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 2009
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
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.
