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Sarah Devlin talks to Chuck and Ann Lagasse about redeveloping marinas in Massachusetts
Ana Marina (Vietnam); Marina d’Arechi (Italy); Motuoapa Marina (New Zealand); St Katharine Docks (UK); Roermond City Marina (Netherlands)
On the cover: Once a Boston Harbor marina in a state of disrepair and neglect, Boston Yacht Haven was rebuilt from scratch under the ownership of Chuck and Ann Lagasse. Pier 8 (now Charlestown Marina) was next in line for redevelopment, and Provincetown Marina nears completion. Read
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Ancient footsteps
If the hottest news in our March/April issue was the Safe Harbor Marinas acquisition of Brewer Yacht Yards, the hot spot for May/June goes to Suntex Marina Investors and its purchase of the eleven Loggerhead Marina sites (see p. 7). Together, the two US entities now own in excess of 100 American marinas and I imagine the quest to expand these portfolios is far from over.
Suntex, which also slipped in the purchase of The Ridges Marina on Lake Chatuge in North Georgia in March, has committed to maintaining a philanthropic partnership with Loggerhead Marinelife Center as part of the buy-out agreement. Both Suntex and Loggerhead claim that preserving the environment is one of their core values, and support for the Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Florida will reinforce the Suntex role of environmental stewardship. The centre focuses on the conservation of ocean life with special emphasis on threatened and endangered sea turtles.
Our industry’s effort to preserve and protect the environment is a theme that runs through every issue of Marina World. In May/June, we read that work halted during the build of Motuoapa Marina on Lake Taupo in the North Island of New Zealand for the nesting season of black-billed gulls and that the entire project, which had a zero cut to fill balance for dredged material, resulted in pristine water and improved habitat for trout.
In the heart of a big city, the fate of birds and fish isn’t uppermost in most people’s minds. But at St Katharine Docks in London, the ecosystem was taken very seriously. Care was taken not to disrupt flora and fauna around the docks including fish, ducks and other birds during the recent refurbishment. Fish spawning brushes were also installed to encourage more fish species within the marina.
But when it comes to newbuild or refurbishment, planners are not always confronted with the need to preserve living species as I read in a recent ABC Kimberley news report posted by Ben Collins. Collins reports that National Heritagelisted dinosaur footprints could disrupt plans to build a new marina in Broome, Western Australia. The sauropod footprints on the proposed marina site are part of important track sites, some of which were described in the report by University of Queensland palaeontologist Dr Steve Salisbury as being ‘quite rare and scientifically significant’.
Sauropods had whiplash tails, stocky limbs and long necks, and were the biggest vertebrates ever to walk the earth. They travelled in herds munching foliage and the Broome brontosaurs were blissfully ignorant of the fact that in around 65 million years’ time the impact of their footfalls would cause marina planning problems.
As Rob Vrancken CMM says (p. 36), when it comes to building marinas - “nothing ever goes according to plan.”
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Bahrain plan unveiled
BAHRAIN: Bahrain Marina Development Company unveiled the master plan of the ambitious Bahrain Marina for the first time at the Gulf Property Show in April.
Scheduled to complete by 2020, Bahrain Marina will include a fivestar hotel, serviced hotel apartments, seafront hotel villas and a residential tower with freehold apartments. It will have a unique sea front with a yacht club, retail and dining areas surrounding a circular basin with berths for vessels of various sizes.
The lead designer of the project is Benoy, an international architectural
firm with vast experience in working alongside large scale projects in the region. Bahrain Marina Development Company earlier announced the appointment of Al Hassanain Contracting Company to implement the first phase of the project, which includes all the enabling and marinerelated works, earthworks, shore protection, quay walls, culvert crossings and shore development.
Loggerhead sells to Suntex
USA: Loggerhead Marina has sold 11 of its marinas throughout Florida to Suntex Marina Investors LLC. Loggerhead is one of the best-known and wellrespected marina operating brands in the US southeast with premier locations on the east and Gulf coasts of Florida.
The transaction included over 2,300 wet and dry slips and multiple restaurants located in luxury locations stretching from Miami to Daytona Beach, and on Florida’s west coast. As Loggerhead is a well-established brand in the marketplace, the name will be retained at all the facilities while the transition takes place.
“We are excited to be part of a brand that shares our core values of providing the highest quality family experience, as well as protecting our environment for the enjoyment of current and future generations. I will remain fully engaged in the marine industry, in both seeing through the workplace transition of all our Loggerhead team members, and in expanding relationships through my involvement with the Loggerhead Marinelife Center,” said Raymond Graziotto, president and CEO of Seven Kings Holdings, Inc., and founder of Loggerhead Marina.
“This transaction will be transformational for Suntex and our efforts to continue to provide an unmatched customer experience around the country. The Loggerhead marinas greatly expand our ability to offer our Suntex customers access to prime marina locations and amenities throughout the state of Florida,” said Bryan Redmond, founding principal of Suntex.
“Not only are the Loggerhead properties the perfect complement to our existing marina portfolio, but they share our deep and driving commitment to the environment, and to clean and responsible boating. Every Loggerhead property participates in the Responsible Boating Initiative, and we will apply those same practices to all of our Suntex locations,” added Suntex principal Mitchell E. Jones.
As part of the purchase, Suntex has committed to maintain a philanthropic partnership with the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. A non-profit facility focused on ocean and sea turtle conservation, the facility houses live sea turtles and other coastal creatures. It also provides outreach programmes and educational experiences for children, and hosts more than 300,000 guests per year.
Michael Nissley and Jason Spalding of CBRE’s Marina Services represented Seven Kings Holdings/Loggerhead Marina in the portfolio transaction.
The opportunity was marketed internationally and received a substantial amount of interest from marina owners, operators, private equity firms and property developers. The marina portfolio sale illustrates the current trend in the USA towards consolidation.
Suntex now has a portfolio of 43 marinas.
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Merger pays dividends
USA: Since Sullivan Flotation Systems and Atlantic Meeco merged almost two years ago, the new Meeco Sullivan business has revamped management and sales teams, streamlined production processes, and invested in new equipment and highly skilled employees.
National sales manager, Ralph Morley, says “our shared vision and purpose, coupled with the major investments we’ve made in our production facilities, are really paying off.”
Growth plans have included adding significant line workers and longer shifts at the Warwick facility and extending capability in McAlester, Oklahoma, by adding eight new welding machines and a new plasma cutter; doubling the capacity of its frame line; and adding an additional assembly line and an additional accessories line. The current production schedule comprises six day weeks with four 12 hour shifts and two eight hour shifts.
2016 was an excellent year for the company as it won over 200 new contracts, including the largest marina contract ever awarded by the New York State Park System for a 13-dock, 1,063slip floating system at Lake Erie Marina.
James Watt appoints new operator
UK: The James Watt Dock LLP, a partnership between Peel Holdings and Riverside Inverclyde, has handed over the operation of James Watt Dock Marina (above) to Marina Projects.
Marina Projects has been granted a long lease and has committed to invest in the expansion of marina facilities including 40 berths planned for later in 2017. The existing operational staff will remain as their experience and knowledge of the marina customers is crucial to the success of the marina. Geoff Phillips, executive chairman
of Marina Projects Ltd, said: “I am delighted that Marina Projects has been selected as the operator for James Watt Dock Marina. The Marina Projects team has a great deal of experience in the marina sector including the operation in Whitehaven Marina in Cumbria. We look forward to working with the existing staff in developing James Watt Dock Marina.”
Gladstone earns four Gold Anchors
AUSTRALIA: Gladstone Marina in Queensland was awarded 4 Gold Anchors under the Global Gold Anchor accreditation scheme at a presentation attended by Marina Industries Association (MIA) and Gladstone Port Corporation (GPC) representatives. Gladstone Marina has 320 berths and mooring boat spaces, and modern facilities to suit local and visiting boaters.
MIA director, John Spragg CMP, presented the Global Gold Anchor certificate and flag to GPC’s CEO Peter O’Sullivan. “The marina and its surrounds are a great asset for the Gladstone community,” Spragg said. “The Gold Anchor assessor highlighted the very positive comments made by berth holders relating to the marina and its staff. The setting of the marina in a safe harbour and within extensive parklands is a credit to GPC.”
Peter O’Sullivan commented: “GPC is committed to continually improving
the facilities and services at Gladstone Marina to meet the needs of its users and our community.”
“In 2014 we received a 3.5 Gold Anchor rating, which made us the first marina in Queensland to receive such accreditation,” he added. “Since then, it has been a focus and commitment of our Gladstone Marina staff and Parks and Gardens teams to increase this rating, which we have now achieved.”
John Spragg (fourth from left) presents the certificate to Peter O’Sullivan.
WORLD NEWS
Paphos project stalls
CYPRUS: According to reports in Cyprus Mail, the Paphos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) has withdrawn its approval of the Poseidon consortium bid to develop Paphos Marina.
PCCI president Andreas Demetriades told the newspaper that “on the basis of the financial statements [Poseidon] submitted, it was concluded that the terms and conditions of the competition were not being met.”
It is understood that runner-up development company Pafilia has been called to submit paperwork to take over.
