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<strong>March</strong>/<strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Issue 136<br />
Essential reading for marina and waterfront developers, planners and operators
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<strong>March</strong>/<strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong> Vol.23, No.4<br />
16<br />
CONTENTS<br />
<strong>World</strong> News 7<br />
Planning & Design 16<br />
Ismailia Yacht <strong>Marina</strong>, the new era of the Suez<br />
Canal; A nautical tourism centre for Piombino;<br />
Becoming a master at planning marinas<br />
Family-run marinas 29<br />
Feedback from marina owners and customers;<br />
Family success in the TransEurope <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
network<br />
40<br />
Talking Shop 40<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Izola in Slovenia is a well-sheltered,<br />
forward-thinking facility with an ideal location in<br />
central Europe. <strong>Marina</strong> manager Vladimir Gavran<br />
talks shop<br />
Events 43<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> AMI Conference & Expo, held in<br />
January/February in Daytona Beach, Florida was<br />
a record-breaking event<br />
49<br />
Floating Structures 49<br />
SF <strong>Marina</strong> delivers two very different floating<br />
solutions<br />
Environmental Products 51<br />
Oscar Siches explores electric propulsion and<br />
the challenges it brings<br />
Products & Services 55<br />
On the cover: <strong>Marina</strong> Izola is one<br />
of just a handful of marinas to lie<br />
along Slovenia’s tiny Mediterranean<br />
coastline. <strong>Marina</strong> owners believe its<br />
location is one of its greatest assets<br />
and strive to maintain connection<br />
with the fisherman’s town on its<br />
doorstep and the broader Istrian<br />
culture and countryside. See p. 40<br />
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The<br />
practicalities<br />
of power<br />
FROM THE EDITOR<br />
The arrival of longer and beamier vessels, including catamarans, has had<br />
the greatest boat design impact on the way marina infrastructure has been<br />
planned and designed in decades. The vessel, whatever its size, has been<br />
either sail or power (both requiring dockside electricity and water), and the<br />
latter also needing petrol or diesel from the fuel dock. Established services;<br />
established facilities.<br />
In the last few years, the most radical developments have probably been in-slip<br />
pump-out and – more rarely – in-slip fuelling for large yachts. The next radical move<br />
is the installation of charge points for the power boats that will increasingly be<br />
“electric”.<br />
It’s a very hot subject. The organisers of AMI Conference & Expo, held in Florida<br />
as January tipped into February this year, selected ‘The Future of Boat Design’ as<br />
a second marina keynote topic. Association of <strong>Marina</strong> Industries (AMI) chairman,<br />
John Swick, explained the rationale: “It is extremely important that the marinas and<br />
boat and engine manufacturers have an open dialogue about what the future holds.<br />
Infrastructure changes require a significant amount of planning and lead-time, so<br />
the earlier these conversations can be happening, the better,” he said.<br />
Oscar Siches agrees on the need to plan carefully, and investigate thoroughly.<br />
His article on electric propulsion (pages 51-53) urges us to make efforts to truly<br />
understand the technology and its implications, and the many factors that should<br />
be taken into account when selecting power sources, battery power, and charging<br />
speeds and methods. There is a learning curve with all new technology and there<br />
will be hurdles along the way, a likely raft of legislation, and serious challenges –<br />
such as safe disposal of batteries.<br />
A fleet of electric boats jostling for berths at your marina isn’t likely to happen<br />
soon. But demand for charging infrastructure will arrive as the market share for<br />
electric boats will inevitably rise: prices (currently high) will drop as these boats<br />
become more popular; and range, which is already far longer than for early models,<br />
extends even further. A long-haul trip by electric boat isn’t, however, likely to be<br />
feasible for many years.<br />
Don’t be tempted to lock the topic away! Although there may be little or no<br />
demand as yet at your marina, it’s coming. While there are sound arguments that<br />
refute the truly ‘green’ and certainly ‘moral’ ethos of electric power (e.g. the effects<br />
