How to (Re)Build Your Marina on a Budget

Santa Barbara Harbor - Rebuilt over 7 years

Learn the secrets to replace your docks on a tight budget without sacrificing quality or style. For Santa Barbara Harbor rebuilding 500 of their slips without imposing large rate increases seemed impossible. Set to find a way, the Harbor enlisted the help of top marina builder, Bellingham Marine. Together the two set out to achieve […]

Marina Development FAQ: Answering owners’ challenging site questions

View of Alamitos Bay Marina - Redevelopment completed in 2018

Whether you are an investor, developer, owner, operator or just someone interested in the industry, this is one marina development FAQ you won’t want to miss. The pros at Bellingham Marine (and a few of the company’s trusted engineers) tackle owners’ top 12 challenging site questions. Topics Covered Extending existing docks Mitigating wave from boat […]

Rybovich Poised for Growth in Superyachts

By Robert Wilkes Having bought Rybovich in 2004, Wayne Huizenga, Jr., made a multi-million dollar gamble. He thought his location in West Palm Beach, Florida, had the potential to attract large yachts from around the world. His vision for a superyacht marina and service center had not been executed on this level before. On the […]

Perseverance, Determination and a Passion for all Things Boating

If you’ve ever been involved in a laborious permitting and funding process you know all too well the feeling of victory and the heavy sigh of relief that comes once you receive your final OK to proceed. You’ll also know that without an iron will and a true passion for what you’re doing you’ll likely […]

A Rebuild can Offer an Opportunity to Reconfigure your Marina

North Harbour, a city owned marina in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada recently completed a rebuild and reconfiguration project that effectively increased the marina’s moorage space by 19% from 7,943 feet of chargeable moorage space to 9,500 feet. The goal of the rebuild was to address failing infrastructure and a growing waiting list for larger […]

Update your Marina by Making Small Improvements

If you have an aging marina, and a complete replacement is not feasible there are a number of things you can do to update and beautify your property without taking on a comprehensive rebuild. Lido Yacht Anchorage, located in Newport Beach, Calif. had originally planned to replace the marina’s aging timber docks with a modern […]