The Poseidon consortium says the decision to reject the bid was “unlawful”. Poseidon intends to launch an appeal with the Supreme Court.
30 years of marina cooperation
EUROPE: TransEurope Marinas, formerly Transmanche, is celebrating three decades of association. The group now has 73 member marinas and its unchanged maxims hinge on working in cooperation and offering a discount system to encourage berth holders to sail around the network.
Julian Goldie (far right), owner of Tollesbury Marina, has travelled the world in the interest of promoting industry links and also dedicated time as an early TransEurope chairman. He expressed his pleasure at seeing the network’s successful expansion: “Tollesbury Marina has been an enthusiastic member and supporter of TransEurope Marinas since our joining in 1999,” he said. “We always really enjoy meeting up with other TransEurope members and exchanging experiences, as well as new best practices. The additional benefit of membership is also much appreciated
Careful planning for MYH expansion
UK: Mylor Yacht Harbour (MYH) near Falmouth, Cornwall, has begun a widespread consultation into a small and sensitive extension (outlined above) to its existing marina.
Both formal and informal consultation processes are being held well in advance of MYH submitting a full planning application for a scheme that could provide berths for 30 extra boats. This will meet customer demand whilst supporting the future sustainability of the harbour, the related services and the associated employment it provides.
The historic harbour is a thriving
by our berth holders, who are encouraged to get out sailing from port to port. It is thrilling to have watched the membership grow to include over 70 marinas, now located all over Europe.”
Current chairman, Jean-Michel Gaigné (above left), manager of Saint-Quay Port D’Armor in France shared his satisfaction in reaching this milestone: “One of TransEurope Marinas’ greatest strengths has been the group’s faith in cooperative activity; almost counter-intuitively helping to promote other marinas and encouraging our berth holders to set their sails for distant shores! Now,
marine centre with high demand for services. Managing director, Neil Salter, stresses that the £1 million+ expansion will not have negative side effects on its appeal.
“The extension we’re proposing is fairly modest,” he says, “and we anticipate that it would enhance the site whilst not changing the views, the ambience or making any significant demands on either the environment or the shore-side infrastructure.”
when reports about sector decline are bolstering everyone to find innovative solutions to buoy boating practice, I am especially proud of our members for being pioneers of the sharing economy within the marina industry.”
Associated marinas are positioned at a minimum distance of a day’s sail in order to reduce competitive conflict and agree to maintain services at a level that inspires a ‘home from home’ welcome.
Further information: www.transeuropemarinas.com
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Building big docks in a small town
Provincetown Marina at the tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts is being transformed into a megayacht destination with one of the largest breakwater systems on the East Coast. It’s the third marina in the area to receive a major overhaul, all at the hands of one industrious couple. Sarah Devlin reports
Chuck and Ann Lagasse are not new to property development nor are they naïve when it comes to marina management. As former major landowners in Newburyport, Massachusetts, they are hands-on and intuitive about how they invest and improve properties.
“We started by developing marinas and land for upland auxiliary uses,” Chuck says about Newburyport, where they developed and managed marinas and properties along the mouth of the Merrimack River 150 miles (241km) or approximately 60nm north of Provincetown. “When we started, we partnered with marinas that had something like 36 slips. In over 30 years, we built over 500 slips, in our own facilities and with partners.”
“We’re about current uses and mixed use. [In Newburyport,] we had a great downtown with historic buildings,”
SF Type 600 breakwater units being delivered to the Provincetown site.
Ann states. As part of that waterfront development, she and Chuck added restaurants and retail locations, totalling 45 properties overall.
“When we got involved, there were 30 different owners and we worked to consolidate them. It was a big portfolio. It was our life.”
She stops for a moment. “I think of us as redevelopers, not developers.”
The road to Provincetown
The timeline for the Lagasses and Provincetown Marina started in 2007.
Chuck and Ann approached the Cabral family, the owners of Provincetown Marina (then called Fisherman’s Wharf), to discuss purchasing the
old commercial pier and marina with another financial partner. “We thought it needed some capital,” Chuck says diplomatically. The deal fell through for various reasons, not the least of which the recession that took hold of the market in 2008.
That didn’t diminish their interest in the property, however. “Over the years I’ve followed it and we stayed in touch with the owners,” he states. “I always thought [Provincetown] was one of the premier boating destinations on the East Coast.”
He’s referring to the protected harbour’s location, its deep basin, and the draw of area beaches and the historic town centre. Already a destination for ferry traffic out of Boston, Provincetown is 50 miles (80km) to the east, protected from the Atlantic by a spit of land. If Cape Cod were a human arm, curled into itself, Provincetown Harbor would be the inside of the arm’s fist. It’s a straight shot from Cape Cod Canal, which
Provincetown Marina after refurbishment in 2016. The new elbow-shaped breakwater will run out from the left of the building towards the sailboat moorings.
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bisects Cape Cod’s ‘arm’ and the ‘body’ of Massachusetts. Those who travel through the Canal are cruising from Buzzard’s Bay and Vineyard Sound as well as such boating destinations as Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
“The town is wonderful,” Chuck states. “Great for biking, boating, outdoor activities and the most beautiful beaches. And, we don’t have a pleasure boat destination out here!”
But he and Ann had other properties to attend to first, before landing in Provincetown.
Late in the first decade of the 2000s, after the sale with the Cabral family fell through, a bank approached Chuck to gauge his interest in purchasing a bankrupt property in Boston Harbor. “We’re always looking for properties to rehabilitate,” he confirms.
“We knew Boston was a great destination,” Ann adds. “There were no big boat facilities in the North End where the marina is located.”
The facility now known as Boston Yacht Haven was in a state of disrepair and neglect, according to the Lagasses, and the docks needed to be completely replaced, but they were intrigued by a small inn on the property. (“First time we operated an inn!” Ann exclaims.) The Lagasses dismantled the marina and started from scratch.
“We had a vision of building a breakwater that could handle megayachts,” Chuck says. They immediately started considering what kind of breakwater they might need for the area.
In record time and inclement weather conditions, Chuck and Ann Lagasse spearheaded restoration of Charlestown Marina in 2014/15.
“Boston Harbor was a considerable challenge because of the surge in there from commercial activity,” Chuck adds. In the end, they built a 1,000ft (305m) hybrid steel/concrete breakwater that circles the property. It acts not only as a breakwater, but also as a face pier to provide dockage for megayachts up to 400ft (122m). Smaller boats are located behind the breakwater, protected from the busy harbour’s surge.
To get the facility into the marketplace quickly, they entered into an agreement with IGY Marinas in order to list the property as a destination location. In their first season, they saw four megayachts come in from the Mediterranean. They no longer have that relationship with IGY, but the megayachts continue to return.
The original pier at Provincetown underwent refurbishment and accommodates vessels up to 125ft (38m).
Next, they set their sights on Pier 8, aka Charlestown Marina, also located in Boston Harbor. The marina had been closed by the Attorney General’s office and the Department of Environmental Protection, because as Chuck says, “it was falling into the harbour.” They purchased the land in October 2014 and were given 60 days to remove the old docks and any debris. As it turns out, that year Boston saw its snowiest season on record, with major snowfall starting in November and carrying through to March, totalling just over 9ft (3m).
Chuck purchased a workboat from the infamous Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in 2010, and hired local
contractors Boston Bridge & Steel (out of East Boston) to build a 900ft (274m) concrete and steel breakwater. “People kept telling us ‘there’s no way you’ll be open in May’,” Chuck laughed. “I don’t think even our staff believed us.”
But, despite the unprecedented snowfall, they had 250 slips ready for reservations for vessels ranging from small dinghies up to 400ft (122m) yachts by May 2015. “It came down to great community work,” Chuck says.
Finally, Provincetown
In February 2015, a little less than a year after opening Charlestown Marina, the Lagasses purchased Provincetown Marina. The existing 100ft (30m) pier had 50 slips up to 60ft (18m) surrounded by 100 moorings. They opened for business in June 2015 after focusing on such immediate needs as
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building and replacing slips for boats up to 125ft (38m).
Now they are working on phase two. Collaborating again with Boston Bridge & Steel, the Lagasses have also brought SF Marinas, Meeco Sullivan and Marina Electrical Equipment into the project to create what will be an 8ft (2.4m) deep, 900ft (274m) long, 20ft (6m) wide floating breakwater, one of the widest and deepest on the East Coast. The new breakwater will include in-slip pump-out and 480 3-phase power.
The parts for the floating breakwater and wave attenuation system were delivered from Sweden this spring, are currently being assembled in Provincetown and will require two 36in (1m) steel piles per 65ft (20m) section. As Marina World closed for press, the piles were being installed and project completion is scheduled for mid-May with a grand opening in June.
When looking at the harbour and the various characteristics of the location, the Lagasses relied on their experience with the other marinas they had developed. “We’ve probably used every type of dock system available out there,” Chuck says. “We bought a hybrid of docks that really fit the wave environment and the climate of the waves and fetch. This is more of a custom-built facility for that specific geographical location. But, there’s no individual correct solution. It’s a combination of things.”
“The one thing we know is how to build a breakwater in an open harbour with a lot of exposure to the elements,”
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he continues. “We know whether to use concrete or steel reinforced breakwater and what type of finger slips, given location and exposure.”