of mineral mining), in terms of reducing polluting emissions, if power comes from a<br />
clean source, the electric boat is a winner. And it is here, now, and all set to be an<br />
increasingly large part of the global leisure fleet in the future.<br />
Carol Fulford<br />
Editor<br />
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WORLD NEWS<br />
Berths still<br />
in high demand<br />
UK: Demand for berths exceeds pre-pandemic levels according to insight<br />
revealed in British Marine’s newly released UK <strong>Marina</strong> and Mooring Market<br />
Report (2021-2022).<br />
A total of 173 marinas took part in<br />
the survey, i.e. 23% of the UK’s 723<br />
marinas, representing 42% of the<br />
country’s marina berths and moorings.<br />
Some key findings are as follows:<br />
• Revenues from marina berthing<br />
income grew 13% to £283 million in<br />
2021/22, reflecting the impact of the<br />
sector’s recovery from the pandemic.<br />
• Gross profits accounted for an<br />
average of 20% of revenues per<br />
marina. Total gross profits related to<br />
marina berthing for the entire sector<br />
increased 32% to £55 million.<br />
• The sector’s direct Gross Value<br />
Added (GVA) contribution to UK GDP<br />
through marina berthing income<br />
increased 16% to £127 million<br />
from the previous year. The ‘added<br />
value’ created by the marina sector<br />
represents 45.1% of total sector<br />
output.<br />
• Taking into account indirect and<br />
induced economic effects, from<br />
marinas’ supply chain spending and<br />
the spending of employees supported<br />
by marinas and their suppliers, the UK<br />
marina sector generated a combined<br />
total of £253 million in GVA.<br />
• Despite increasing challenges from<br />
inflation and declining UK economic<br />
growth, marina businesses are<br />
optimistic about their market, with<br />
54% of members still positive about<br />
prospects, citing the continued effect<br />
of the pandemic boom in secondhand<br />
boat sales and demand for<br />
berths over the last year. 56% of<br />
respondents reported that demand<br />
for berths was still above prepandemic<br />
levels.<br />
• Occupancy rates for <strong>April</strong> 2022,<br />
at the start of the boating season,<br />
averaged 90% across all mooring<br />
providers, with rates highest at inland<br />
marinas (91%) compared to coastal<br />
(89%).<br />
• Due to a surge in demand and rising<br />
inflation after lockdown, the yield per<br />
berth (which, alongside occupancy,<br />
is a key metric for marina berthing<br />
productivity), grew 13% to £3,551.<br />
• With supply increasingly strained,<br />
19% of marinas that responded to the<br />
survey are looking to expand over the<br />
next 12 months. The focus is upon<br />
adding pontoon berths rather than<br />
dry storage.<br />
Port Vell as ‘Cup’<br />
superyacht marina<br />
SPAIN: <strong>Marina</strong> Port Vell Barcelona has been named as the ‘Preferred<br />
Superyacht <strong>Marina</strong>’ for the 37 th America’s Cup, to be held in Barcelona between<br />
August and October 2024.<br />
Booking of berths at the marina<br />
during this period will be managed via<br />
a centralised booking system run by<br />
the official superyacht services partner<br />
BWA Yachting. Over 40 boats and<br />
superyachts have already requested<br />
mooring.<br />
Grant Dalton, CEO of ACE<br />
Barcelona and Emirates Team New<br />
Zealand, comments: “From the start<br />
of our discussions with Barcelona and<br />
Catalunya as the potential host venue<br />
for the America’s Cup event, we have<br />
been very impressed by the extent and<br />
quality of marinas, ports and facilities<br />
that can be offered to visiting yachts.”<br />
“<strong>Marina</strong> Port Vell is unique in its<br />
position in Port Vell, so close to the city<br />
centre and next to the team bases for<br />
the America’s Cup event so we are very<br />
pleased with this partnership. We have<br />
no doubt that visiting superyachts will<br />
have an incredible experience in this<br />
world class marina,” he adds.<br />
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The Vogelsang PierPump is a customer-oriented high-performance<br />
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WORLD NEWS<br />
expands to Spain<br />
GREECE: D-Marin and Spanish marina group <strong>Marina</strong>s del Mediterranéo have<br />
announced a partnership that will bring three marinas into D-Marin’s premium<br />
marina network.<br />
Puerto Deportivo de Estepona,<br />
