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Amelia Island Yacht Basin in Florida

The Amelia Island Yacht Basin is one of the best places to berth your boat in Northern Florida.

The best thing about this full service marina is it’s location, the basin is just twenty minutes from Jacksonville International Airport, 15 minutes from Interstate 95 and forty minutes from Jacksonville itself. Amelia Island is one of Florida’s premier vacation destinations, Conde Nast Traveller ranked Amelia Island as number six in North America’s top ten islands in 2008.

Amelia Island is a great place for vacationing and boating. The island has 13 miles of pristine beaches and lots of wild life. The island has a great deal of history including a historic fort, Victorian homes and the charming old village of Fernandina Beach which was the birthplace of the modern shrimp industry.

Yachters and boaters will enjoy Amelia Island because it has a great natural harbor to sail into. There are hundreds of miles of coast line including islands and trees to explore in the area around the island. The area offers world class fishing as well as spectacular ocean front scenery. There is also a lot to do on land including towns to explore and world class golf courses.

The Amelia Yacht Basin itself is a full service marina featuring lots of great amenities for boats and boaters. World class facilities are available to service boats and yachts of all sizes. An experienced staff is on hand to meet the needs of every boat and handle any problem.

The Basin itself offers 135 Wet Slips for boats and 200 dry storage slips for those who want to store their boats there. The maximum dry storage length at Amelia Basin is 35 feet. The basin has custom built Wiggins forklifts designed to safely and securely lift boats in and out of the water. There’s a new fuel dock and state of the art pump out stations to service boats quickly and efficiently.

Super service is available for all boats, this service includes a complementary hull rinse and vessel fueling for all boat owners who decide to leave their boats there. There’s a ship’s store which offers bait and tackle and other services to boat owners while in dock.

Great amenities are offered to boat owners while their boat is in dock at Amelia Island. They include spacious bathrooms and shower houses for boaters who want to clean up and guest laundry facilities so boaters can clean their clothes. Best of all there’s a complimentary van to take boaters to the store, the airport or town if they need to. DSL and wireless high speed internet access for boaters who want to keep on business or news is also offered.

Amelia Island Yacht Basin is truly one of Florida’s top Marinas.

Guests in the marina can stay on their Florida boats while enjoying all the amenities of the Amelia Island. Amelia Island Yacht Basin is truly one of Florida’s treasures for those who know how to find it.

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