Morehead City Yacht Basin

01/23/2025

Due to the icy conditions, a dockmaster will be in at noon today for a couple hours to check boats and messages. Please call the dockmaster line if you need anything. Offices will remain closed.

01/22/2025

The fuel dock and offices will be closed today due to weather. Please stay warm and safe.

12/27/2024

The Morehead City Yacht Basin office and fuel dock will be closing for the New Year's Day holiday at noon on December 31th. Both will reopen at 8:30 on January 2, 2025. A dockmaster will walk the docks on the 1st to check on all boats. We wish everyone a Happy New Year!

12/19/2024

The Morehead City Yacht Basin office and fuel dock will be closing for the Christmas holiday at noon on December 24th. Both will reopen at 8:30 on December 26th. A dockmaster will walk the docks on the 25th to check on all boats. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

12/16/2024

The Morehead City Yacht Basin offices and fuel dock will close Tuesday, Dec. 17th at 2 pm so that the staff may attend a Holiday Party together. We will open as usual Wednesday, Dec. 18th at 8:30 am.

11/27/2024

The Morehead City Yacht Basin fuel dock and office will be closed November 28, 2024 for the Thanksgiving holiday. A dockmaster will perform a dock walk during the day to make sure all boats are secure. We will reopen Friday, November 29th at 8:30 am.

Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

08/08/2024

Heavy band around 8:30 this morning. We are here monitoring boats as Tropical Storm Debby moves through the state. We did retrieve the barrel from Highway 70 and have it if it’s yours. Stay safe!

06/16/2024

We want to thank all the boats that docked at the Morehead City Yacht Basin for this year’s Big Rock. Congratulations to everyone on another great year. See you next June!

06/11/2024

06/10/2024

06/06/2024

Traffic Advisory: Street Closures in Effect for The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.

Please be aware of a series of street closures around the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament footprint, and nearby due to an ongoing stormwater project.

Streets closed through Sunday, June 16th include:
-Evans Street to the intersection of Shepard Street along the Jib.
-From the 200 block of S. Eighth Street to Shepard Street.
-Shepard Street from the intersection of S. Ninth Street to the intersection with Evans Street.
-Shepard Street between the Ninth and Tenth street intersections. This is due to our ongoing stormwater project and will remain closed until further notice.

While S. Eighth Street is closed to vehicular traffic in front of the Morehead City Library, regular operating hours will be observed throughout the event timeline.

06/06/2024

We've got one slip open for The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament for a gas boat. Must be easy to maneuver. 4 ft draft. Good for up to 50 ft.

05/28/2024

Accordingly IV is available to charter for this year's NCDU Band the Billfish Tournament July 17-20th if anyone is interested. Call Peter Dubose at 252-725-3133 or e-mail at [email protected].

05/14/2024

We may have one slip available for the The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament for a boat up to 50 ft. Please call 252-726-6862 ext 4 or email [email protected] if you are interested.

02/20/2024

Morehead City Yacht Basin is looking for a part time assistant dockmaster. Excellent opportunity for a recently retired professional or military person looking to work 2-3 days a week seasonally including some weekends. Boating experience a plus. Knowledge of maintenance and repair of facility and equipment helpful. Physically fit, energetic, a good work ethic needed. Resume required. Email [email protected] or call 252-726-6862 ext. 4 for more information.

12/18/2023

It’s a beautiful day after the storm came through yesterday. We are open. We do not have internet currently. Spectrum has an outage due to the storm on their end and are working to get it resolved.

12/05/2023

The Morehead City Yacht Basin offices and fuel dock will close Thursday, Dec. 7th at 2 pm so that the staff may attend a Holiday Party together. We will open as usual Friday, Dec. 8th at 8:30 am.