The new breakwater, shaped like an elbow extending from the existing pier, will add approximately 2,000 linear feet (610m), with about 4,000 linear feet (1,219m) available off the pier. Provincetown Harbor is currently protected by a 2,500ft (762m) breakwater built in the early 1970s about 835ft (255m) from the pier. The new breakwater will run parallel and away from that existing breakwater, with approximately 500ft (152m) between them, certainly enough room for local traffic, superyachts and ferries. But it’s still a significant new feature in the harbour.
“The narrowest dock is 14ft (4m) wide and it’s at its widest at 20ft (6m),” Mason Sears of SF Marina says of the SF Marina Type 600. “It looks like a promenade.” The Type 600 Breakwater used for the project is SF Marina’s
widest off-the-shelf floating breakwater deployed to the United States - the widest it has deployed worldwide is in Italy and comes in at 43ft (13m).
SF Marinas and Keco Pumpout Systems also worked together with Meeco Sullivan to create an underdeck pump-out that is flush with the deck surface, under an aluminium lid with the hydrant concealed below, while the fingers provided by Meeco Sullivan offer “a nice mixture of materials that provide durability” to offset the harsh winter conditions and barge waves that the harbour sees, says Sears.
As part of the original phase of the project focusing on the landside amenities and the existing pier, Chuck and Ann rebuilt the showers and bathrooms, constructed a new office facility, added a captain’s lounge including a fire pit and two large-screen outdoor televisions to bring customers in from their moorings, and even constructed a shower specifically for dogs.
They also built out an apartment for the general manager for Provincetown Marina as well as a few staff dorm rooms since housing in the area can be challenging for summer employees.
“Provincetown is amazing,” Ann says. “Things are happening in Newport [Rhode Island], Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard. From an economic point of view, [the town] knew they were missing that opportunity. Many of the larger yachts would anchor out. Now they have a place to go out, shop and eat.”
Charlestown Marina, once crumbling into the water, sits proudly in Boston Harbor and is able to moor vessels up to 400ft (122m) in length.
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MARINA PLANNING & DESIGN
Setting a benchmark in Vietnam
As an emerging tourist destination, Vietnam is enjoying increasing focus on waterfront development for both recreational and residential purposes. Developing marinas to support interest in yachting lifestyles and to attract visiting boats meets with the usual stumbling blocks found in countries with little or no legacy of recreational boating –but entrepreneurs can win through.
Ana Marina in Nha Trang on the south east coast of Vietnam will be the country’s first world class marina, initially offering 60 berths for vessels of 20-40m (66-131ft) and extra wide berths for catamarans.
Nha Trang is the most vibrant resort town in Vietnam with an outstandingly beautiful bay and a wide variety of beaches and islands. The town has an international airport, good road and rail connections and welcomes up to 4 million tourists per annum; around 50% of the national annual total. With a short rainy season and low typhoon risk, Nha Trang is enjoying rapid development and is further building on its position as a tourist destination of choice.
Designed by Camper & Nicholson Marinas (CNM), Ana Marina features Marinetek pontoons and Plus Marine dockside equipment, all of which was selected via an international tender process. “With this team of local developers and international experts, Ana Marina sets the benchmark for marinas in Vietnam by meeting the highest and latest international marina standards,” says Ana Marina project manager, Ruurd van Putten.
CNM provided the project feasibility and concept design; the development period design; general support services; commissioning; and operations and management support
for the project. Marinetek has provided a range of berthing options for the first phase at two 200m (656ft) long x 4m (13ft) wide Heavy Duty pontoons equipped with open top cable channels and ‘super yacht bollards’. All berths have 2.7m (9ft) wide mooring fingers.
Plus Marine is supplying and installing its HDPE Smart series pedestals with 16-250amp range, a Smart Cloud remote metering system, all piping and cabling, multipoint vacuum pump-out, portable fire pumps and safety illumination.
Future phases will include a superyacht dock for six yachts up to 70m (ft) in length and an additional 100m (328ft) berth is under consideration.
Landside development is equally comprehensive and includes: an atrium as a central meeting place and capitainerie; restaurant and club members’ lounge; swimming pool and children’s playground; yacht club bar and ballroom; gym and spa; sales offices; and a boatyard
with hardstand, drystack, slipway and workshops.
Ana Marina will be a gateway to excellent sailing waters and enjoy a strategic location between South East and Northern Asia with convenient connections to Hong Kong, Sanya, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Vietnamese ports. Developer Ana Marina Nha Trang Co Ltd – a member of Focus Vietnam Holdings – has a proven track record in the Vietnamese travel and leisure industry and is well aware of the potential of the Ana Marina site.
Marinetek will also be flying the flag for Nha Trang. “We are privileged to contribute to the first international status marina project in Vietnam, opening up a new region and putting Nha Trang on the world’s yachting map,” says Marinetek South East Asia managing director Kristian Räme. “We are also pleased to be competitive with our regionally manufactured concrete pontoons and local project execution capabilities.”
CGI of Ana Marina showing the phase 1 development (Piers B and C) to the left. The superyacht mooring (Pier A) to the right is a separate phase.
MEET THE WORLD IN AMSTERDAM
The Marina & Yard Pavilion (MYP) features the world’s largest concentration of equipment suppliers and serves as a meeting place for marina owners, operators, developers and suppliers from around the world. In 2017 the MYP will feature the Marina Symposium organised together with the HISWA Holland Association, offering the perfect platform to learn about and discuss the latest developments worldwide.
Exhibitors Marina &Yard Pavilion 2016: 64
Number of visits METSTRADE Show 2016: 23,700
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MARINA PLANNING & DESIGN
Yachting icon on Amalfi Coast
Marina d’Arechi has become a new yachting icon on the Italian Amalfi Coast and a symbol of how new enterprise can succeed in southern Italy despite the impact of global economic crisis. Finally completed at the end of 2016, the marina ranks as one of the most important tourist facilities ever built in the region and is a planning and design success story.
Situated in Salerno within a UNESCO World Heritage site, Marina d’Arechi is a destination in its own right and an ideal homeport or base from which to explore some of the world’s finest cruising locations. It offers excellent access to Positano, Capri, Ischia, Ravello, Pompeii and Naples.
Enjoying a backdrop of some of the finest scenery in Italy, the marina is a modern architectural masterpiece with an impressive sweeping 1.2km (0.7mi) breakwater and arched restaurant buildings. The choice was made to build the harbour as an island connected to the mainland by a bridge and the design is eco-friendly thanks to the use of natural materials such as the mosaic style rock breakwater; recycled wood pontoon decking; and sophisticated water and waste recycling systems.
With 1,000 berths (80 of which are for superyachts of 25 to 100m [82 to 328ft]) set within a 34,000m² (366,000ft²) water basin, Marina d’Arechi caters for sail and motor yachts of 10 to 100m (33
Friendly, efficient and multi-lingual, the marina team aims to make all visitors feel ‘at home’ when on holiday.
to 328ft) and prides itself on providing the ultimate lifestyle for vessel owners, with luxury and comfort at its core. Little touches and attention to detail make for exceptional service, and the marina team is dedicated to making yacht owners, captains and crew feel both ‘at home’ and on holiday.
The concept for the marina was the
With a perfect geographical location and the latest ecologically friendly amenities, Marina d’Arechi is a symbol of success in southern Italy.
brainchild of Agostino Gallozzi, chairman of both shipping business specialist Gallozzi Group and Marina d’Arechi. The group, which is the majority shareholder in the marina (68%), invested €120 million in the project, €80 million of which was concentrated on the marina infrastructure; and the expense was in part due to passion.
“For anyone living in Salerno, sailing and yachting on the Amalfi Coast is the ideal way of enjoying weekends and holidays with friends and family throughout the year. From the age of 15 sailing the Mediterranean waters I visited so many marinas, none of which really satisfied me 100%,” Gallozzi said. “Over time, I developed the idea of building the ultimate marina: the amalgamation of all my nautical experiences, the result of my passion for the sea, in my own town – where the sunset is breathtaking and summer never ends. It had to be an amazing marina, beautiful and perfect, safe, comfortable, friendly and enjoyable every day of the year, state of the art in technology, the place where you want to be all the time.”
Although the project began in 2000, it took a decade for the first stone to be laid. A series of complex administrative and legislative procedures and the economic crash intervened. But by summer 2012 – two years later – the first berths were inaugurated and the first yachts welcomed. In just four further years, a 1,000-berth marina with a complex surrounding infrastructure was in place. Facilities include a
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full service shipyard that offers comprehensive repair and maintenance services to all berth holders; a bunker station with 14 fuel dispensers; sport and wellness facilities; bar, restaurants, patisserie, shops and private beach.
Safety and security are paramount, and marina manager Anna Cannavacciuolo and her team have an impressive environmental management programme. The marina holds the highest rating in the 24PLUS certification for quality of services dedicated to superyachts, is a member of The Yacht Harbour Association and is ISO 9000 certified. It was awarded the Blue Flag 2016/2017 for marinas and is further recognised in an annual audit carried out by Rina – the Italian naval register.
