We head out from Freedom Boat Club’s Long Neck, DE location. Located in Pots-Nets Bayside, boat club members enjoy convenient access to some of Delaware’s best waterways.
It’s just a short boat ride from the heart of the Indian River Bay to the Lewes Canal, Rehoboth Bay and the Atlantic.
Long Neck is known for great crabbing, as well as inshore and offshore fishing. Nearby is a local sandbar named Massey’s Ditch that’s a great spot to anchor and host a family picnic on a sandbar.
Today we are onboard a pontoon boat, a perfect choice for the waterway and to serve as a “family party barge.”
Going out Indian River, we first come to Indian River Marina and Dockside Marina Bar & Grill in Rehoboth, DE. The seasonal restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Live music and happy hour daily from 3PM – 5PM make it a popular spot. On the drink menu is the Toasty Samoan Crush (ole smoky butter pecan, malibu, kailua, Pina colada, pineapple juice, orange juice, vanilla extract, brown sugar, liquor 43 floater, caramel, coconut and a graham cracker rim).
Next up is Paradise Grill, featuring tiki bars, palm trees, sand and Adirondack chairs with a view of the Bay. Try the Flounder Bites appetizer, (buttermilk biscuit-breaded flounder flash fried and served with boom boom sauce —creamy, sweet, tangy and spicy all at the same time).
We then head back to Freedom Boat Club’s Long Neck location. Being members of Freedom Boat Club of Maryland and DC gives you access to nine marines across Maryland and DC (and more than 450 reciprocal locations in North America, Europe and Australia).
Members show up, jump onboard and head out. A concierge dockside team fuels the boat, gets it ready and handles your gear, so your only job is to enjoy.