Puerto <strong>Marina</strong> La Duquesa and Puerto<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> del Este, all located on the<br />
Costa del Sol, offer a total of 1,000<br />
berths and are the first in Spain to join<br />
the D-Marin network.<br />
D-Marin CEO, Oliver Dörschuck,<br />
said: “We’re delighted to be forming<br />
this new partnership with <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
del Mediterranéo, which promises to<br />
be a highly successful one. This is a<br />
milestone in our strategy to expand into<br />
the Western Mediterranean, with more<br />
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Highlights from February/<strong>March</strong>:<br />
• Cyprus: Upgrade for Paphos<br />
<strong>Marina</strong><br />
• UK: Waterfront plans for<br />
Southampton’s Town Quay<br />
• Seychelles: EOI for Praslin marina<br />
• Australia: Crediting ‘superyachtready’<br />
marinas<br />
• Bahamas: Heads of Agreement for<br />
Harbour Island and Torch Cay<br />
• Saudi Arabia: Construction starts<br />
on Jeddah Central<br />
• USA: Forest Development in<br />
further Florida bids<br />
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marinas to come.”<br />
Jose Carlos Martin, founder of<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>s del Mediterranéo, added:<br />
“Partnering with D-Marin was an<br />
easy decision for us as we are very<br />
aligned in our desire to exceed our<br />
customers’ expectations, especially in<br />
digital capabilities, thereby becoming<br />
part of the international D-Marin sales<br />
network. Welcoming D-Marin to Spain<br />
and working together for our customers’<br />
benefit is our key focus now and for<br />
many years to come.”<br />
Suntex<br />
adds NJ<br />
and AZ<br />
marinas<br />
USA: Suntex <strong>Marina</strong> Investors has<br />
acquired Fair Haven Yacht Works<br />
in Fair Haven, New Jersey and<br />
Roosevelt Lake <strong>Marina</strong> in Roosevelt,<br />
Arizona.<br />
Fair Haven Yacht Works is a familyoriented,<br />
full-service marina located on<br />
the scenic Navesink River. It is a safe,<br />
secure and protected facility with four<br />
docks offering 81 slips for boats of 15 to<br />
55ft (4.5 to 17m) in length and a large<br />
mooring field.<br />
Situated on approximately 70 acres<br />
(28ha), Roosevelt Lake <strong>Marina</strong> offers<br />
guests the finest amenities in the area<br />
including wet storage, dry storage, on<br />
site dining, fuel sales, boat rentals, tent<br />
sites with power and 35 RV pad sites<br />
with full hook-ups. Its 258 wet slips and<br />
146 covered and uncovered dry storage<br />
spaces can accommodate vessels<br />
ranging from 30 to 55ft (9 to 17m). It is<br />
the only marina on the lake.<br />
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WORLD NEWS<br />
Port 32 buys<br />
Lighthouse Point<br />
USA: Port 32 <strong>Marina</strong>s has purchased Lighthouse Point <strong>Marina</strong> on the<br />
Intracoastal Waterway, one of South Florida’s most admired waterfront<br />
properties. It is the first marina acquisition by the new Port 32 leadership team.<br />
“Lighthouse Point <strong>Marina</strong> is a special<br />
lifestyle property in an extraordinary<br />
location, tucked just inside the clear<br />
Atlantic waters of the Hillsboro Inlet.<br />
Here at Port 32, we love cruising with<br />
friends and family, saltwater fishing and<br />
ice-cold drinks on the waterfront, which<br />
makes Lighthouse Point a perfect fit for<br />
our growing portfolio of premier coastal<br />
marinas,” said Austin Schnell, the new<br />
CEO of Port 32 <strong>Marina</strong>s.<br />
With 102 wet slips for boats of 25<br />
to 80ft (8 to 24m) and a large popular<br />
restaurant with six visitor slips, the<br />
marina has been family-owned and<br />
operated for over 50 years and never<br />
been up for sale.<br />
Julie Fisher Berry and Sheila Roux<br />
of CBRE represented Lighthouse Point<br />
for the sale. “The owners have built<br />
a loyal customer base by providing<br />
great service, operating an excellent<br />
restaurant, and keeping the marina in<br />
impeccable condition,” Fisher Berry<br />
said. “CBRE is honoured to have<br />
represented the owners and identified<br />
the buyer of this high-profile marina<br />
property.”<br />
“Lighthouse Point <strong>Marina</strong> has been<br />
owned and operated by one family, the<br />
Spieker family, for over half a century,”<br />
added Maureen Canada, co-owner<br />
and former president of the marina. “As<br />
second-generation owner-operators, it<br />
