Shanty Shack Events at Buffalo Small Boat Harbor

04/14/2018

Enjoy a two-hour cruise on Lake Erie and help the captain as you sail with up to 6 guests

06/13/2017

Oct. 17, 1944 – June 10, 2017 Robert L. Caetano joined the Sea Scouts as a teen,  and it charted him a course he followed for the rest of his life. He went on to become one of the pioneering community sailing instructors in the nation. As founder of the Seven Seas Sailing Center, he shared his love…

05/16/2017

When you hear someone say "Let's go sailing," do you immediately think of yacht clubs? Meet Ed Quinlan and Bill Zimmerman from Seven Seas Sailing Center in B...

05/04/2017

Come Learn to Sail… for Life. Try to Imagine an early spring Saturday; frost is everywhere as we drive down to meet up along the Buffalo Ship Canal at the historical industrial end of Buffalo…

11/03/2016

The Union Ship Canal would make a superb lake access marina for boats. WNY'ers are losing boat slip...

05/27/2015

The Shanty Shack is looking to feature yoga, canine zen workshops, and all forms of talented street buskers and musicians to fill our Saturday afternoon grassy knoll venues at the Outer Harbor. Please contact us at [email protected]

05/27/2015

The Shanty Shack is located at the launch ramp left of Dugs Dive at Small Boat Harbor. In addition to being a general store with nautical gifts and a snack shop, the Shanty Shack offers bike rentals and sailboat cruises. The inspiration for the shop came from our need to have a launch site to charter guests out to the South Buffalo Lighthouse (built in 1903) which we are restoring this summer and will be conducting tours soon!

05/26/2015

Watch for upcoming events at the Shanty Shack! Guitar jams, poetry readings, drama, art shows, and more. And always sailboat charters, bicycle rentals, nautical gifts, snacks and beverages. Open Fri-Sun every weekend.

05/26/2015