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Best Town to Visit With Couples
1. St. Michaels, Md.
2. Annapolis, Md.
3. Baltimore, Md.
4. Onancock, Va.
4. Solomons, Md.
5. Rock Hall, Md.
5. Urbanna, Va.
6. Oxford, Md.
7. Cape Charles, Va.
8. Norfolk, Va.
Best Town With Families
1. St. Michaels, Md.
2. Baltimore, Md.
3. Annapolis, Md.
4. Solomons, Md.
5. Urbanna, Va.
6. Norfolk, Va.
6. Rock Hall, Md.
7. Onancock, Va.
8. Chestertown, Md.
8. Reedville, Va.
Best Cruising River
1. Chester River
2. Rappahannock River
3. Potomac River
4. Sassafras River
5. Wye River
6. Choptank River
6. Severn River (middle Bay)
7. Patuxent River
8. York River
9. James River
9. Middle River
Best Anchorage
1. Fairlee Creek
2. Still Pond
3. Corsica River
3. Rhode River
3. St. Leonard Creek
4. Dobbins Island
4. Dun Cove
Best Resort Marina
1. Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort (Cambridge, Md.)
1. The Tides Marina (Irvington, Va.)
2. Herrington Harbour South (Friendship, Md.)
3. Spring Cove Marina (Solomons, Md.)
4. Bay Creek Marina (Cape Charles, Va.)
4. Zahniser’s (Solomons, Md.)
5. Mears Great Oak Landing Marina (Chestertown, Md.)
6. Mears Point Marina (Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.)
6. St. Michaels Harbour Inn (St. Michaels, Md.)
Best Mom-and-Pop Marina
1. Worton Creek Marina (Chestertown, Md.)
2. Lankford Bay Marina (Rock Hall, Md.)
2. Rock Hall Landing Marina (Rock Hall, Md.)
3. Higgins Yacht Yard (St. Michaels, Md.)
3. Lewisetta Marina (Lewisetta, Va.)
3. Long Point Marina (Earleville, Md.)
Best Boating Supply Store
1. Fawcett Boat Supply (Annapolis, Md.)
2. West Marine (Deltaville, Va.)
3. BoatU.S. (Deltaville, Va.)
4. West Marine (Deale, Md.)
4. West Marine (Hampton, Va.)
5. West Marine (Solomons, Md.)
6. BoatU.S. (Annapolis, Md.)
6. West Marine (Annapolis, Md.)
6. West Marine (Rock Hall, Md.)
7. West Marine (Alexandria, Va.)
Best Tackle Shop
1. Anglers (Annapolis, Md.)
1. R.W.’s (Callao, Va.)
2. Green Top Sporting Goods (Glen Allen, Va.)
2. Queens Creek Outfitters (Cobbs Creek, Va.)
3. Bass Pro Shops, Arundel Mills Mall (Hanover, Md.)
3. Tackle Box (Lexington Park, Md.)
3. Tyler’s Tackle Shop (Chesapeake Beach, Md.)
4. Bass Pro Shops (Hampton, Va.)
4. J&W Seafood (Deltaville, Va.)
5. Jett’s Hardware (Reedville, Va.)
Best Family Restaurant
1. Crab Claw (St. Michaels, Md.)
2. Waterman’s Crab House (Rock Hall, Md.)
3. Harrison’s Chesapeake House (Tilghman, Md.)
4. Horn Harbor House Restaurant (Burgess, Va.)
5. Seabreeze (Gwynn’s Island, Va.)
6. Cantler’s Riverside Inn (Mill Creek, Annapolis, Md.)
6. Crazy Crab (Reedville, Va.)
6. Harris Crabhouse (Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.)
7. The Captain’s Table (Solomons, Md.)
7. Kentmorr Restaurant (Stevensville, Md.)
Best Romantic Restaurant
1. River’s Inn, York River Yacht Haven (Gloucester Point, Va.)
2. The Narrows Restaurant (Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.)
3. Town Dock (St. Michaels, Md.)
4. Annie’s Paramount Steak and Seafood House (Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.)
4. Dry Dock (Solomons, Md.)
4. Tommy’s (Reedville, Va.)