Having completed its final 350 brand new berths for boats of 14 to 50m (46 to 164ft) by the end of 2016, Marina d’Arechi made a New Year resolution to implement an aggressive sales push on Italian and international markets; selling
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a destination as well as a berth. It has also sought out international marina management and operational support, marketing insight and general expertise from Camper & Nicholsons Marinas (CNM) and has joined CNM’s 1782 Club B2B initiative.
Dan Hughes, business development director at CNM, has been in close touch with Agostino Gallozzi and the marina for several years and is delighted that the CNM team can now help put
the marina on the map. “Marina d’Arechi fits in perfectly with the Camper & Nicholsons Marinas family,” he said. “The service is friendly yet professional, which makes for a great atmosphere around the marina, and all staff are fluent in Italian and English, with others speaking a third language. This truly is an international superyacht marina for the 21st century and a welcoming homeport for all who wish to enjoy the relaxed, luxury lifestyle on offer.”
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From home-grown to high-tech on a Māori lake
Caution: this is a story of renewal and expansion in New Zealand that contains a number of challenging Māori names. Be undaunted. It’s an inspirational story well worth the effort. Robert Wilkes reports.
Lake Taupō is considered the “beating heart” of the North Island by Māori. The lake bed is formed by a huge volcanic crater and is owned by Ngati Tūwharetoa, a Māori tribe made up of 26 hapū, or sub-tribes. Motuoapa Marina nestles on the shore of a village of the same name. Now that you have mastered these challenging Māori names, we begin.
New Zealand is a new land that rose from the sea as the result of the massive collision of tectonic plates. Lake Taupō is in a volcano caldera or crater formed by multiple eruptions over 300,000 years. The last major eruption 1,800 years ago may have been the natural phenomenon noted at the time by chroniclers in China and Rome. Located in the middle of the North
The all-new Motuoapa Marina (above) now dominates the centre of the basin – a far better and more convenient arrangement than the perimeter mooring (right).
Island, the 623km² (240.5mi²) lake is the largest in New Zealand. Major population centres are three hours south and north, notably Wellington and Auckland. The lake
is dotted with stunning cliff-side Māori carvings and visitors enjoy fishing excursions and adventure tours. Remarkably, but not in New Zealand, there are ski resorts not more than 30 minutes away.
The original marina was built 50 to 60 years ago by local boating enthusiasts and members of social organisations who wanted a place to keep a boat on the lake. They did it with grit and sweat on weekends. They created a cozy marina for family boating in a beautiful setting; some say it has the greatest trout fishing in the world. All the slips are permanently rented by local residents and boaters who drive up from the cities.
Ready for renewal
Unfortunately, there were no hydrologists among the volunteers. While the lake water just outside the marina is always pristine, the water
inside did not flush and was stagnant, algae-choked and infested with invasive catfish. There were plenty of other issues. An island took up valuable space in the middle of the basin. Boats berthed around the perimeter were pile-tied with their bows to a crumbling timber sea wall. The ‘boaties’ - many of them ageing - had to clamber onto the pointy end with their groceries in their arms and shuffle alongside the deckhouse to the cockpit.
Motuoapa Marina was loved, but long past its useful life. There was no water, no electricity, no security, no lighting and no services. Part of the marina was on the boundary of private land and half the boaters were effectively trespassing to get to their boats. Worst of all, due to a lake level that fluctuates by 1.4m (4.6ft) over a year, boaters couldn’t access their berths or navigate the channel during low water.
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Taking charge
As noted, the lakebed is owned by Ngāti Tūwharetoa. The lake boating facilities are owned by the ‘Crown’ (as the New Zealand Government is called), and managed by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). The Lake Taupō harbourmaster is employed by DIA, and is responsible for the maintenance, upkeep and safety of four marinas, numerous jetties and 17 boat ramps. The harbourmaster’s office is in Taupō, 40km (25mi) north of Motuoapa. The tribe, as owner of the lakebed, receives an annual payment from the Crown for providing access to Lake Taupō and its permission is required for any renewal project.
The DIA harbourmaster, Philip King, completed a career as a superyacht captain in the Caribbean and returned to New Zealand to settle down and start a family. He became harbourmaster in 2008 and in 2009 initiated a survey of all the Crown assets on the lake. The renovation of Motuoapa Marina was high on the list of projects and had been on the drawing board since the late 1990s.
King and the DIA developed an asset management plan and went to the Crown with a proposal for funds for capital improvements. The plan
Pontoons lined up in the newly cleared basin awaiting configuration.
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was approved in 2011. “Prior to the asset management plan we had NZ$34,000 for capital improvements on the entire lake,” said King, “which was impossible. During our planning phase we touched base with Bellingham Marine for some concept ideas that we needed and they were helpful.”
In 2015 the DIA approved NZ$6 million for the Motuoapa Marina project. Tenders were offered and several dock manufacturers and civil engineering companies responded. Seay Earthmovers, a local company based in Taupō, won the bid for the civil work. Bellingham Marine was named contractor for the docks and dock installation. “We had several competitive bids and chose Bellingham Marine based on reputation, technology and cost,” King explained. “We liked some of the product differences they offered, particularly the new FRP thru-rods.”
Consent and planning
The original marina was built by the community well before resource consent applications were required. Acquiring resource consent to build a marina in New Zealand is long and requires patience. The public consultation process included boat owners, the local community, government
The lake region is rich in Mãori culture (above) and the home of the world’s most threatened gull species; the black-billed gull (below).
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departments and the Māori hapū, whose permission was required. “We had extensive consultations with the affected hapū and got their support,” King confirmed. “We also had to address environmental and cultural issues and file the required studies and reports.”
Twenty-seven variations of the design were considered before a consensus was reached. “We had been focusing on a berth configuration similar to the existing layout when a couple of my team (Alex Dickie and Rod Vennell) suddenly had a penny-drop moment and saw it in a new way. Now it seems so obvious. We’re very confident in the final design and layout,” he said.
Bruce Birtwistle, general manager Bellingham Marine, added: “The process was further complicated because this is the first project the DIA has done of this kind in the interior. They are not normally involved in the marina business. Working with the DIA team has proved rewarding. They have been quick to accept ideas and make them work.”
Cleaning the site
Lake Taupō is a world famous trout fishery, with brown and rainbow trout introduced in the late 1900s from North American stock. The redevelopment of the site required humane removal of all fish prior to dredging or construction. Crews captured 3,000 catfish living in the basin and recycled them for fertilizer. “The catfish are an invasive pest,” said King. “They compete with trout for food sources and eat juvenile
Earthworks and dredging began in 2016. The work included excavation and removal of the island, and a reclamation of part of the lake. The design implemented a zero cut to fill balance of the dredged material (approximately 40,000m³ [52,318yd³]), which formed the reclamation. Seay Earthmovers also owns a quarry and supplied the boulders for the sea wall protecting the reclamation.
The opening of the new marina was scheduled for April, but is delayed until July 2017. The old timber wall proved fragile and failed in several places during dredging. Seay and Bellingham Marine have been asked to replace it with steel sheet pile. Additionally, work in parts of the site was halted with the arrival of nesting black-billed gulls, which have the distinction of being the most threatened gull species in the world.
New technology pontoons
The marina’s new Unifloat pontoons are arranged in a 158 slip configuration with rounded-end finger-pier berths from 8 to 14m (26 to 46ft) in length. The pontoons have New Zealandgrown treated pine walers, aluminium pile guides, aluminium gangways and security gates. There will be power pedestals and potable water at the slips.
The pontoons incorporate FRP ‘thrurods’ and nylon nuts manufactured by pultrusion (the material is pulled through a die rather than pushed as in
Unifloat pontoons with rounded end finger piers being installed to create a 158-slip arrangement.
the more common extrusion process). The FRP thru-rods are corrosion free and are sufficiently resilient to retain tension over time, virtually eliminating the need to retighten the nuts. The FRP thru-rods contribute to the corrosion resistance and low-maintenance of the dock system.
The docks were manufactured in Auckland and transported to the site by truck. Bellingham Marine’s Auckland plant serves New Zealand and the South Pacific as far as Guam.
Quality water
The water quality situation was critical. “We installed a fresh water pumping system that extends 400m (1,312ft) outside of the marina,” King confirmed. “We have a 400m pipe with 500mm (19.6in) diameter that will pick up pristine water from 3m (10ft) deep where the water is cooler and pump it into the marina at 200 litres (44 galls) per second. Marina water will be refreshed every 72 hours and it takes 72 hours for algae to form. Our threepronged approach to defeat algae is cool water, fresh water and constant movement. We’ll be able to see the lake bottom through pristine water and we anticipate trout and smelt will form habitat in the basin.”
A public resource
The new marina will be a vast improvement, with water, electricity, secure gangways, bathroom facilities and a quadruple boat ramp. “We are creating a beach and a large green space. The community has never had a swimming beach and we’re looking forward to seeing families there,” King noted. “This is not a bigshot developer project. We are creating a public resource. But we would like to think that the new marina will be the catalyst for economic development, especially for southern Lake Taupō.”
