We would like to wish all of the mothers who are a part of Morningstar Marinas a Happy Mother’s Day. To celebrate our mothers, we will be serving a complimentary breakfast at the marina on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 8am. Enjoy fresh coffee, doughnuts and pastries as we wish you a very heartfelt, Happy Mother’s Day!

After a long winter, spring is finally here and we couldn’t be more excited. We are eager to see you and your families back at the marina very soon. We have been busy during the offseason and would like to share with you a few improvements to the marina.

Every boater should be prepared and have all the the right tools on hand to be heard, be seen and be found in case of an emergency. So what should a well-stocked ditch bag contain?

A few years ago, the folks at ActiveCaptain.com began collecting a list of favorite boating tips gathered from their community of boaters. In the spirit of making a “clean” start to the new year, we thought we would share a few of their boat cleaning tips. The full list of tips is maintained on the ActiveCaptain website.

The Mathews Rotary Rockfish Tournament will take place this Saturday, December 8th. Over $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the winning contestants! This is a charity event with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the Rotary’s scholarship program and community projects.

We enjoyed having members of the Navy and the US Coast Guard at the marina this week. They used the marina to load and unload equipment onto their vessels, and luckily a member was able to capture this beautiful photo from the water during sunset.