was important for us to find a buyer that<br />
will respect what we have created and<br />
retain our staff and family culture with<br />
the intention of maintaining and even<br />
improving the site with time. We believe<br />
we have found that buyer with Port 32<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>s.”<br />
With the addition of Lighthouse Point,<br />
Port 32 seeks to grow its family of<br />
marinas within Florida and to expand<br />
strategically into new markets along the<br />
Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico.<br />
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WORLD NEWS<br />
Upgrade<br />
approved<br />
for Jones<br />
Bay<br />
AUSTRALIA: Sydney’s Heritagelisted<br />
Jones Bay <strong>Marina</strong> has<br />
received council approval for an<br />
upgrade. The move will address the<br />
shortage of marina berths for large<br />
vessels in Sydney Harbour and see<br />
significant capital poured into the<br />
harbourside marina over the course<br />
of the year.<br />
The unanimous decision by Council<br />
and the local planning panel has been<br />
welcomed by marina owners Toga<br />
Group and management alike, and<br />
will see a raft of essential upgrades<br />
including the installation of new floating<br />
pontoon berths and a custom-designed<br />
floating office; improvements to power<br />
and water supply; and essential<br />
upgrades to the marina’s amenities<br />
block and changing rooms.<br />
Jones Bay <strong>Marina</strong>’s general<br />
manager, Nairn Johnston CMM, said<br />
the Australian superyacht industry<br />
was currently in a growth period and<br />
the upgrades couldn’t have come at a<br />
better time.<br />
“As many will know,<br />
getting planning approval on<br />
Sydney Harbour is a long and<br />
laborious process,” he said. “So<br />
this news is a great outcome<br />
for both local and visiting<br />
yachts to Sydney Harbour;<br />
for the large superyachts<br />
who frequent it due to its<br />
proximity to the CBD; and for<br />
all the trades, businesses and<br />
suppliers that support and<br />
service the vessels that berth<br />
at our marina.”<br />
Johnston said the Jones<br />
Bay <strong>Marina</strong> team couldn’t have<br />
achieved this favourable result<br />
without input from a range of<br />
stakeholders, including Ethos<br />
Urban and Copley Marine.<br />
Rebuild underway at<br />
Club marina<br />
CANADA: The National Yacht Club in Toronto is investing nearly $5 million in<br />
a new aluminium floating marina system to replace its ageing infrastructure.<br />
Manufactured at Poralu Marine’s dates back to 1890, is one of<br />
Canadian production site and to be Canada’s oldest marinas and is widely<br />
delivered as a turnkey project, the recognised for its inclusive approach<br />
durable, high quality aluminium dock to teaching sailing. It has a highly<br />
arrangement has been designed for active community of amateur sailors<br />
optimum use of space while remaining and has hosted a number of major<br />
in keeping with the high-end sporting competitions.<br />
spirit of the club. The moorings will suit When the renovation is complete,<br />
a range of modern boats, including moorings for 214 boats will have been<br />
motor vessels and catamarans.<br />
created. Delivery is scheduled for May<br />
The National Yacht Club, which <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
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PLANNING & DESIGN<br />
CGI of the proposed Green <strong>Marina</strong> Club<br />
at Ismailia.<br />
Mahmoud El Kady<br />
Ismailia Yacht <strong>Marina</strong>:<br />
a key player in the new<br />
era of the Suez Canal<br />
With its “Green <strong>Marina</strong>” project<br />
spanning 25,000m² (269,000ft²),<br />
complete with moorings, hotels and<br />
commercial areas, Ismailia Yacht<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> is set to play a significant<br />
role in the renewed Suez Canal.<br />
The project is one of the measures<br />
implemented by Egypt to reduce<br />
carbon emissions and promote the<br />
use of renewable and alternative<br />
energy sources, as part of the<br />
National Climate Strategy 2050.<br />
Donatella Zucca reports<br />
Egypt is committed to developing<br />
integrated strategies for yachting and the<br />
environment, including the construction<br />
of marinas and<br />
suitable moorings<br />
along its coastline:<br />
approximately<br />
995km (618mi) on<br />
the Mediterranean;<br />
1,941km (1,206mi)<br />
on the Red Sea; and<br />
a good 72km (45mi)<br />
along the international<br />