Bellingham’s Birtwistle said: “Philip King brought the energy and patience to work with the various groups and stakeholders to bring the project across the line. He wanted to do it right and he had the vision to see the potential. He can look back with satisfaction at what has been accomplished.”
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Luxury berthing in the heart of London
The newly refurbished marina at St Katharine Docks (SKD) in London is now complete. Able to accommodate superyachts up to 40m (131ft) long, it has a high-end look and feel due to a new layout, new pontoons, lighting and utilities.
“SKD looked tired and, whilst it had been adequately maintained, it was in need of improvements to the mooring arrangements, pontoon services and shoreside facilities,” says SKD general manager Paul Tetlow. “The layout had grown as a response to a developing need and interest in mooring a boat here and consequently the arrangement of the berths was not as good as it could have been,” he adds.
Site owners Blackstone Property awarded Camper & Nicholsons Marinas (CNM) a design and refurbishment contract in April 2015. CNM and Blackstone subsequently worked with various contractors including Poralu Marine (pontoons), Maricer (dockside utilities) and Beadmans (project management etc.) to ensure the complex project in the heart of the capital city went as smoothly as possible and was on time and on budget.
Protective measures
SKD is the only marina in Central London and has become a thriving
waterside community offering iconic space for business, retail, residential and dining offerings. Just a stone’s throw from the Tower of London, the Thomas Telford-designed dock opened in 1828 and became one of the busiest ports in the UK, renowned for handling luxury goods, sugar, rum, spices, perfumes, wines and tea.
As the docks are both ancient and
St Katharine Docks is a vibrant mixeduse marina oasis in the heart of Central London.
historic, they are protected. This added extra layers of complexity to the project and restoration work had to be carefully undertaken to ensure no damage was done to the quay walls of the three marina basins within the dock.
Considerable care was taken not to disrupt the flora and fauna around the docks – including fish, ducks and other birds. Fish spawning brushes were installed as part of the works to encourage more fish species within the marina.
The entire works programme was completed in a ‘live’ marina, with yachts arriving and departing, with minimal disruption to berth holders and commercial tenants and landside residents.
“The replacement of all the pontoons and associated equipment at SKD was completed within a very tight schedule, on a confined site with limited shore access, with multiple contractors and stakeholders to manage,” explains CNM business development manager Andrew Garland. Poralu business development manager, Virginie Segura, expands on this: “The project was based on a new design and included the demolition of the existing pontoons as well as provision of a new floating pontoon solution, new metered electricity and new water and sewage systems – in less than eight months.”
“The challenging part of the project was the logistics. There was only one point of access to the site, through a tunnel, and we could unload only one
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truck at a time. We had around 100 trucks to load and unload throughout the project,” she confirms. “It is also important to mention that the levels of noise had to be controlled. Some of the boat owners were living aboard at the time and we had to be mindful of this.”
The new products and features have greatly improved the general atmosphere. Segura highlights specifically the curved floating pontoons and the sewage system installed by CEI that offers all boats in-slip pumpout of black and grey water thanks to a multipoint design.
“The new layout is much more practical and generous for boats to navigate around and it also looks far better too,” Tetlow noted. “The tight corners and narrow fairways have been removed and the use of the water space is far more efficient.”
Working together
Segura describes the daily collaboration between project manager and marina team as “indispensable” and Helen Sims, senior project manager at Beadmans, concurs.
Beadmans was involved in the project from inception through to completion and handover, providing project management, contract administration and quantity surveying services. “The project was completed under a Design and Build Contract and was phased into three sections, one section per basin,” Sims clarifies. “As a live marina, the SKD team had to move the boats during each section of works to ensure that the contractor had sufficient space to work. Logistically, this required a lot of detailed attention and coordination between the main contractor and the SKD team.”
Crucial deadlines would never have been met without teamwork. The central basin, for example, had to be completed on time to host the Clipper Race in July 2016.
Building on the investment CNM took over the management and operation of SKD on behalf of Blackstone in February under a three year contract and the marina is now branded a Camper & Nicholsons Marina. There is, however, much still to do.
“The physical refurbishment has improved the look and feel of the docks. However, we’ll continue to work hard to give great service to our berth holders and a memorable stay for our visitors,” Tetlow says. “We also look forward to many exciting events based around the docks throughout the year.”
CNM business development director, Dan Hughes, has similar hopes and
Retail, wining and dining outlets on the dockside ensure that SKD has year-round buzz.
plans. “Build occupancy, clear the waiting list as quickly as possible, bring in high profile maritime events to SKD, create a destination and promote this truly unique central city location,” he enthuses.
Blackstone is equally determined to boost landside tenancy opportunities. SKD’s International House has undergone a stunning transformation and offers creative warehouse-style office space, a stunning new reception space and meeting zone. The work forms part of Blackstone’s wider vision to position St Katharine Docks as a vibrant mixed use waterfront campus.
“We have made a significant investment in the St Katharine Docks estate and it is paying dividends in the number of new tenants we have at International House and the surrounding buildings,” confirms Blackstone Property Management managing director Guy Rudd. “The marina provides the estate with a USP [Unique Selling Proposition] which attracts tenants who want an inspiring and unconventional setting for their business in Central London.”
Further improvements will be made throughout the rest of 2017. Various businesses have recently taken office space, and the variety of retail boutiques, food and drink outlets continues to increase.
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Rocky road to renovation
Holland Marinas, a privately owned enterprise in the Maasplassen lake district in the south east of the Netherlands, has earned an international reputation for quality of amenities and services. Efforts to significantly expand and upgrade Roermond City Marina, one of the company’s two marinas on the River Meuse, is now well under way. But the journey has taken a decade.
In a tight timeframe from November 2016 to March 2017, owner Rob Vrancken CMM and his team, oversaw an expansion of 520 to 600 berths, closing the marina for the months involved while dredging, piling and relocation of pontoons took place. Holland Marinas manufactured the pontoons in house using Fiberstruct decking and commissioned Seijsener to install Harbour-in dockside pedestals and install a new electricity network and water supply system. LeeStrom provided a new pump-out system.
The marina was expanded in order to increase the size of the fairways and introduce larger berths with finger piers. Single berths have been designed to accommodate vessels in specific ranges (9-12m [29-39ft], 12-15m [39-49ft] and 15-18m [49-59ft])
and have been generously sized to comfortably take the maximum boat length in each category.
The renovation process was well planned. When half of the dredging work had been completed, the existing pontoons were moved aside and 70 steel piles were removed. A month later 88 new steel piles were positioned and the pontoons transferred to their new
New pontoons now installed as part of the major refurbishment at Roermond City Marina on the River Meuse.
location. Nine new gangways were installed and building began on a main pier approximately 330m (1,082ft) long, 36 x 12m (39ft) long side piers and 44 x 9m (29ft) long side piers. A new car park for 700 vehicles, all utilities and a new entrance were completed.
According to Vrancken, customers were amazed at all that had been achieved in such a short build time and showed their appreciation of the new level of luxury by swiftly occupying all new berths that were not reserved for visitors. But he remembers well the ten-year planning and permissions process. “We had neighbours who didn’t want anything to change and took every opportunity to take us to
A sleek Seijsener Harbour-in dockside system and emergency station (above and below left) upgrade amenities. The new pontoons (below right) are generously proportioned and designed to suit vessels in specific size ranges.
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court, and changes in political parties where the opposition became part of a coalition and we lost three years by having to start the whole process over again,” he told Marina World. “Different civil servants had to be consulted for dredging, water regulations and building restrictions, and because the whole process took so long, reports and research became out of date and had to be done again – at extra cost.”
In 2006 when planning commenced, Holland Marinas believed that the gravel and sand from the dredging would pay for the infrastructure. “But in 2008 the recession started and there was no demand for raw materials,” Vrancken noted. “This meant that the dredging wasn’t going to earn us money but cost us money.” And the cost burden also rose significantly when the marina group was told it had to transport the dredged silt to a special processing area in Rotterdam.
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suppliers for the same product – if one cannot deliver, the other possibly can,” Vrancken advised, adding “nothing ever goes according to plan.”
Continued development is nonetheless on the cards as the marina intends to reconfigure five further piers over the next three years and install a new prefabricated building to house sanitary facilities, laundry, fitness and recreation rooms, marina office and
a home for the marina manager. This project has been timed for November/ December this year.
Roermond City Marina enjoys nearby amenities at the local village of Herten and is just a few kilometres from the lovely historic city of Roermond and Holland Marinas’ second facility; the 800-berth Marina Stevensweert. Reconfiguring this marina will be the company’s next project.
Hybrid system for Nanaimo marina
International Marine Floatation Systems (IMFS) has completed delivery of the 100-slip private Boat Harbour Marina south of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada.
Set in a picturesque tranquil peninsula, Boat Harbour Marina is located at the start/finish of the Southern Gulf Islands, a location and setting that seems like a world away from civilization but is less than 20 minutes from the centre of the town. The waterway has lagoons, lakes, numerous coves and beaches, and cycling, hiking and all customary water sports are available.
