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Our ServicesIn 1938, by presidential order, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that the nation's capital needed a "first-class" marina to meet the needs of recreational boaters.
"Yacht Basin One" was established as the result of this presidential order.
President Roosevelt commissioned Charles Chaney, the Philadelphia Harbor engineer to design and supervise the construction of "Yacht Basin One."
Between 1939 and 1941," Yacht Basin One" (now known as The Washington Marina Company) was constructed on federal land by Works Progress Administration (WPA).
During the period 1941 to 1951, "Yacht Basin One" was leased to four different businesses, all of which failed to operate the marina successfully.
In 1951, the District of Columbia government contacted Mr. C.M. Stickell, owner of Stickell Marine in Baltimore, and asked him to take over the operation of "Yacht Basin One." Mr. Stickell agreed and on September 1, 1951, The Washington Marina Company began operations.