waterway of the Suez<br />
Canal.<br />
The Red Sea is an<br />
increasingly popular<br />
tourist destination.<br />
Nikolaos Patsiokas<br />
Since 2021, Egypt has been<br />
implementing a national regime aimed<br />
at increasing the efficiency of ports<br />
and marinas, and building new ones in<br />
areas considered important for tourism.<br />
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA)<br />
already uses innovative automated<br />
procedures for yachts entering and<br />
leaving the marinas located along the<br />
Canal, including Port Said, Port Ismailia<br />
and Port Tawfiq (Suez). There are plans<br />
for an 850m (2,790ft) tourist walkway, a<br />
75-berth marina in Port Said, expansion<br />
of Ismailia’s marina from 12 to 65<br />
berths, and the future Green <strong>Marina</strong>.<br />
In 2022, Egypt launched its first<br />
online digital platform for yachting,<br />
allowing owners and yacht managers<br />
to send necessary data and documents<br />
to apply for entry, pay fixed fees on<br />
municipal berths, passenger terminals<br />
and tourist ports, and receive invoices<br />
in a timely manner.<br />
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PLANNING & DESIGN<br />
Right & below: Pontoon arrangement for<br />
Ismailia’s Green <strong>Marina</strong>.<br />
The journey along the Suez<br />
Canal from Port Said to Port<br />
Tawfiq (Suez) offers breathtaking<br />
scenery, with the desert and Sinai<br />
peninsula on one side, and the<br />
lands of the Nile delta on the other.<br />
The Mediterranean and Red Seas,<br />
combined with Egypt’s extensive<br />
coastline and beautiful beaches,<br />
offer exciting development<br />
opportunities.<br />
The Suez Green Canal strategy<br />
includes a commitment towards a<br />
green turnaround of the country’s<br />
sea and navigation, with the use of<br />
hybrid, solar and wind energy being<br />
prioritised, along with the creation<br />
of 16 traffic monitoring stations, and<br />
collection and recycling of the solid<br />
and liquid waste from ships in transit.<br />
Studies on new fuels and the smart use<br />
of new technologies are also underway.<br />
This strategy, which started in 2018,<br />
has been highly praised by Georgios<br />
Plevrakis, vice president of global<br />
sustainability at American Bureau of<br />
Shipping (ABS), the IMO’s Marine<br />
Environment Division, and other<br />
large maritime organisations. Maersk<br />
International is set to support Egypt in<br />
its mega green energy development<br />
projects, launching 19 ‘eco’ ships<br />
between 2024 and 2025 that will lead<br />
to a reduction of 2 million tons of CO 2<br />
emissions. The first vessel is due to<br />
transit the canal this year.<br />
In 2021, the Suez Canal helped<br />
reduce CO 2 emissions by 31 million<br />
tons compared to alternative routes,<br />
and increased efficiency is also a<br />
focus. A second parallel canal is under<br />
construction from markers km 60 to<br />
km 95, along with the deepening and<br />
widening of the ring roads of the Great<br />
Bitter and Ballah Lakes, to streamline<br />
traffic and double transits.<br />
Green marina<br />
Ismailia Yacht <strong>Marina</strong> will be Egypt’s<br />
first green marina, and is the latest in<br />
a series of initiatives aimed at reducing<br />
carbon emissions, promoting the use<br />
of renewable energy sources, and<br />
using alternative energy forms such<br />
as green hydrogen. Currently serving<br />
as an overnight stopover for yachts in<br />
transit on the Canal, the Yacht <strong>Marina</strong><br />
is undergoing upgrades to improve<br />
facilities and infrastructure, as a prelude<br />
to the creation of its Green <strong>Marina</strong> for<br />
superyachts. Located on the western<br />
shore of Lake Timsah, halfway along<br />
the Suez Canal and near the town of<br />
Ismailia, it is in a strategic position<br />
connecting with tourist destinations<br />
such as the Mediterranean and the Red<br />
Sea, including Hurghada and Sharm<br />
el Sheikh (450km/280mi away), Port<br />
Ghalib (600km/370mi away) and others.<br />
According to the Suez Canal<br />
Authority (SCA) tourism team, Ismailia<br />
Yacht <strong>Marina</strong> is the first of three yacht<br />
reception centres affiliated with the<br />
SCA that are expected to be developed<br />
and transformed into world-class<br />
marinas. It is an important part of the<br />
overall development project, whose<br />
pillars are the digital transformation of<br />
most processes through a platform that<br />
allows online bookings, calculation of<br />
