Summer at the Boatyard Bar & Grill

September and lots to write to you about..............

Before Fin and the Sailer girls head off to school we got them to WRNR to do a radio ad. They have done so about 8 or 9 years now.   Fin, Morgan and Lilly Sailer at the station. Of course Eastport Pirate Tom Weaver is the voice of the Boatyard and Tom with WRNR producer/DJ Rob do an amazing job.

The third of our big outdoor charity events was mid-August - the Boatyard CRAB Cup to benefit CRAB - Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating for those of all ages with disabilities including wounded warriors. This regatta was followed up later that week with the CRAB Annapolis Police Dept Youth Sailing Camp for at risk kids. What a great group!! G and me with Title Sponsor Annapolis Volvo’s Michelle Eichorn at the afterparty featuring Misspent Youth - amazing band. Thank you, Michelle!!!  And of course, Mt. Gay Rum and Red Stripe Beer among others.   Me posing with our Boatyard team, GM Kevin and servers Gabby and Michael.   Our Captain and crew on Juice, very respectable showing less than a minute behind the other Alerion that races in every regatta. Good going Dave.  Enjoy the pictures, more on our site Boatyard Bar & Grill gallery.

Boatyard Full Harvest Moon Party

September 27, 2018 at 7pm

Live Music with D'Vibe & Conga

Boatyard Full Sturgeon Moon Party

August 30, 2018 at 7pm

Live Music with Timmie Metz Band featuring Tambo

The whales!!

Hello from the Boatyard!! It’s July and we are in the thick of summer and loving it. In the “land of pleasant living” as they used to say on the Natty Boh jingle-in the 70s. Where have all the years (flowers) gone? Yikes! The Boatyard is cranking and it’s great to be full every day. We appreciate your patronage and are working hard to continue to deserve it. 77,000 crab cakes sold last year. It’s a high bar but you’re helping us beat it. And you’re shipping those crab cakes online nationwide to your Uncle Louie in Omaha and as corporate gifts to your important clients in Sacramento. Thanks!

Our second big event, Bands In the Sand at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s beautiful Merrill Center, in mid-June was an amazing success. Best ever. Sold out in a week or so. Great bands, food, drinks, weather, sponsors, guests, boats, etc. Thank you!   We raised record setting funds for CBF to do their great work to Save the Bay, and you know by now that the Bay is getting so much better!! Thank you CBF- its staff, supporters, and those with the political will to help us leave a better Bay for our kids.

Boatyard Full Buck Moon Party

July 26, 2018 at 7pm

Live Music with Timmie Metz Band featuring Tambo

Boatyard Full Strawberry Moon Party

June 28, 2018 at 7pm

Live Music with Timmie Metz Band featuring Tambo

Boatyard Reggae Nights with Orlando Phillips

May 30, June 21 and July 12

5:00-8:00pm

$3.00 Red Stripe bottle beer

One down and three to go--- the Boatyard outdoor charity events that is. Our Opening Day Spring Fishing Tournament (Catch and Release) was held on Sat April 21. It benefits the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association MD and the Annapolis Police Department Youth Fishing Camp. It was a tough day for the large number of boats (131!) fishing wise (why? water too cold? fish still up the Bay and rivers spawning? Every fisherperson has a strongly felt opinion!). So, cool this year that second place was won by a woman (Sara Brown) and third place was won by a youth (Will Muscatello). First place was Rich Vigue at 42.25 inches caught jigging at the Power Plant. The awards party was huge and fun and the tough day fishing was quickly forgotten. Over 1,000 here at the Boatyard eating Chefs George’s great food, music by the Jess McQuay Band and a more than a few adult beverages. Thanks to Anglers Sports Center (Charlie and Jane Ebersberger), our presenting sponsor for all 17 years of the tournament and all of the other sponsors, captains and crews, our volunteers from CBF and my Boatyard team that does a remarkable job. 17 years-- Yikes!!!  Click here for tournament results and photos, and click here for FishTalk party coverage.

Deer in our yard in Eastport.  We assumed they swam over from Bay Ridge and were tired so just laid there resting and eating all our spring plants.

Another Boatyard Full Worm Moon Party, April 5, 2018 - some new ways to howl!

Our esteemed full moon expert explained that there are 2 months this year with 2 full moons each (an occurence also known as a blue moon).  Apparently, when there are 2, they're both named the same and hence, we have another Worm Moon!   As long as it's Spring, bring it on.

Timmie Metz Band featuring Tambo premiers at this full moon party! 

Drink specials, dancing and howling encouraged - come on down!

