The two basins, which comprise the boatyard, are known as Green Harbor in the west and Ockers Basin in the east. In the 1800's, Green Harbor used to enter the Great South Bay at the tiki hut area. The outer basin dock was built around 1905. Originally oyster houses, the bay front was perfect for sloops to access the rich oyster beds of the bay.
The beach originally had a pavilion that was built by the Methodist Church around 1920.
The basin was converted to a Navy base during World War I. The section V "Splinter Fleet was based here until 1919.
The eastern basin was built prior to 1850. Legend has it a barge suck off the shore and the basin formed around it.
It was the home of the Jacob Ockers oyster house. The original buildings still remain intact. Built up into the Bluepoints Company, Ockers became the nation's largest and wealthiest shipper of oysters.
The company survived until 2002 when plans were formed to raze the buildings and construct condominiums. The neighbors rallied to preserve the buildings and the result is the marina you are seeing today.
Combined with the western basin, which was acquired in 1995 to form the core of the current marina. Consisting now of 4 acres of bay front with direct access to county facilities on both sides, the marina has become on of the premier neighborhood marinas on Long Island's south shore.