transit tolls for the canal, knowledge of<br />
mooring fees and tourist programmes.<br />
The development strategy includes<br />
a range of services, such as an on-site<br />
petrol station, supply of drinking water<br />
and electricity, toilets, launderette,<br />
restaurant, maintenance, boat washing<br />
and wintering, as well as recreational<br />
amenities like a gym, spa, cafeterias,<br />
and free Wi-Fi connection. It is crucial to<br />
ensure that this marina becomes a onestop-shop<br />
for completing the necessary<br />
paperwork for vessels in transit. In fact,<br />
in the yacht transit process, it is and<br />
will be a mandatory stop, unlike Port<br />
Said and Port Tawfiq (Suez) where<br />
it is optional, and where work for the<br />
respective yacht clubs will soon begin.<br />
Construction of the Green <strong>Marina</strong><br />
superyacht marina, which will use<br />
only renewable and alternative forms<br />
of energy, including green hydrogen,<br />
is underway and should be ready<br />
within the next two years. It is an<br />
important piece of the puzzle to attract<br />
international players and will bring<br />
tourists closer to the various cultural<br />
facets of the Mediterranean and the<br />
Red Sea.<br />
Since 2019, Red Sea Week has been<br />
the world’s number one yacht event for<br />
high-net-worth individuals. In Port Said<br />
and Port Tawfiq, European companies<br />
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PLANNING & DESIGN<br />
There are currently limited mooring options<br />
in Ismailia. The Green <strong>Marina</strong> will greatly<br />
enhance its destination appeal.<br />
are building infrastructure and have<br />
offices and products such as travel lifts,<br />
floating or fixed pontoons, cranes, and<br />
more.<br />
Transiting the Canal<br />
The Egypt-based service agency of<br />
BWA Yachting is strategically positioned<br />
to assist vessels transiting the canal. Did<br />
the company choose the Suez Canal<br />
because of its planned developments or<br />
because of the number of its customers<br />
that cruise through?<br />
“BWA Yachting has been assisting<br />
loyal customers in Egypt and through<br />
the Suez Canal via trusted sub-agents,<br />
for more than a decade. Like Gibraltar,<br />
Egypt is a gateway to the Med, and the<br />
Suez Canal is the shortest and safest<br />
route between the Mediterranean and<br />
the Red Sea,” explained BWA Yachting<br />
chief operating officer Nikolaos<br />
Patsiokas. “Over the last five years, we<br />
have experienced a steady increase<br />
in the frequency of the requests and<br />
crossing operations. A clear pattern is<br />
emerging in the greater region and it<br />
is in our DNA to anticipate the needs<br />
of our customers at all levels and act<br />
accordingly.”<br />
This growth will further increase<br />
when Port Said and Port Tawfiq offer<br />
the same basic characteristics as<br />
Ismailia, in terms of boat and guest<br />
reception and eco-friendly approach.<br />
“Egypt’s vision to boost yachting in this<br />
region is in line with the directives of<br />
Egypt’s President El Sisi to promote<br />
yachting tourism,” noted Mahmoud El<br />
Kady, managing partner BWA Yachting<br />
Egypt.<br />
“Egypt wants to position itself as an<br />
emerging magnet for nautical tourism<br />
on a global scale. The Mediterranean<br />
Transiting the<br />
193km/120 mile long Suez Canal.<br />
is a hot spot for this sector and we<br />
have tourist places near historical and<br />
touristic cities, and prime and popular<br />
diving spots for marine sports. Egypt<br />
is also particularly popular with our<br />
friends in the GCC (Arabian Gulf) and<br />
yachting provides a great window to<br />
double the number of those visiting the<br />
Red Sea. It should also be noted that<br />
Egypt is giving considerable attention<br />
to promoting maritime tourism through<br />
offering incentives to vessels that stop<br />
at an Egyptian port, including the canal<br />
yacht reception centres of Port Said,<br />
Ismailia and Suez.”<br />
And there is more to come. BWA has<br />
signed a partnership with Kadmar, the<br />
main port agent for the Suez Canal and<br />
a platform for yachting, offshore marine,<br />
brokerage, travel services and much<br />
more throughout Egypt and elsewhere.<br />
El Kady explained that via this<br />
partnership, the team is able to take<br />
the administrative burden away from<br />
captains and management companies<br />
by offering the following services: Suez<br />
Canal transit, bunkering, fresh provision<br />