Tribute to Lefty Kreh at the last Boatyard Angler Night March 27th

It is with a sad heart that we say farewell to a marvelous man and a dear friend - we are honored for the opportunity to celebrate his remarkable life.  Please join us at the final Angler Night to toast Lefty by sharing classic movie clips, a moving Tom Brokaw tribute and an episode or two of Buccaneers & Bones. 

Join us in Lefty's salute, presented by Chesapeake Bay Magazine and CCA MD at the Boatyard.

Happy Hour 5:00-7:00pm
Buck-A-Shuck Oysters
1/2 price bottled wine with an entree
Chef George's Every Tuesday's Chicken Pot Pie Special

Film at 7:00pm

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The MRE at the Boatyard - Up the Republic Night!  Celebrate all things Eastport and Irish.

The Honorable John P. Barry, the Maritime Republic of Eastport's Ambassador to Ireland, presides over this lively evening, featuring Eastport's own Oyster Boys plus a very special musical guest line-up.  Happy Hour from 3:00-7:00pm, band begins at 7:00pm.

The Boatyard becomes Maguire's Irish Pub on St. Paddy's Day, March 17, 2018!

As the luck o' the Irish would have it, the legendary Jeff Maguire once again reprises his traditional role as barkeep and owner for the day from noon to 8:00pm, Chef George O'Betz transforms the daily specials to feature delicious Irish dishes and the bar pumps beer into commemorative holiday glasses while they last.  Live music with Jess McQuay band from 4-7pm.  

The Boatyard Angler Night February 27th film has been changed! 

Heads or Tails takes us along isolated beaches of Western Australia where permit do things differently!  Follow two local fly anglers as they run after schools of permit, cast to fish over shallow, wave-pounded reef flats and watch this wild fish smash floating crab-flies with reckless abandon. 

Join the Boatyard, Chesapeake Bay Magazine and CCA MD and fellow mates on this latest fish adventure.

Happy Hour 5:00-7:00pm
Buck-A-Shuck Oysters
1/2 price bottled wine with an entree
Chef George's Every Tuesday's Chicken Pot Pie Special

Film at 7:00pm

The 17th Annual Boatyard Bar & Grill Opening Day Catch & Release Rockfish Tournament - April 21, 2018

Whether the fish are evasive or biting like mad, whether the weather is perfect or white-cap rough, anglers and guests alike agree - participating in the Boatyard's Annual Spring Tournament is really a lot of FUN, and we hope you will think so too!  Generous prizes await the lucky winners.

In line with the Boatyard's commitment to a healthy Chesapeake Bay, this is a charity event with proceeds going to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Coastal Conservation Association Maryland and the Annapolis Police Department Youth Fishing Camp.

Boatyard Full Worm Moon Party

March 1, 2018 at 7pm

Live Music with D'Vibe & Conga

Full Snow Moon party features live music with

The Shatners

Drink Specials, Dancing - come Howl!
February 1, 2018, 7:OOpm

Boatyard Happy Hour 3-7pm

The first Angler Night returns to the Boatyard on Tuesday, January 30, featuring the amazing film An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch.

Happy Hour 5-7, film at 7:00pm
Arrive early to get a seat.

With introduction by the Foundation's Executive Director Philip Renaud, and Communications Director and Producer Alison Barrat (bios below), please join the Boatyard, Chesapeake Bay Magazine and CCA-MD in welcoming the Living Oceans Foundation's new, groundbreaking film exposing the extent of the global unaccounted-for fish harvest, a co-production with the Smithsonian Channel.

It's truly astounding.

Angler Nights return to the Boatyard in 2018

Tuesday night, once a month for 3 months, come early and join fellow fisherfolk to shoot the breeze, tell tall tails, slurp a few oysters, get a good meal, enjoy awesome happy hour - and wait for the weather to break into a warm Spring of sunny days back on the water......dream big!

Sponsored by CCA MD and Chesapeake Bay Magazine, don't let the dry titles fool you - this year's films promise to tantalize and entertain beginning at 7pm.

January 30     Buccanneers & Bones with Lefty, Season 2

February 27   Best of Catch Magazine Season 3

March 27       Fly Fishing for Permit

See all Boatyard Bar & Grill upcoming events

The Boatyard Full Moon Party returns January 11, 2018!

The January Full Wolf Moon party features live music with The Shatners.

The 2017 Boatyard Bar & Grill CRAB Regatta

A sunny day without much wind was not a deterrent for all those who turned out for this fun, family-friendly pursuit race to support CRAB (Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating).  Upbeat Regatta participants were joined by party-goers and generous donors at the after-party featuring a live auction and music by Misspent Youth.  With proceeds raised from the event, CRAB can purchase a brand new Beneteau First 22A!    A big thanks to the event Sponsors including the Boatyard Bar & Grill for the delicious food, and Heineken and Mount Gay for refreshing rum drinks and beer!  Enjoy the photos!