2017 July August Marina World

WORLD NEWS
Premier unveils
Noss on Dart plans
UK: Premier Marinas is set to submit plans for the development of Noss on
Dart Marina. The £75 million proposed investment in the site will be one of the
largest infrastructure investments in the Dartmouth area for decades.
Wellcome Trust company Premier
Marinas acquired Noss on Dart in
March 2016 after the previous owner
went into administration. The site
comprises 37 acres (15ha) of valuable
foreshore and woodland but Premier’s
CEO Pete Bradshaw insists that
Premier’s overriding interest lies in
the marina. “We are unlike traditional
developers in mixed use sites of this
type as we are first and foremost
marina owners and operators. We
approach this project with the aspiration
to deliver the UK’s finest marina and
the location certainly warrants that.”
The detailed plans show a new
marina layout for around 232 berths;
a drystack for 100 or so smaller motor
boats; 70 summer boat storage spaces
– 100 in winter; and yard improvements
including a new dock facility for lifting/
launching boats with a 75 tonne boat
hoist.
A hotel with 50 rooms, two
restaurants and a spa are also planned.
Work on the marina, hotel and
boatyard will start first and is expected
to take three years. This will be followed
by construction of residential property,
which will help to fund construction of a
new quay wall, public slipway, hoist bay,
bridge improvements etc.
MYP builds at IBEX
USA: Specialist pavilions including a new Marina & Yard Pavilion (MYP) have
been introduced at the International Boatbuilders’ Exhibition & Conference
(IBEX), which takes place this year at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa,
Florida, 19 th - 21 st September.
Covering over 125,000ft² (11,613m²)
of exhibition space and attracting over
650 exhibitors, IBEX is the marine
industry’s largest technical trade
event in North America and is owned
and produced by the National Marine
Manufacturers Association (NMMA)
and RAI Amsterdam.
The MYP has special support for its
inaugural year from Bellingham Marine.
Bellingham sponsors the ‘Beer Garden’
and offers a ‘Happy Hour’ from 4.00-
6.00pm. MYP attendees can also take
advantage of the International Marine
Institute (IMI) Marina 101 course and
marina and boatyard study tour.
Visitors can attend IBEX free of
charge if registering by 16 th September.
Further information:
www.ibexshow.com
Green light for
Kennedy Point
NEW ZEALAND: Kennedy Point
Boatharbour Ltd has been given
the go-ahead to build a 186-berth
floating marina at Kennedy Point
in Putiki Bay, Waiheke Island.
An independent panel of five
commissioners delegated by
Auckland Council granted the project
resource consent in May after a
week-long hearing in early April.
Tony Mair, the appointed developer
for the new marina, noted that the panel
approved the site in terms of its minimal
environmental impact and believes that
the decision made earlier this year to
install floating attenuators as opposed
to rock breakwaters further helped
reduce any concerns.
“With very little expert evidence put
up in opposition, we were hopeful of a
positive outcome going into the hearing,”
he said. “In my 35 years of marina
development, I have never seen a more
appropriate site. The water is deep,
avoiding the need for dredging, and
the coastline is already modified. The
design is also unique – like Waiheke
– with all structures, including the car
park, marina office, community building,
breakwaters and marina fingers floating.
These structures, to be manufactured
by world-renowned company SF Marina
in Sweden, will all be towed into place,
mitigating a lot of construction noise and
onshore disturbance.”
The marina will contribute to the
economic, social and cultural welfare of
local people and have recreational and
tourism benefits, according to Auckland
Council consultant planner David Wren.
In addition to the floating berths,
Kennedy Point will have up to 19
pile moorings, 30 public day berths
and storage for kayaks and stand-up
paddleboards. A marina office, visitor
facilities, a meeting room and café, and
a car park with up to 72 spaces are
incorporated. Mair expects construction
to take 18 months.
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