and supplies, husbandry services,<br />
spare parts delivery, port and marina<br />
arrangements, anti-piracy security<br />
services, parcel and courier services<br />
and tourism arrangements.<br />
Also, as a reflection of the demands<br />
of a growing business, BWA Yachting<br />
has announced the official opening of<br />
new offices in Egypt. From the head<br />
office in Alexandria and branches<br />
in Cairo, Port Said, Damietta, Suez,<br />
Sokhna and Safaga on the Red Sea,<br />
the agency operations can cover over<br />
13 ports and marinas across the Red<br />
Sea and Mediterranean coastline,<br />
including Alamein, Marassi, Sharm El<br />
Sheikh, Hurgada, Gouna, Marsa, Alam<br />
and others.<br />
With the online platform aimed at<br />
facilitating transit via the canal recently<br />
launched and subject to continuous<br />
improvement, and agencies such<br />
as BWA working round the clock to<br />
assist with yacht transit, is the canal a<br />
destination or just functional?<br />
“Small yachts normally need to fuel<br />
up at Port Said or Suez before heading<br />
to the Arabian Gulf or the Maldives,<br />
etc,” El Kady confirmed. “Some yachts<br />
stay at their yachting destinations<br />
in Egypt, such as Marassi <strong>Marina</strong>,<br />
located by the amazing North Egyptian<br />
coast, and others prefer Sharm El<br />
Sheikh, known to be the best for diving<br />
activities.”<br />
And what are the most requested<br />
services by customers crossing the<br />
Canal and heading into the marinas?<br />
“In this order: transiting the Suez<br />
Canal – 193km (120mi) and a duration<br />
of 12-16 hrs – fuel supply, provisions<br />
and security services.”<br />
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PLANNING & DESIGN<br />
CGI of <strong>Marina</strong> Arcipelago Toscano di<br />
Piombino. Below: Ingemar pontoons have<br />
already been installed.<br />
A nautical tourism<br />
centre for Piombino<br />
The <strong>Marina</strong> Arcipelago Toscano di Piombino project is a courageous Italian<br />
initiative co-financed by the Regional Programme Fund for Underdeveloped<br />
Areas 2007/2013 and supported by the Tuscany Region. Its aim is to help<br />
transform an abandoned area into an eco-friendly nautical reception centre.<br />
Donatella Zucca reports<br />
Barring unforeseen difficulties,<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Arcipelago Toscano is set to<br />
open in Piombino by 2024 as a large<br />
marina proposed by the Tuscany<br />
Marine Consortium and the Porto della<br />
Chiusa project. It has been signed off<br />
by the Piombino Municipality, Northern<br />
Tyrrhenian System Authority and La<br />
Chiusa di Pontedoro. This sociallyfocused<br />
cooperative is dedicated to the<br />
construction and management of ports,<br />
marinas and tourist ports.<br />
The project encompasses<br />
20ha (49 acres) of water and<br />
23ha (56.8 acres) of land,<br />
including spaces for fishing<br />
and fishermen, areas for<br />
marine environment studies,<br />
water sports and local<br />
leisure. The concessionaire,<br />
promoter and operator<br />
is La Chiusa Pontedoro<br />
cooperative.<br />
The <strong>Marina</strong> Arcipelago<br />
Toscano project plays<br />
a pivotal role in the<br />
development of Piombino,<br />
providing spaces for<br />
shipyards, a dry port, sports<br />
logistics, infrastructure and nautical<br />
tourism services. It also includes a<br />
breakwater built from natural boulders,<br />
a large pier made of sheet piles and a<br />
series of floating pontoons and fingers.<br />
The latter have been designed by<br />
Ingemar, winner of an international<br />
tender for the design, construction and<br />
installation of all floating structures.<br />
A Temporary Business Association,<br />
headed by Modimar SpA, is supervising<br />
the design and construction, while<br />
the dredging and sea works are being<br />
carried out by Sales SpA.<br />
The marina can accommodate 656<br />
boats of 8 to 20m (26 to 66ft) in length,<br />
moored at large pontoons anchored<br />
by poles driven into the seabed and<br />
served by fingers of various lengths.<br />
The sea part of the project is at an<br />
advanced stage of construction, with<br />
the dredging works, protective piers<br />
and backbone pier already completed.<br />
The piers and fingers for the first<br />
section are being installed on the east<br />
side of the port, and moorings should<br />
be complete in spring <strong>2023</strong>. Further<br />
dredging will be required for the second<br />
section, with the piers scheduled to be<br />