The marina was engineered and designed as an IMFS Hybrid System, with concrete main docks and torque tube fingers for slips of 20-35ft (6-11m). The fingers are built using galvanised frames and Trex decking. The longer structural fingers with 42-100ft (1330m) of moorage are built for larger vessels and have 5-12ft (1.5-3.6m) wide concrete fingers. The marina was conceived to maximise the number of slips and accommodate the existing bathymetric conditions without expensive dredging. The marina is piled with 57 steel piles of varying sizes to give maximum system strength. All pier work and pile installation
was undertaken by Island Marine Construction. Marina services include Eaton dockside pedestals offering appropriate power and water.
The marina was pre-piled using GPS location and IMFS shop drawings and, as the concrete marina docks were delivered, they were installed to the existing piles. Topper Industries supplied two 62ft (19m) long aluminium ramps, one 4ft (1.2m) wide pedestrian ramp and a 7ft (2m) wide Gator utility vehicle access ramp.
On site security is enhanced by two separate systems; thirty-nine HD CCTVs and a completely separate Wi-Fi enabled system. The marina electrical system is also backed up by a 14kW diesel emergency generator to ensure continuous supply of electricity during any loss of regular hydro power supply.
Boat Harbour Marina has a 25 x 128ft (8 x 39m) concrete ramp landing dock with three storage buildings, one of which houses a desalinator unit supplied by Ampac USA.
The Ampac SW3500 desalinator
Environmental considerations took precedence at Boat Harbour Marina. Dredging was avoided and a desalinator installed to produce potable water.
provides fresh potable water from seawater. Using reverse osmosis membranes, 99% of the sea salt is squeezed out of the water. The package system from Ampac also provides the delivery system with a cushion tank for freshwater supply as needed. The desalination system controller includes a built-in web server and, when connected to a router, can be monitored remotely from a smartphone or computer. Checking on the system remotely displays the operational status, the delivery pressure, the water quality and the freshwater supply tank level.
Cooperating for docks and decks
Australian companies Perma Composites and Universal Marina Systems (UMS) have been utilising their respective decking and pontoon manufacturing experience cooperatively.
Most recently, the duo was selected by Insitu Construction & Maintenance to undertake a major upgrade and extension of the South of Perth Yacht Club, located on the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. The contract involved the partial replacement of the existing fixed marina with a new 140-berth floating system.
Perma Composites’ PermaTimber 295 decking boards were recently tested to the latest Australian standards for slip resistance (AS4586:2013) and achieved the highest P5 rating for use in areas with high pedestrian traffic. The product is a durable, low maintenance alternative to natural timber.
UMS has recently moved to a new larger manufacturing facility and continues to expand, with a view to supplying fully engineered marina systems worldwide.
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Camp Raven Knob in Mt Airy, North Carolina is the home camp for the Old Hickory Council, BSA. Since 1954, Scouts have been visiting the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to enjoy mountain lakes, hiking, campfires, and more. Camp Raven Knob reached out to Waterside Docks & Piers, Inc. of Mooresville, North Carolina in search of a long-term structure that would handle water levels of average to flood conditions, not to mention low maintenance materials for long term and easy cleaning.
With the professional guidance of Waterside Docks & Pier, the Camp opted for heavy-duty hot dipped galvanised frames resting on galvanised girders with Titan plastic decking. The Titan decking is very low maintenance and has minimal uplift when flooded. It also has an easy to clean surface that makes clean-up after the camp’s waterfowl friends a breeze!
Gold Coast super-dock boost
Working in conjunction with Gold Coast City Marina (GCCM), Superior Jetties is putting the finishing touches to a new refit facility based at the Coomera River, Queensland, site. Completion of the project will be the first step towards welcoming more superyacht sized vessels to the precinct.
The 100m (328ft) long multifaceted facility incorporates Superior Jetties’ Elite marina system and 50m (164ft) long Super Elite all-concrete fingers, and has been designed with a 600mm (24in) freeboard.
Superior is practised at delivering turnkey products for a diverse range of needs. “This project was no different,” said Superior CEO John Hogan. There were many tailor-made elements. “The custom made heavy duty gangway has been purpose built to accommodate access machinery such as forklifts and small vehicles,” he confirmed. “The gangway’s innovative design allows an increased flexibility for onsite marine trades to carry out on-water refit works or the loading of supplies.” The facility also has provision for on-water storage pods to be added at a later date.
Steve Sammes, GCCM general manager, said the marina had worked with Superior Jetties on a number of projects over the years and was delighted to collaborate again during the expansion. He praised the Gold
Coast-based Superior team for “seamless delivery”.
“We are all about Gold Coast businesses helping Gold Coast businesses and this project is one such example,” Sammes noted. “Our superyacht berths will offer easy access and cater for vessels over the marinas 250 tonne lift limitation,” he said.
Colin Bransgrove, executive officer of the Marina Industries Association (MIA) also commented on the project, saying that the MIA fully supports projects that enhance marine industry growth. “With a growing need to accommodate larger vessels
comes a demand for associated quality berthing,” he emphasised.
“The development of the superyacht facility at the GCCM site brings many positives, with the development fuelling local industries, contractors and boosting the Gold Coast’s economy.”
The new docks at Camp Raven Knob will prove a long term solution to flooding problems.
The new refit facility at GCCM incorporates many customised elements.
New arm ready for summer season
Although permitting delays gave the company less than 60 days from start to finish, Bellingham Marine Australia met the schedule to build a new dock at Port Macquarie, NSW, in time for the busy holiday season.
Bellingham Marine was contracted in May 2016 to retrofit Port Macquarie Marina’s existing C-arm with modern
Bow-to or stern-to
Martini Marinas, the Martini Alfredo division responsible for marinas, floating pontoons and accessories, has released a special asymmetrical finger claimed to make mooring boats much easier.
The innovation was designed and developed in cooperation with an international engineering partner. Boats can be moored in a mix of bow or stern to pontoon configurations thus saving space and making the best use of the full pontoon length.
pontoons, services and technologies, and build a new 14-berth arm, to be known as D-arm.
D-arm was subject to a permitting process while C-arm was not, as the replacement of the docks on C-arm was considered repair and maintenance. While works were under way on C-arm, the owners worked diligently to obtain the proper approvals for the new construction.
The consent was not forthcoming and C-arm works were soon completed. Expecting approval within nine weeks, Bellingham Marine had cast the pontoons for D-arm to allow a smooth transition of work from one area to the next. However, the material could not be delivered to site until the approvals were given.
Unable to confirm delivery dates for D-arm and with storage at capacity at Bellingham Marine’s plant in Brisbane, Australia, Bellingham utilised the pontoons for another client. The approvals for D-arm eventually came through in late October, the company quickly resumed work and was able to re-cast all pontoons and install just before Christmas.
Construction work was complete in six short weeks. Port Macquarie Marina was able to operate during the busy Australian summer season and the additional 14 berths provided a considerable increase in revenue.
The owners plan to continue redevelopment over the winter season.
Special build for special needs
Constructed using Walcon’s aluminium-framed System 2000 pontoons, the structure has a 13.5m (44ft) bridge leading out to a 7.5 x 4m (24 x 13ft) landing stage with an 11.5 x 4m (38 x 13ft) main platform beyond.
Special features include optimisation for wheelchair access, detachable hoists to assist with embarkation and disembarkation, and safety barriers around the perimeter.
The pontoon has been built on
a freshwater lake outside Totton, Southampton, and represents the creation of a third branch for Sailability. Testwood Lakes Sailability (TLS) has taken six years to get started and was only made possible by donations from individuals and organisations including Sainsbury’s and the New Forest branch of Rotary.
Walcon is experienced in creating marine access structures to aid those with special needs. Its Wheelchair Pontoon is a specially designed and engineered marine pontoon that gives the disabled and elderly wheelchair access into deep water, whether at swimming pools or in oceans and lakes. It allows individuals in wheelchairs to move down a series of internal ramps fitted within a pontoon which extends below the surface of the water.
At the end of the ramp system is a submerged platform at one side of the pontoon ramp, from where individuals can float gently off their submerged wheelchairs and move ahead into the water.
Queen’s Award for Dura Composites
UK company Dura Composites has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2017 in the international trade category as a result of its sustained and impressive international growth.
The Queen’s Awards celebrate the best of British business and recognise companies who are making an outstanding contribution to enterprise. In winning the award, Dura Composites joins an impressive list of organisations that have previously been honoured in this way, including Dyson, JCB, Jaguar Land Rover and Siemens.
Each entry is judged by a specialist panel that makes a recommendation to the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee. Her Majesty the Queen then decides the winners, who each receive an official grant of appointment and an invitation to a celebratory reception at Buckingham Palace.
Dura Composites was established in1996 when the company first began selling glass fibre grating for use as anti-slip walkways in the marine and industrial sectors. Over the past 20 years, the product range has expanded to include glass reinforced plastic trench covers, profiles, handrails, stair treads
and the market-leading Dura Deck decking and Dura Cladding made from low-maintenance composite timber.
Dura Composites managing director, Stuart Burns, said: “This award recognises our talented and committed workforce and comes at a really exciting
time as we look to the future and the continued growth of our product portfolio… everyone at Dura Composites is immensely proud and honoured to receive this award, which we are sure will be a springboard for further success both in the UK and overseas.”
The deservedly proud Dura Composites team worked together to earn the company’s prestigious Queen’s Award.
