Watergate Yachting Center

The bathrooms are small and dated. the toilets are often clogged. There so small that you are taking a shower a few feet from someone taking a dump. The main issue is the management. The harbor master walks around like Barney Fife and is very rude. The place seems laid back and fun but dont be fooled, If your going to hang out here and try to relax… forget it! I tried to watch tv in there club room and was relaxing. I closed my eyes and a woman took my picture and turned it into the management. I was reprimanded by the harbor master, Its hard to believe how rude he was. Its not worth the money to dock your boat here.

I just love this place, if you are looking for a resort on the water this is it. Nothing compares to it in the area. We have our boat here since 2007.

Please, get the ducks out of the pool! My children swim in there. The other day we watched a duck walk over to the pool, hop in and leave a three foot trail of green poop behind as he swam over to the little waterfall. It happens everyday we are there.
This is such a beautiful place, maybe only second to Lakewood, but you have got to get a manager in there that knows how to run the place like a yacht club instead of a hitch hiker’s hideaway. Get the old, dirty boats moved aside, hell, make it a mandatory service to wash them if they are in disrepair and make it a revenue center then use the money to fix the internet that is so slow it can not be used.
Also, put a fridge with a combination that only the local police know at the end of the piers. Stock it with snacks for them to encourage them to stop by after dark and look around. A cheap way to stop the thefts and something you could use in your marketing material to show that you are being proactive about cutting down the thefts.
Also, maybe get the employees to walk around the slips and ask people how things are going to show that you are interested in improving things.
Lastly, when is the restaurant going to open?

Looking for a boat here so I keep returning. Great spot and location. I love it, from the facilities to the restaurant on site. The location is close to everything in Kemah and League City, and everything in Clearlake and Texas. We had a boat here in the 90’s and Im looking for another one now.

I can only speak from a spectators point of view since I am neither a sailor nor a boat owner, but my father has a slip here and I have had the pleasure of coming here on many occasions.
The pool is always clean and clear not to mention aesthetically pleasing since the remodeling. After hurricane Ike, they replaced the deck chairs and patio furniture, added grilling sites (complete with charcoal hidden under the cabinet) and re-​paved the parking lot with stone. Many of their wooden piers were replaced with floating ones as well. Parking is never difficult, though the marina can be a bit odd to navigate if you have never been. They have guest parking and sticker parking. On site, they have a tennis court, playground, laundry room, clubhouse with cable, and even a bar area with an ice machine. Granted, you have to bring your own bar materials. :) You have to have a key to get inside the bathrooms and they’re always a bit of a shock after being in the pool since they’re icy cold. Be sure to hold down the lever since they have a difficult time flushing. Showers are also inside.
Everyone is always super friendly and talkative and will usually have a beer in a coozie in their hand. My dad often says he comes here to relax and get away; his oasis of sorts.
On 4^th of July they had a security officer at the front checking boat owners and their guests. I actually liked this; it kept those who weren’t supposed to be there out.