Your Eye on the Coast: The Yankee Marina & Boatyard Webcam

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Sometimes, having an Eye in the Sky watching isn’t such a bad thing especially when YOU are the one watching!  Like when a thunderstorm has just passed through and you’d like to know if your dinghy is in danger of being swamped. Or when you need to know if your boat has been launched, so you can head down to the marina and start provisioning it. Having an eye on the coast can be quite helpful, whether you’re nearby or miles away from your boat, and technology makes it as easy as clicking your mouse a few times to control a webcam.

Webcam usage instructions

At Yankee Marina & Boatyard, our Eye in the Sky is actually quite small, taking the form of a Canon web camera that we’ve mounted at the top of the gin pole alongside our launching slip. Housed within a weather-tight case, our webcam lets any visitor to our website (www.yankeemarina.com) take control of the camera for a couple of minutes (unless no one is in the online queue, in which case you can pan and zoom all day long) to see what’s happening at Yankee Marina and Boatyard. A fan inside the case removes condensation and ensures a high-quality image, and easy-to-use controls give users a 360-degree view of the Royal River in Yarmouth. If you particularly like the scene, you can even tap a button to grab a still image from the webcam.

Webcam usage instructions

We installed the camera about three years ago after seeing similar high-quality webcams at marinas and yacht clubs along the coast. We knew that Yankee customers would appreciate being able to keep tabs on their boats even when away from Yarmouth. In fact, many boat owners like it so much that they share links to the camera so their friends can check out their boat for themselves.

Webcam usage instructions

Webcam usage instructions

Adam White, service manager at Yankee, admits that the camera is so good, he finds himself using it during off hours to make sure that everything stays shipshape at the marina. “I’ll log in from home just to watch the docks, to see how the boats are doing,” he says. “But you have to be careful — It can actually be quite addictive.”