Walcon Marine has designed and built a disabled-access pontoon (above) for Sailability. This Hampshire-based UK charity helps individuals of all ages with special needs to enjoy dinghy sailing in a safe and supportive environment.
Marina boosts country club amenities
A new marina at the Campeche Country Club in southeast Mexico will further enhance luxury facilities at an unspoilt recreational retreat.
Completed last year by Ronautica Marinas, the marina has been built using 400m (1,312ft) of aluminium pontoons with polyethylene floats secured by steel piles driven into rock. The layout accommodates up to 90 boats in a size range of 7-18m (24-60ft) and has floating platforms for 60 jet skis.
The pontoon arrangement, which includes a 180m² (1,937ft²) fixed entrance platform and fingers of 6-18m (20-59ft) in length, has been decked using Twinwood; a durable, weatherproof composite product manufactured by Portuguese company Soprefa.
The turnkey project, which took five months to complete, was designed by Aquatica Ingeneria to include a fixed breakwater and over 500 linear metres of artificial beach.
Offering a golf course, spa, pool and other leisure and sports amenities, the marina club has access to good sailing waters as well as the scenery and archaeological wealth to be found on the west side of the fascinating Yucatan Peninsula.
Three months of international growth
As the first quarter of 2017 drew to a close, Ingemar Group was actively engaged in marina projects in five European countries (Malta, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia and France), in addition to work on sites in Italy (Capo d’Orlando, Venice, Monfalcone, La Spezia) and ongoing projects in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait).
In Valletta, Malta, Ingemar is installing 530m (1,739ft) of floating pontoons of FE King Size type for Azimut’s new Marina di Valletta shipyard. The floating units are 3m (10ft) wide and of steel and concrete construction with hardwood decking.
In Locarno, Switzerland, the company is building a protection barrier with F/ CAXXL floating breakwater elements in reinforced cement for Centro Nautico Di Domenico. Weighing 67 tonnes and measuring 20 x 4 x 2m (66 x 13 x 6.5ft), the units are anchored with piles driven into the lake-bed and equipped with steel, concrete and timber fingers.
Breakwater modules of type F/ CAXL at 12 x 3 x 1.80m (39 x 10 x 6ft) have meanwhile been supplied for the new municipal marina of Portorose in Adrian, Slovenia. Weighing 28 tonnes, they are being used to create allconcrete continuous type floating piers, measuring 12 x 2.5 x 1m (39 x 8 x 3ft).
Over the next few months, a floating
marina is also due for installation at Portovecchio Marine in Corsica using 17 reinforced concrete floating modules of Heavy Duty type, and in Croatia - a little to the south of Novi Vinodolski where Ingemar outfitted a new marina in 2016 - an enlargement project for Marina Murovska will be undertaken. Floating FE Slim Size piers of reduced size at 1.6m (5ft) in steel, concrete and high quality timber, and floating finger units in rotational moulded polyethylene will be used.
All of these different types of Ingemar piers and breakwaters have been laboratory tested and designed for specific purposes, taking wave force characteristics and the dimensions of vessels to be accommodated into account. The diverse types of piers available allow for a wide spectrum of uses and, in conjunction with large breakwater elements, can be used to create complete floating marinas thus saving on costs and reducing
environmental impact.
Ingemar systems can be anchored in many ways according to marina layout and the type of sea bed. Examples include chains or Dyneema lines and concrete anchor-weights set in the sea bed and recessed into the piers with special running systems, and vertical beams fixed into the quay wall with sliders.
Group president Lorenzo Isalberti describes the portfolio as offering “a complete range of technical solutions to allow for a wide range of commercial propositions aimed at satisfying all requested specifications.” Ingemar prides itself on being one of the few companies in the sector with its own production facilities and undertakes its own internal R&D activities in order to anticipate the requirements of the market. It works to ISO 9001 certification for design, construction and installation of the products it manufactures.
BOATLIFTS
Heavy loads and good looks
Boatlifts are not just for small boats as Golden Boat Lifts’ eight-post lift proves when easily accommodating a 240,000lb (108,862kg) vessel.
The eight-post lift is engineered to handle significant loads and a wide range of boat styles, sizes and hull shapes and, according to Golden, the secret lies in overbuilding.
Manufactured from fully welded rugged 6061 T6 marine grade aluminium with 300 series stainless steel hardware and cables, the lift has four motors. For lifting capacity of 32,000 to 56,000lbs (14,515 to 25,401kg) units are fitted with the company’s industry-leading Sea-Drives. For higher lift ability, Grove/ Leeson double reduction gear reducers are used. Both have been selected for efficient performance and reliability; a serious consideration when lifting 120 tons.
Guaranteed to last
Since Hydro Systems started in the boatlift industry in 1975, it has honed and improved its Poly Lift series to offer reliable, hasslefree lift capabilities backed up by extended warranties.
The company claims several ‘firsts’, including the use of polyethylene for tank flotation (now with a lifetime warranty) and use of ultra high molecular weight plastic for bushings (now with a warranty extension to five years).
Hydro Systems has also increased the warranty on the Poly Lift control unit to two years. Carefully designed to be easily operated, with one handle per motor, the handle(s) turn in the same direction instead of turning one handle to the left, one to the right and a third to an alternate position.
Poly Lift’s sister product, Roto Lift, is also available. Offering high-end features at low cost, units feature reinforced lift arms, patented torsion clamps, roto moulded highdensity polyethylene tanks, a five year warranty and lifetime lift tank warranty.
All vessels benefit from out-of-water storage but the larger the yacht the greater the savings – astounding just for hull and waterline cleaning alone. Increased vessel speed and fuel savings are also significant and, if secured in a lift rather than just a slip, the boat won’t sink if the unthinkable happens and power to the bilge pump goes down.
Cost savings and increased safety are bound to appeal to boat owners keen to protect their investment but the problem with boatlifts has long been seen as one of aesthetics. Unsurprisingly, Golden takes this equally seriously and offers GatorVator – to protect the view but facilitate boarding.
Believing that crossbeams on boatlifts are unsightly and make boarding difficult, the patented GatorVator design simply eliminates them. With only two drive spools and less cable than other lifts, the
The eight-post lift (above) securely holds and handles vessels of various styles, sizes and hull shapes weighing up to 120 tons. GatorVator (below) is tough, fast and unobtrusive and thus ideal for residential and sensitive environments.
GatorVator is said to be 33% faster. It is engineered so that the boat is always aligned port to starboard. And with a two or four motor configuration, adjusting the boat’s stern-to-bow level provides quick draining when needed –all via remote control.
Available in three or four post configurations, the lift adapts to existing piles, boat houses and narrow areas along a dock. Models are offered with capacities up to 30,000lbs (13,608kg).
User-friendly Gen 2
HydroHoist Marine Group has launched HarborHoist Gen 2 (below), the most versatile boatlift in its portfolio. It is suitable for use in fresh, brackish or salt water and HydroHoist president and CEO, Mick Webber, believes it will “revolutionise safe boat storage.”
square dock and the hull supports can be configured for nearly all boat styles, including inboard, wake, pontoon and tritoon boats.
The Gen 2 level lifting frame is constructed with aircraft grade aluminium and rugged marine polyethylene tanks. It accommodates boats ranging from 4,400 to 18,000lbs (1,996 to 8,165kg).
The unit can be tied to the dock or secured using a conventional mooring system. HarborHoist comes as standard with a push button control unit – utilising an accelerometer for level lifting. Walkways are mounted on the top of the tanks that run the full length of the lift for easy access to a boat in both the up or down position.
“The accessibility and continuous, non-skid walkway makes this one of the most user-friendly hoists on the market,” Webber says.
Additional features include easy loading and unloading of passengers, adjustable hull pads, optional centring guides and simple assembly and installation. The aluminium structure extends the life of the product.
HarborHoist is a free-floating lift that is compatible with fixed or floating
docks. It works in a U-shaped slip, double-width slip, L-shaped dock and
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Orders build for boat wash machines
An exciting new drive-in mechanical boat wash concept – Drive-in Boatwash – has attracted a strong following in Sweden and looks set to roll out worldwide.
Developed by two Swedish boating enthusiasts –hydraulics specialist Jan Alven and engineer Karl Axel Bartholf – the initial machine was installed at Bosö Boat Club in Stockholm (above). In the space of just two years, almost all boat owners have opted for a self-service 15 minute mechanical hull scrub rather than using environmentally
unfriendly antifouling. Like other boat wash concepts, the Bosö machine uses no chemicals and collects debris removed from the hulls in a containment basin to ensure it does not re-enter the marine environment.
Robbie Bergqvist, the boat club’s energetic vice president managed the installation carefully, ensuring that the machine was moored
in a prominent position in the harbour. And he developed a training programme to highlight the benefits of hull washing and instruct club members on how to operate the machine themselves. The programme started ahead of the installation to encourage boat owners not to prepare their boats with antifouling in time for the coming summer season but to wait for their first boat wash opportunity.
Drive-In Boatwash machines are now operating in 14 marinas in Sweden and the company is eyeing global expansion. Its representatives have toured marinas throughout the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and
25 years for Dr Shrink
International shrink wrap supplier, Dr Shrink, celebrates 25 years in business.
