March April 2020 Marina World

GLOBAL REVIEW
its majority stake in the Loggerhead
Marina portfolio to its joint venture
partner Equity Lifestyle Properites.
• Florida, USA: In its first acquisition
in Florida, Texas-based VIP Marinas
purchased Anclote Village Marina in
the Tampa Bay area city of Holiday.
The marina features 25 wet slips,
drystack for 195 vessels and a fuel
dock.
• Maryland, USA: Safe Harbor Marinas
purchased Chesapeake Yachting
Center (CYC) in Baltimore – a 1,000
acre (405 ha) mixed-use property
venture under construction. It sits
on 12.8 acres (5.1 ha) and has 184
wet slips, a drystack for 186 boats,
90 sailboat cradles and a mix of
amenities.
• Panama: The new marina project of
Buenaventura, 50 miles outside of
Panama City on the Pacific Coast,
was set to open in November. Part
of a major upmarket residential
development, the marina has 60 wet
slips, drystack for 100 boats, a fuel
dock, boat club, repair services and
charter services.
• Uruguay: An investment of US$17
million was announced to regenerate
the disused tourist port facilities
of Punta Carretas in Montevideo.
Tenders were launched for the
construction of the marina, which
could have capacity for 35 to 60 boats.
It is anticipated that work will finish in
2022.
• Grenada: Port Louis Marina expanded
from 160 to 250 berths. The marina
is a key superyacht and cruising hub
in the southern Caribbean, set in a
natural lagoon on the leeward side of
Grenada below the hurricane belt.
• BVI: Phase one of the inner marina
was completed at Nanny Cay, Tortola
in February 2019 and work on an
additional four docks continued
throughout the year. The new outer
marina was completed with 100
berths ahead of the Spring Regatta.
Walcon Marine undertook all dock
replacement work, essential due
to extensive damage caused by
Hurricane Irma.
Asia
• Hong Kong: Discovery Bay Marina
Club is to be completely redeveloped
and rebranded as Lantau Yacht Club
(LYC). The marina is designed to meet
the needs of the growing yachting
F3 Marina Fort Lauderdale, being built on
the SunDance Marine site, will introduce
a new level of drystack technology and
hospitality.
community and the increasing number
of superyachts. The marina closed in
early 2019 for a major renovation and
is scheduled to reopen in the second
half of 2020. LYC marina will boast
berths up to 100m (328ft), which is
unprecedented in Hong Kong.
• Indonesia: A $1 billion waterfront
resort is planned for Ancol in north
Jakarta. The project will comprise
architect-designed vertical mixeduse
residences inspired by natural
elements, a marina, beach club and
restaurant precinct.
• Vietnam: Ana Marina in Nha Trang
is scheduled to open in the first
quarter this year as the country’s first
full service marina and yacht club.
Ultimately planned to offer sheltered
berthing for up to 220 vessels, it will
be able to accommodate vessels up
to 40m (131ft) in length. Some extra
wide berths for catamarans are in
the mix. Future phases will include
a superyacht dock for six yachts up
to 70m (131ft) in length and also
includes a potential 100m (328ft)
berth in addition to a mix of berths for
boats of 10-20m (33-66ft).
• Taiwan: Argo Yacht Club in Tainan
began developing a new marina as
the centre piece of a comprehensive
development project. The first
stage of the 200-berth facility will
Due to reopen later this year, Lantau
Yacht Club – the renamed and rebranded
Discovery Bay Marina Club – will offer the
largest berths in Hong Kong.
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