from The Anchorage Inn. The...read more
Boating & Sailing in Ocracoke
The National Park Service has multiple slips in Silver Lake Harbor that can accommodate boats of up to 80 feet. These are very simple boat accommodations. Power is available, but gas or diesel fuel, water, cable, WiFi and pumpout are not. Restrooms are available, but there are no showers or laundry facilities. Repairs are not allowed on-site. Groceries, accommodations and restaurants are very close by. This...read more
Boating & Sailing in Ocracoke
The National Park Service has a boat ramp in the heart of Ocracoke village, near the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter ferry docks. The launch area has two paved ramps that deposit boats into Pamlico Sound, courtesy docks and abundant parking for vehicles with trailers. Next to the launch area is a Cape Hatteras National Seashore visitor center and restrooms. read more
Boating & Sailing in Ocracoke
Brothers Rudy and Donald Austin, both former ferry captains, offer boat tours to historic Portsmouth Island. Departing daily from Silver Lake Harbor at the dock shared by the Watermen's Museum, the Austins are excellent guides for local history as well. You can explore the historic village or beach or both. All trips are weather permitting. The Austins are also happy to work with special event...read more
Boating & Sailing in Ocracoke
Going fishing is one of the most enjoyable ways to spend an afternoon on Ocracoke's pleasant soundside waters, and you can explore the waters between Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island on your own. You are the captain when you rent one of the Restless Native center console 18' to 24' boats. The Pamlico Sound offers beautiful sightseeing, fishing and clamming. Enjoy a day over at Portsmouth...read more
Boating & Sailing in Ocracoke
Capt. Rob Temple will take you for sunset cruises, 1.5-hour sails, private charters and weddings at sea on the 32’ schooner Windfall II (for up to six passengers). You can sign up for any of these excursions by phoning for a reservation or stopping by the Community Square docks. The tour leaves the harbor and sails into Pamlico Sound to Teach's Hole, where Blackbeard was...read more
Boating & Sailing in Ocracoke
Ocracoke Civic & Business Association Contributor
Interested in kitesurfing? This is your place on Ocracoke Island. The Sea Monkey Lodge & Kite School owner Keith Croghan is the ambassador of kiting on the island and gladly shares his love of the island and sport. With more than 15 years of experience teaching kite-surfing lessons, Keith operates the island's only kite school for all levels from beginners to advanced riders looking to enhance their skills and experience some of Ocracoke’s truly world-class kiting conditions and scenery. Beginner lessons are held in the safe, shallow, calm waters of the Pamlico Sound. For more advanced riders, Keith facilitates downwinders and excursions as well as tricks and wave-riding clinics. Want to graduate from the sound to the surf? This is the place! The guided downwinders are truly hidden gems through some of the island’s more hard-to-reach and untouched places. Keith also offers multi-day kite camps for all levels as well as sailing lessons on 15’ daysailers.
Keith operates a boutique kite lodge and budding permaculture ranch. The guest house, a perfect base for all your adventures, serves as the center for like-minded windsports and watersports enthusiasts. The lodge offers accommodations for larger groups but also welcomes solo travelers, with options of booking the whole property for your group, private rooms or even the occasional van/tent/coach camper. Tucked away on a quiet creek with plenty of shade and a well-provisioned kitchen, it’s got everything you need and is centrally located within walking distance to shops, bars and restaurants.
Interested in kitesurfing? This is your place on Ocracoke Island. The Sea Monkey Lodge & Kite School owner Keith Croghan is the ambassador of kiting on the island and gladly shares his love of the island and sport. With more than 15 years of experience teaching kite-surfing lessons, Keith operates the island's only kite school for all levels from beginners to advanced riders looking to...read more
Interested in kitesurfing? This is your place on Ocracoke Island. The Sea Monkey Lodge &...read more
