West Marine, the Florida-based outdoor retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 17 and said it will close 59 locations across 23 states. The company cited liquidity pressure from long-term leases and ongoing strain in the boating and outdoor recreation
The liquidation signs are already up in some towns. In others, they haven’t—yet. But West Marine’s Chapter 11 filing has set a clear direction: 59 stores are slated to close across 23 states, the company said this week.
The Florida-based outdoor retailer filed for bankruptcy on May 17. according to online court documents. and said the closures are part of its restructuring. In the records, West Marine listed more than 100,000 creditors, and estimated its assets and liabilities each between $500 million and $1 billion.
In a statement. the company said it is closing select retail locations as part of its ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring. framing the move as an effort to align its store footprint with current business needs while continuing to coordinate with landlords. It also said it will support crew members impacted by the closures, though it did not immediately provide additional details.
The store closures will span a wide swath of the country, from California to Wisconsin. West Marine’s website indicates that every store slated for closure will have sales on its merchandise.
In Spokane, Washington, the store posted on Instagram that its liquidation sale has already started and should run through August or September, offering the most specific timing described in the company’s public materials so far.
The list of closures includes locations in the following states:
Alabama: 5004 Dauphin Island Parkway. Mobile. Alabama 36605 California: 4645 Century Blvd. Antioch. California 94565630 Bay Blvd. Chula Vista. California 919102607 Bechelli Lane. Redding. California 960022024 Del Monte. Suite A. Monterey. California 939401719 Oceanside Blvd. Oceanside. California 92054 Florida: 4265 Tamiami Trail. Port Charlotte. Florida 339801860 Tamiami Trail South. Venice. Florida 3429314180 Beach Blvd. Unit 4, Jacksonville, Florida 322507478 S. Orange Blossom Trl Suite A. Orlando. Florida 3280928520 Bonita Crossings Blvd Ste 1. Bonita Springs.
Florida 341351107 3rd St SW. Winter Haven. Florida 33880250 Palm Coast Pkwy NE Unit 507. Palm Coast. Florida 32137474347 E. State Road 200. Fernandina Beach. Florida 32034 Georgia: 7700 Abercorn St. Savannah. Georgia 31406 Illinois: 2 West Grand Ave. Fox Lake. Illinois 600201707-7th St. Winthrop Harbor. Illinois 60096 Louisiana: 2668 Johnston St. #B-2. Lafayette. Louisiana 70503 Massachusetts: 32 Atlantic Ave. Marblehead. Massachusetts 0194552 Beach Rd. Vineyard Haven. Massachusetts 02568 Maryland: 2700 Lighthouse Pt E #100.
Baltimore. Maryland 212243257-B Solomon’s Island Rd. Edgewater. Maryland 2103721386 Rock Hall Avenue. Rock Hall. Maryland 2166112638 Ocean Gateway. Units 1-5. Ocean City. Maryland 21842 Maine: 127 Marginal Wy. Portland. Maine 0410111 Apple Lane. Southwest Harbor. Maine 04679 Michigan: 25050 Jefferson Ave. St. Clair Shores, Michigan 480802492 Henry St. #B. Muskegon. Michigan 49441789 E Big Beaver Rd. Troy. Michigan 480834128 Wilder Rd. Bay City. Michigan 48706105 West Mitchell St. Petoskey. Michigan 49770810 Jackson St. Grand Haven.
Michigan 49417 Missouri: 3872 Highway 54. Osage Beach. Missouri 65065 North Carolina: 3027 Capital Blvd #111. Raleigh. North Carolina 276041104 Broad St Ext. Oriental. North Carolina 28571 New Jersey: 178 State Route 35 SE. Eatontown. New Jersey 07724213 Route 37 East. Tom’s River. New Jersey 08753791 Route 109. Cape May. New Jersey 08204 Nevada: 2505 Mill St. Reno. Nevada 89502 New York: 21214 Pioneer Plaza Dr. Watertown. New York 1360116 Soundview Marketplace. Port Washington. New
York 110501850 Ridge Road East. Irondequoit. New York 14622 Ohio: 207 E Water St. Sandusky. Ohio 4487024781 Lorain Rd. North Olmsted. Ohio 440701577 St. Clair Avenue East. Cleveland. Ohio 44114 Oregon: 15230 SW Sequoia Pkwy. Suite 190. Tigard. Oregon 97224 Pennsylvania: 2126 Street Road. Bensalem. Pennsylvania 19020 South Carolina: 3501 Clemson Blvd. #110. Anderson. South Carolina 2962112078 Highway 17 Bypass. Unit A. Murrells Inlet. South Carolina 295761288 Highway 17 N. Myrtle Beach. South Carolina 295821347
Ribaut Road. Suite B. Port Royal. South Carolina 29935 Tennessee: 7812 Kingston Pike. Knoxville. Tennessee 37919 Virginia: 10819 W Broad St. Glen Allen. Virginia 23060 Washington: 3560 Meridian St. Bellingham. Washington 982255971 State Hwy 303 NE. Bremerton. Washington 983101716 View Dr. Everett. Washington 982015306 East Sprague Ave. Spokane. WA 99212428 Washington St. Port Townsend. Washington 98368 Wisconsin: 4141 S. 76th Street, Greenfield, Wisconsin 53220.
West Marine did not immediately confirm closing dates for each location.
Why the company is making these cuts also traces back to years of financial strain described in its court filings. West Marine said its efforts to improve its financial situation date back to at least 2023. In March and September of that year, the company recorded significant debt. It also pointed to long-term lease obligations, including 200 leases that it said required $55 million of annual payments.
“The (These leases) have depleted liquidity and proved an insurmountable obstacle that could not be adequately addressed absent this chapter 11 filing,” the company wrote in the records.
The filings also linked the situation to broader pressures on the boating, marine, and outdoor recreation sector. West Marine said the sector continues to struggle in 2026. describing the impact of significantly elevated diesel prices. inflationary conditions. and global supply chain hardships—factors the company said played a role in necessitating the 2023 transactions and “have not abated ever since.”.
For customers. the practical question quickly becomes what happens next: store-by-store liquidations. inventories thinning. and the uncertainty of whether nearby locations will pick up the slack. For the workforce, the question is more immediate. West Marine has said it will support crew members impacted by the closures. but it has not yet laid out how that support will work.
As the Chapter 11 process unfolds, the company’s stated goal is to keep its business steady long enough to rebuild—by shrinking a store footprint it now says no longer matches its needs, while managing the costs of leases and the broader consumer pullback it says has persisted.
West Marine Chapter 11 bankruptcy store closures retail restructuring boating industry outdoor recreation long-term leases liquidation sales creditors Chapter 11 filing May 17
So they’re closing 59 stores… but why is it always the small towns that get hit first?
I swear every boating store is dying. Guess people just stopped buying stuff for their boats or whatever. Chapter 11 doesn’t sound like “restructuring” though, it sounds like game over.
Wait I thought West Marine was like a mail-order company too? If they close stores across 23 states, does that mean my local one is closing for sure or they just “plan” to? Also the article says signs are up already, but ours still has normal ads so maybe it’s a rumor?
More than 100,000 creditors?? That’s insane. I’m guessing it’s because the leases were too high and they blamed the boating industry, but I bet it’s really because they didn’t adapt to online shopping fast enough. I bought one thing there once and it felt like prices were stuck in 2010. If they’re closing 59, that means the rest get saved… right? Kinda seems like they picked favorites.