MOORING OR BERTHING: CHANGING EXPECTATIONS
In the 1960’s, the early days of marinas in the Mediterraneane, when Monaco was still a ‘sunny place for shady people’, leisure boating was generally an aristocratic pastime for the rich. Boating usually centred around Yacht Clubs where the trophy cabinet invariably held pride of place and the yachts moored out in the bay added […]
COVE MARINA IS DEVELOPER’S DREAM
The decision to develop Marsden Cove Marina bucked trends. While it is quite normal to find marinas mooted by a businessman with a love of boating who spends years trying to convince local authorities to give him permits for a marina, it is far less common for the impetus to come in the first instance […]
TOP 10 QUESTIONS ABOUT CONCRETE FLOATING DOCKS
1. Many people who’ve experienced standing on a concrete floating dock say, “It feels like solid ground.” Why are concrete floating docks so stable? Craig Funston, a structural engineer with the engineering and design firm Redpoint Structures, Bellingham, WA, explains the science behind the design. The perception that one gets of standing on solid ground […]
UPGRADED MARINA IS FOCUS FOR LEGENDARY ISLAND
Upgraded Marina is Focus for Legendary IslandMarina World, Jan /Feb 2007 Chub Cay, the island that has been host to the rich and famous and a lure to legendary fishermen for over 40 years, broke ground to begin new development for the next generation of boaters and fishermen in March 2004. In an event that […]
SUN HARBOR: A GREENER SHADE OF GREEN
If every environmental project incorporates varying shades of green, Mary Lou LoPreste’s visionary concept for Sun Harbor Marina in California encompasses the entire palette. Recycled products, sustainable resources, low energy, energy efficient are written into every sweeping curve, every landscaped niche and each marina building and amenity. Sun Harbor Marina, located within the loyal clientele, […]
CALMING THE POND FOR THE RSYS
The ‘pond’ is not a term a stranger would likely use for the waterway that surrounds the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) in Australia owing to the three types of ferry traffic, tugs, recreational boaters and the odd military craft that will buzz by on any given day. Despite this being called the ‘inner Harbour’, […]
A LONG NIGHT’S WORK
At 2:23 AM, February 17, 2006, Mary Kuhn’s phone rang at home. It was hotel security. Kuhn is Dockmaster and Manager of the 466-slip Marriott Hotel Marina in San Diego, California. The marina is in the heart of San Diego Bay with hundreds of large, luxury yachts. The value of boats in her marina is […]
MARINA CONSTRUCTION: THE SINGLE SOURCE OPTION
Building or refurbishing a marina can be, and usually is, a long and complicated process. One of the major obstacles in Europe these days is the permitting procedure. each country has its own set of requirements, but most follow the familiar pattern of local planning, environmental and in some cases, central government approvals. It’s not […]
FLOATING WAVE ATTENUATORS PROVIDE PEACE, PROTECTION, AND TRANQUILITY ON AN AFFORDABLE BUDGET
It’s safe to say that the boating public appreciates placid moorages but has no idea how much science and engineering goes into planning and designing them. That’s my job. I’ve been a structural engineer specializing in marina design for the last 20 years. For most of that time, I have developed solutions consistent with the […]
FORT PIERCE MARINA TELLS A STORY OF HURRICANE FURY
Fort Pierce Marina Tells a Story of Hurricane Fury and DestructionMarina Dockage May /June 2005 Everyone wonders how much force a well-designed marina loaded with boats can survive during a hurricane. In Florida, a portable tower weather station was set up close to Fort Pierce Marina, a municipally owned marina, and it captured the strength […]
