Nantucket Boat Basin Earns Top Marina Award

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(NANTUCKET, MA) -- The Nantucket Boat Basin, owned by Nantucket Island Resorts, has been all over the news recently for winning the Marinalife Best Transient Marina Award, and now the Boat Basin is being honored yet again as the recipient of Nantucket Race Week's Clean Harbor Award.

The award, established this year as a part of the 7th Annual Nantucket Race Week, recognizes the outstanding work and achievements of individuals, organizations, or businesses that have actively contributed to preserving and improving the water quality of Nantucket's harbors, ponds, wetlands, and watershed areas.  Joining an Honor Roll of organizations, the Boat Basin received the award August 7, at the Nantucket Yacht Club.

The Nantucket Boat Basin is a 240-slip full-service marina located on the west side of Nantucket Harbor on Nantucket Island.  Able to accommodate vessels 35-feet to 316-feet in length, the Nantucket Boat Basin has every provision. In addition to gas, electricity, and cable for your boat, the Boat Basin can arrange bike and scooter rentals, babysitting, golf and tennis times, and other on-land activities. It's also in a prime location just two blocks from Main Street's quaint shops and gourmet dining.

Nantucket Island Resorts owns a unique collection of premier hotels, cottages, island residences, and a marina. Among the company's holdings are The Wauwinet, a Relais & Châteaux property; White Elephant; White Elephant Hotel Residences; Jared Coffin House; and the Cottages & Lofts and Nantucket Boat Basin.

Located 30 miles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Nantucket can be reached by air and ferry and is noted for being one of the top resort destinations in the country. Nestled on the water's edge, the White Elephant is an intimately-scaled, full service hotel with dramatic views of Nantucket Harbor.

Dating back to the 1920s, the White Elephant blends the traditional materials and forms of Nantucket's historic Quaker past with the modern-day comforts of a luxurious property. What began as an eclectic mix of cottages has evolved into a premier Nantucket hotel that offers an unexpected blend of island charm and sophisticated amenities that is perfect for Nantucket lodging.

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