Greetings from Far Rockaway, NYC,

Hello and thanks for your interest in the Boatel project, all summer adventure art camping on boats. The Boatel is an interactive art + sound installation that takes place on the docks of Marina 59, under the planes taking off from JFK airport and five blocks from Rockaway Beach.

23 artists from NYC and abroad are meticulously crafting a world out of the flotsam & jetsam of Jamaica Bay. A cluster of reclaimed/rebuilt docks + junk boats create worlds within worlds, an hour from the city and a thousand miles away from reality.

You are invited to visit our outpost for an overnight stay in one of our sixteen floating installations--a boat that sings, a patchwork treehouse, a Victorian-era naturalist's laboratory, a hillbilly kama sutra honeymoon suite...

Though we aim to be hospitable, remember that you are joining us in the rough + tumble and please come adventure ready.

The Boatel is open Wednesdays to Sundays, May 16th to November 1st.
Reserving a room is easy: Search Available Dates Now

There are some weekend slots still available but they are going fast.
To be added to the waiting list for a specific boat and/or date, e-mail boatel@marina59.com.

The boats will be on view to the public May 18-19-20 (Friday-Sunday). 3pm to 8pm.
Please join us for an opening reception & marina open house Saturday May 19th 3pm-8pm.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Kelie Bowman, Tory Censits & Arielle Avenia, Chassy Cleland, Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels & Vanessa Cronan (Rabid Hands), Grisha Enikolopov & Simon Arizpe, Alana Fitzgerald (Magic Pictures), Lilah Horwitz & Nick Olson, Jordan Johnson, Stephen McLeod (VSVSVS), Laura McMillian, Stephanie Mezynski & Robyn Hasty, Andie Olive, Jason Sinopoli & Mayra Cimet, Becky Shoemaker, Orien McNeill, Angie Kang, Catherine Yeager, & Noel Malloy

SUBWAY Take the Far Rockaway bound A train to Beach 60th St. Exit on 59th St. and walk left 2 blocks.
BY CAR Take the Marine Pkwy Bridge or Cross Bay Bridge to Beach Channel Drive and drive down to 59th Street.

press + booking inquiries: boatel@marina59.com

download the postcard here:



postcard web version (low res) postcard print version (high res)

POLICY
Reservations must be paid in full at time of booking and are not refundable. Dates can not be switched. You can find somebody to take over your reservation, but for no more than the listed rate. Children under 12 must wear life jackets at all times. All dogs must be on leashes and picked up after.

CHECKING IN
Check in & Check out times are 6PM* and 2PM.
*May 16-20 reservations please check in at 8PM.
Call (718) 945-4500 for entry, or wait until the gate opens.
The Boatel is on “A Dock”, shore side. Check in at the Bait & Tackle Shop.

SUGGESTED PACKING LIST
Come adventure-ready: towel, hat, swimwear, shades, long sleeves, change of clothes, rain gear depending on weather, water bottle, food for grilling, deck chair, liquor, and extra bedding.
Each boat will have pillows and sheets but it is a few degrees cooler here than in the city, so you may want to bring a sleeping bag. We have a few coolers and deck chairs, feel free to bring your own.
You can find most other needs here, at the deli next door or at the bait & tackle shop on the premises: ice, beer, mixers, bugspray, sunblock, bandaids, toiletries, fishing gear & rental poles, propane grills, and bathrooms with showers on land.

artist bios + schedules of lectures, movies coming soon