Starting in 1985, before the founding of the company, Dr Shrink owner Mike Stenberg worked as a shrink wrap installer, wrapping boats, machinery, aeroplanes etc., and perfecting the trade and acquired skills that made shrink wrapping easier and more efficient. As the concept became more widespread, he
saw a pressing need for distribution of premium shrink wrap and installation supplies and his focus shifted from installation to distribution. In 1992, he set up Dr Shrink in his home garage in Manistee, Michigan.
Over the past 25 years, Dr Shrink has supplied shrink wrap and installation accessories to industry
Europe and machines are currently in build for marinas in Vancouver (Canada) and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Five models are available, the largest of which – Bigwash 16 – cleans vessels up to 16m (53ft) in length.
Drive-in Boatwash spokesman, Bjorn Alvén, says the response has been amazing. “Hull brush washing is widely regarded as an effective alternative to anti-foul. With Drive-in Boatwash the concept is now both technically advanced and commercially viable. Knowing the contribution that our machines can make to antifouling elimination, we are actively looking to partner with entrepreneurs and marinas around the world that share our vision and want to be proactive with their customers. With our machines they can educate their members, showing them there is another way.”
Contact Drive-In Boatwash in Sweden at info@ driveinboatwash.com
the people we deal with on a daily basis in many countries around the world.”
professionals and DIY enthusiasts.
“We’ve had a great and adventurous ride building Dr Shrink – from starting our business in a one-car garage to now having over 112,000ft² (10,405m²) of work space,” Stenberg says. “There is no way we could have done this without the help and loyalty of our customers. I appreciate each and every one of
“In the future, we will continue to innovate new products to enhance the installation of our premium line of shrink wrap materials. We will also continue to improve upon our ordering, training and processing systems to make it even easier for our customers to get the products and training they need, when they need it,” he added.
Contact Dr Shrink in the USA at drshrink@dr-shrink.com
Robbie Bergqvist
Non-Skid
Custom
MT boosts forklift options
Marine Travelift (MT) has expanded its innovative Hydro_M Drive marine forklift line. Increased capacities and shorter wheelbase options give customers the ability to grow business by lowering maintenance costs and increasing precision and efficiency.
The hydrostatic drive system was first introduced by the company in the mid 1990s and has since been continuously improved. The complete Hydro_M Drive product line features capacities up to 52,000lbs (23,587kg) and beyond, and carries the same tested technologies. These additional capacities, along with shorter wheel base options, ensure the right fit for any size marina.
“The Marine Travelift
forklift product line has us extremely excited right now because of the numerous upgrades that have been applied just in the past year alone,” said Dale Harris, authorised MT distributor of over 30 years. “My team and I are now able to offer more than two times as many capacity and wheelbase options to our customers, which meets the growing demands of marinas all across the industry.”
The redesign of the easy-
Suntex invests in Mymic programme
Suntex Marinas has appointed Mymic Training Technologies to develop and oversee its corporate safety programme. As part of the agreement, Mymic will implement a programme of consistent employee training and safety awareness across all Suntex Marina locations. The programme will include online marina safety training, instructor led training to certify employees who operate forklifts, a smartphone app for equipment inspections and site safety audits.
Robert Smith, Mymic director of marina safety programmes, commented: “Suntex strives to enhance the customer experience at all of their properties. This agreement fully supports that vision. A well-trained staff and safe work environment is something the customers will notice very quickly. In addition, this programme is designed to reduce the potential for workplace injuries and ensure regulatory compliance.”
Tom Delotto CMM,
northeast regional manager for Suntex Marinas, emphasised that the company places the safety of customers and employees first on its list of operating priorities. “By linking already established internal systems with cutting edge Mymic overview programmes, we will equip property managers with every modern safety and control process available,” he confirmed.
Contact Mymic Training Technologies in the USA at robert.smith@mymic.net
access engine compartment along with the innovative hydrostatic drive deliver the continued productivity customers demand. Improved mobility and manoeuvrability are just a few of the benefits designed to ensure the Hydro_M Drive forklift achieves peak performance.
“The upgrades that have been made to each Marine Travelift product are always completed with the customer
in mind, “Harris explained. “Whether it be a capacity upgrade to handle bigger vessels, a design upgrade to lower customer maintenance costs, or a component upgrade to stay on the cutting edge of technology, these upgrades are always exciting for us because it allows us to offer features and benefits that no one else can provide.”
Contact Marine Travelift in the USA at sales@ marinetravelift.com
MT sponsors MIA
Marine Travelift (MT) has committed to gold sponsorship of the Marina Industries Association (MIA). Eric Pfeifer, MT president and CEO, said the investment reflected the important role the MIA has in the marina industries across Asia, Australia and New Zealand and the significance of these regions to the company.
“We have over 3,500 boat hoists in operation worldwide supported by a global network of dealers for sales and service,” Pfeifer said. “Our sponsorship of MIA demonstrates our long term commitment to growth in these regions and our support of MIA’s role in industry development.”
MIA president Andrew Chapman CMM said the sponsorship was a reflection of the growing role of MIA in the Asia Pacific
region. “MIA is experiencing strong membership growth and our education and accreditation programmes are playing an important role in lifting industry standards.
“Marine Travelift is a key provider of vital industry infrastructure and to have Marine Travelift actively supporting MIA’s work programme is further recognition of the value of MIA as an effective membership-driven industry association.”
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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Bellingham Marine, USA 6 & 7
Best Marine Solutions, USA 59
Bluet, Finland 35
Boatlift, Italy 24
Camper & Nicholsons
Marinas, UK 26
Conolift by Kropf Industrial, Canada 28
Dura Composites, UK 38
Eaton Marina
Power & Lighting, USA 14 & 15
FGM, Italy 32
GH Cranes & Components, Spain 56
Gael Force Engineering, UK 44
Gigieffe, Italy 18
Golden Boat Lifts, USA 52
Grupo Lindley, Portugal 48
Hazelett Marine, USA 32
Hiscox, UK 42
HydroHoist, USA 50
IMCI, Belgium 54
IWMC 2018, New Zealand 37
Ingemar, Italy 16
Inland & Coastal Marinas, Ireland 18
JLD International, Netherlands 46
Livart Marine, China 41
METSTRADE, Netherlands 20
M-Tech, Australia 23
Maricer, UK 42
Marina Master by IRM, Slovenia 50
Marina Projects, UK 22
Marine Travelift, USA 60
Marinetek, Finland 4
Markel International, UK 38
Martini Alfredo, Italy 28
Orsta Breakwater, Netherlands 52
Oscar Siches/Marina Matters, Spain 46
Pacsoft, New Zealand 48
ParmaFender, Norway/UK 54
Pile Ring, New Zealand 54
Plus Marine, Italy 44
Poralu Marine, France 30 & 31
Rolec Services, UK 10
Roodberg - a brand of Frisian Industries, Netherlands 53
SF Marina System, Sweden 2
Seaflex, Sweden 8
Seijsener Marina Services, Netherlands 52
Strongwell, USA 56
Superior Group, Australia 50
ThruFlow, Canada 42
Titan Deck, USA 46
Twinwood by Soprefa, Portugal 44
Vileo Marinas, Finland 39
Walcon Marine, UK 24
Wise Handling, UK 48
Hungarian marina orders Quantum pedestals
A large number of Rolec’s Quantum marina pedestals are to supply services to a total of 264 berths at the Kenese Marina Port in Balatonkenese, Hungary.
The anodised aluminium 1000mm service pedestal will feature 16amp single phase sockets, cable TV sockets and LED photocell controlled illumination. It is the first time that the Quantum pedestal will be installed at a Hungarian marina.
Rolec international marina sales manager, Kate Broom, commented: “We were delighted to be asked to add our Quantum pedestals to yet another marina in Europe, this time in Hungary. These pedestals add to the thousands we have already manufactured for marinas around the world since we launched our Quantum range just over a year ago.”
“Our Quantum marina service pedestals fuse high quality materials with the affordability of entry level priced units – making them an ideal marina service pedestal solution,” she continued. “Quantum is innovative yet economical, providing a powerful blend of versatility and design and, with its extruded anodised aluminium frame, it offers a unique strength and stability seldom seen on other marina service pedestals.”
Contact Rolec Services in the UK at rolec@rolecserv.co.uk
Hoist expands electric truck options
In April, Hoist Liftruck rolled out its first AC power-driven Lazer series forklift. Already an established lift truck in Hoist’s portfolio, the AC version will significantly reduce maintenance costs for customers and thus prove even more popular. Another cushion tyre product, the FR series extendable counterweight, will also offer an electric option this year.
The P series and Neptune series, traditionally internal combustion powered, will be offered as electric models as of the first quarter 2018.
Hoist Liftruck’s extensive experience in electric lift truck manufacturing, dating back 120 years, has included many industry firsts. With the AC
Lazer, the company has become one of the first manufacturers worldwide to offer AC power in high-capacity electric lift trucks, culminating in the Lazer E400 with a 40,000lb (18,144kg) load rating.
Contact Hoist Liftruck in the USA at sales@hoistlift.com
