May/June 2010 - Yacht Essentials
May/June 2010 - Yacht Essentials
May/June 2010 - Yacht Essentials
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Spotlight: Shipyards Gear Up For Growth<br />
WORLD’S LARGEST MOBILE BOAT HOIST DEBUTS AT COLONNA’S NEW YARD<br />
“This is a very exciting time for Colonna and the industry,” said Vance Hull, director of yacht services for Colonna<br />
<strong>Yacht</strong>s in Norfolk, Virginia, this spring when the company opened its West Yard Vessel Repair Facility, new home to<br />
a 1,000-metric-ton Marine Travelift. The massive lift, built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, will live on a 10-acre parcel<br />
adjacent to the current yard.<br />
With two slipway piers, 216 and 298 feet, the yard is equipped with nine keel tracks, two wash-down basins, and six portable<br />
shelter sections. A full-service refit yard, Colonna specializes in hull and machinery repairs. www.colonnaship.com<br />
18 YACHT ESSENTIALS<br />
Colonna <strong>Yacht</strong>s in Norfolk<br />
now operates the world’s<br />
largest Marine Travelift.<br />
Drystack storage buildings<br />
went up ahead of schedule<br />
at Marine Group Boat Works’<br />
new facility in Mexico.<br />
A NEW YARD FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR<br />
Marine Group Boat Works rolled out its Marina Puerto<br />
Los Cabos location ahead of schedule with a March soft<br />
opening under the direction of General Manager Michelle<br />
Farias-Kieley. The company trucked materials and<br />
equipment down from San Diego to build a workshop<br />
and two three-level drystack storage units. A 150-ton<br />
Travelift is ready to haul boats up to 125 feet with beam<br />
capacity up to 28 feet.<br />
Owners can cozy up to the Spanish colonial atmosphere<br />
of San Jose del Cabo, more laid back than Cabo San Lucas<br />
18 miles to the west. www.marinegroupcabo.com
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