2018 July August Marina World

Marina
focus for
Marinas19
AUSTRALIA: The Marinas19
International Conference and Trade
Exhibition will be held on the Gold
Coast, Queensland 27 th -28 th May
2019. The event immediately follows
the Sanctuary Cove International
Boat Show that flows on from the
Australian Superyacht and Marine
Export Conference (ASMEX).
Marinas19, the next in the series that
has been organised every two years
since 2001 by the Marina Industries
Association, will revert to a marina
focused event. For the last three events,
it has been run in partnership with the
Boating Industries Association and has
adopted a broader marine agenda.
Porto Lottti joins
1782 Club
ITALY: Porto Lotti, the luxury 520-
berth superyacht marina in the
Gulf of La Spezia, has joined the
exclusive Camper & Nicholsons
Marinas (C&NM) 1782 Club.
C&NM COO, Dan Hughes,
welcomed the new club member.
“We are so pleased to be closely
working with Porto Lotti through
the 1782 Club, which offers a
unique marketing and business
development platform to help
promote marinas internationally,”
he said. “With the recent marina
extension of 14 dedicated
superyacht berths now complete
at Porto Lotti, larger yachts can
easily be accommodated. Its unique
location within the Gulf of La Spezia,
provides a destination close to some
of the world’s most high profile Italian
shipyards and yacht manufacturers
as well as being in a great location
for those yachts heading south
ahead of the season.”
In addition to the 14 superyacht
berths, the marina also boasts a
transit berth for yachts up to 180m
(590ft); one of very few in the region.
Lakeland Leisure buys
Roydon Marina
UK: Windermere-based Lakeland Leisure Estates has purchased Roydon
Marina Village, a 56-acre inland marina and leisure complex in Essex. The site
includes a 350-berth marina, 60 holiday lodges and a hotel.
Nigel Wimpenny, managing director
of Lakeland Leisure Estates, said:
“This excellent site is a key part of our
strategy to grow our business portfolio,
mainly through the acquisition of wellestablished
locations.”
Lakeland owns and manages a
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variety of leisure complexes including
five marinas. In January this year it
acquired Deganwy Marina, North
Wales, from the Crown Estate. The
acquisitions of the Roydon and
Deganwy properties were made using
HSBC funding packages.
Milestone achievement at
Ocean Village
UK: The refurbishment and extension of MDL’s Ocean Village Marina in
Southampton has reached a milestone. Walcon Marine has completed Piers A
to D, which are now in use, and has three more to finish.
All walkways, piers and pontoons
have been constructed using Walcon’s
System 21 product and heavy-duty
wave-attenuating pontoons have
been used near the marina entrance.
Pontoons have been decked with
a charcoal grey composite product
supplied by Dura Composites (see p.
46).
A key feature of the new layout is the
introduction of Pier P (for Platinum). For
higher fee paying customers, Walcon
has designed and built customised
high-spec pontoons with under-deck
services, branded cleats and smart
services using keypads and mobiles.
The berthing package includes extra
shoreside services and privileges.
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