Best Restaurant for Steamed Crabs
1. Cantler’s Riverside Inn (Mill Creek, Annapolis, Md.)
2. Crab Claw (St. Michaels, Md.)
3. Waterman’s Crab House (Rock Hall, Md.)
4. Harris Crabhouse (Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.)
5. Tap Room (Chesapeake City, Md.)
6. Sidestreet Seafood Market and Restaurant (Crisfield, Md.)
Best Restaurant for Crabcakes
1. The Narrows Restaurant (Grasonville, Md.)
2. Cantler’s Riverside Inn (Mill Creek, Annapolis, Md.)
3. Crab Claw (St. Michaels, Md.)
4. Robert Morris Inn (Oxford, Md.)
4. Stoney’s Crabhouse (Broomes Island, Md.)
5. Captain’s Galley (Crisfield, Md.)
5. Crazy Crab (Reedville, Va.)
5. Harris Crabhouse (Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.)
5. Woody’s Crab House (North East, Md.)
Best Dockside Bar
1. Red Eye’s Dock Bar (Kent Narrows, Grasonville, Md.)
2. Jellyfish Joel’s, Mears Great Oak Landing Marina (Chestertown, Md.)
2. Tiki Bar (Solomons, Md.)
3. Crazy Crab (Reedville, Va.)
3. The Crab Deck, York River Yacht Haven (Gloucester Point, Va.)
4. Big Mary’s Dock Bar, Pirates Cove Marina (Galesville, Md.)
4. Chesapeake Inn (Chesapeake City, Md.)
4. Tides Inn (Irvington, Va.)
5. Waterman’s Crab House (Rock Hall, Md.)
Best Place to Spot Wildlife
1. Wye River
2. Chester River
3. Eastern Neck Island Wildlife Refuge (mouth of the Chester River)
4. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Cambridge, Md.)
4. Still Pond
5. Sassafras River
5. Rappahannock River
6. La Trappe Creek
Best Waterside Event
1. Fourth of July (various locations)
2. Norfolk Harborfest
2. Urbanna Oyster Festival
3. Annapolis boat shows
4. Hampton Bay Days
5. Thunder on the Narrows
6. Crisfield boat docking contest
6. Log canoe races
6. Rock Hall Waterman’s Festival (Rock Hall, Md.)
Best Bay Book
1. Chesapeake, James Michener
2. Guide to Cruising Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Magazine
3. Beautiful Swimmers, William Warner
Best Nautical Movie
1. The Perfect Storm
2. Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World
3. Captain Ron
4. Titanic
5. Dead Calm
6. Mutiny on the Bounty
6. Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl
6. Wind
7. Jaws
Best Canvas Work
1. Ships Tailor (Deltaville, Va.)
2. Hayes Custom Sails (Hayes, Va.)
2. Meade Breese, Sailmaker (Rock Hall, Md.)
3. North Sails (Annapolis, Md.)
Best Electronics Work
1. Hartfield Marine Electronics (Hartfield, Va.)
1. Mid-Shore Electronics (Cambridge, Md.)
2. Martek (Stevensville, Md.)
3. Middle River Electronics (Baltimore, Md.)
Best Engine Work
1. Long Point Marina (Earleville, Md.)
1. Zahniser’s Yachting Center (Solomons, Md.)
2. Bay Shore Marine (Annapolis, Md.)
Best General Boat Repairs
1. Zahniser’s Yachting Center (Solomons, Md.)
2. Long Point Marina (Earleville, Md.)
Best Yacht Carpentry
1. Zahniser’s Yachting Center (Solomons, Md.)
2. Zimmerman Marine (Cardinal, Va.)
Best Fishing Charter Company (or Boat)
1. Harrison’s Sport Fishing Center, Captain Buddy Harrison (Tilghman, Md.)
2. Bay Quest Sport Fishing, Captain David Rowe (Lottsburg, Va.)
2. Midnight Sun, Captain Ryan Rogers, Smith Point Marina (Reedville, Va.) |
