Reviews: Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina

Reviewed by: Martin Filion , Emyliz I, on Jan 21, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 32'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 4

Nice marina with clean docks, restaurant and pool. A bit expensive though. The dock master is helping and funny. We liked our stay there, spent only a night because of the high price but it was a nice stay. The current is strong so be carefull when you get into your slip, it is a bit hard to get there smootly. Call the dock master when you get into the channel to get your slip assignation. The customs are right by the marina and the showers are nice and clean.

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Reviewed by: Len Polistina , Here and Now, on Oct 15, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 43'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 5

Great resort friendly staff. WiFi works great even on the boat. Nice pool with good food available to order poolside. Customs is a close walk. Showers had plenty of hot water.

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Reviewed by: Brad , sv Fuzzy Logic, on May 16, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Well maintained marina and resort with quite an attentive staff. The restaurants is a great respite. Outstanding views, food and drinks. Make sure to ask for Ms Wild Goose, she's the best!

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Reviewed by: Lawrence Wolfenden on Apr 22, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Bimini Big Game Club is ideally situated as a cruiser's introduction to the Bahamas. The marina has a helpful and knowledgeable staff, Bahamas Customs is onsite, there are restaurants and a bar on premises, and some small grocery stores and a liquor store are nearby. Marina guests can use the pool, game room, and showers. They also have cottages and hotel rooms if you have visitors/guests who aren't up to being on the boat.

Slip-side water was at a flat rate when we stayed there January 2023, so washing the boat was an option.

Be sure to plan your arrival and departure with respect to the tide: the current can be overpowering. Every time we've stayed there someone has learned the hard way just what the limit of their ability to maneuver backwards in a 2-3 knot current is—often to the detriment of their or innocent bystander's gelcoat, dinghy, or pulpit. It is surprisingly easy to get swept down into other peoples' boats. Big Game Club is very willing to accommodate a need to wait until slack tide.

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Reviewed by: Lawrence Wolfenden on Feb 4, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 38'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

With a Customs office essentially onsite and the Immigration offices 500 feet north (in the pink police station), Bimini Big Game is a great option for clearing in to the Bahamas. There's a restaurant onsite, as well as a second-floor bar with a lounge/recreation/game room below. The showers are clean and convenient to the docks. There is also a swimming pool.

Slip rates are on the high side, but water and electricity are on a flat rate (as of February 2023), so washing down the boat can be less painful than at some of the other marinas.

They staff are very friendly and personable; we feel very welcome every time we stop in. The power and water hookups are in good repair, as are the fixed, wooden piers.

A word of caution is in order, however: the tidal current here—and at ALL the marinas at the south end of Bimini channel are significant. The prudent mariner will wait until slack tide before backing either into or out of their slip. The marina staff understand this and will be patient and flexible with checkout times. Do not be shy about asking for assistance (or impatient about waiting for someone to give a hand).

Unfortunately, there are quite a number of imprudent skippers out there and people do frequently lose control in the combination of a fresh breeze with the strong cross-current. It is not unusual to see someone bouncing off of other vessels as they struggle to gain control/steerage.

Power boaters should also take note that Bimini channel is a no wake zone in front of the marinas. Too many do not, despite the risk of the very visible signs warning of $500 fines.

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Reviewed by: Brian Sims , Whatever Bytes, on May 2, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 4

Stayed here for our first over seas trip, it made it easy with customs and immigration very close. Docks and people were very friendly. Depending on the current it can make docking a little tricky.

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Reviewed by: rene walsh on Mar 18, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 3

Easy access to immigration and customs coming into Bahamas, both steps away. Fixed dock marina tough dockage with an east wind. Access to pool and marina bar/grill. Several convenance stores within walking distance to provision. If you arrive early you could anchor north of channel entrance until things open up.

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