completed by the end of <strong>2023</strong> and early<br />
2024.<br />
The floating structures are made of<br />
reinforced heavy-duty aluminium alloy,<br />
with concrete floats and exotic timber<br />
decking. The site also includes 47<br />
berths for local professional fishermen,<br />
ten for non-local transit and 20 for the<br />
shipbuilding area, which covers about<br />
9ha (22 acres). There are 100 berths<br />
for very small boats and 94 berths for<br />
sports, environmental, cultural and<br />
charter activities. Beautiful facilities<br />
for services and nautical tourism are<br />
currently being developed.<br />
The major hurdle for <strong>Marina</strong><br />
Arcipelago is its proximity to a new<br />
gas pipeline. A huge Floating Storage<br />
Regasification Unit (FSRU) ship is to be<br />
located in the port of Piombino, almost<br />
1km (0.6mi) away, with a pipeline<br />
running 66m (217ft) from the dam and<br />
more than 7m (23ft) under the seabed,<br />
as confirmed by La Chiusa<br />
president Lio Bastianini.<br />
Despite the nearby nature<br />
reserves and future aims to<br />
make the area even more<br />
eco-oriented, no eco-impact<br />
study has been conducted for<br />
pressing national reasons. The<br />
regasification planners and<br />
managers give assurance that<br />
there is no need to fear the<br />
pipeline, chlorine discharge<br />
into the sea, a drop in water<br />
temperature, or accidents. The<br />
mayor has appealed the plan<br />
to the Regional Administrative<br />
Court, but with no success due<br />
to force majeure.<br />
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The process of creating a marina can be complex, and a wide range of<br />
parameters should be considered to make it fit into its local “habitat”. In<br />
developed countries with mature boating markets, most marina projects<br />
represent upgrades or extension works, while in regions like the Middle East,<br />
opportunities for greenfield projects are more common and lend themselves to<br />
becoming new visitor hubs and attraction centres.<br />
The team at Buro Happold is well<br />
versed in the planning of waterfront<br />
developments, and has a strong portfolio<br />
of iconic international marina projects,<br />
including Hayle Harbour, Folkestone<br />
Harbour and Red Sea mega projects.<br />
Our strengths lie in the understanding of<br />
architect visions and client expectations,<br />
with the integration of technical experts<br />
at the early stages of the design<br />
(planning, infrastructure, environment,<br />
coastal engineering, mobility, advisory<br />
services and sustainability).<br />
Working closely with our dedicated<br />
planning team has been an eye<br />
opener in terms of the benefits of<br />
using planning tools and benchmarks<br />
to support marina planning on land<br />
and in water. This different approach<br />
to the more traditional supply and<br />
demand assessment can unlock<br />
feasibility studies and help kick start<br />
the conversation with clients and<br />
stakeholders rapidly.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> typologies<br />
The innovative approach we have<br />
developed as part of Middle East<br />
marina development projects is the<br />
concept of typology. While some<br />
consultants consider the siting of the<br />
marina (e.g. island, inland, exposed<br />
coastline, sheltered area), or the<br />
size of the marina, for instance small<br />
(60 and 260 berths) as<br />
their key parameter, we focus on the<br />
marina strategy and its future upland<br />
use, guided by property and investment<br />
advisors.<br />
From a large number of successful<br />
marinas worldwide, we defined six<br />
categories of marina typology as<br />
presented in the tables (right). Each<br />
typology is represented by four to ten<br />
benchmarks matching the criteria set<br />
per typology in terms of key land use,<br />
activities proposed, marine facilities and<br />
existing berth mix. The selection process<br />
is being refined, and new benchmarks<br />
are constantly added to enhance our<br />
model based on discussions with<br />
operators and advisors.<br />
Key indicator values have been<br />
extracted from the benchmarks to<br />
generate planning guidelines, as shown<br />
in the table (p.27) where average<br />
values are adopted. Hillary’s Yacht Club<br />
is illustrated as a city hub example.<br />
Starting from given project<br />
boundaries (water and land areas) and<br />
a typology selected by the client based<br />
on upland aspirations, the number of<br />
berths and landslide zoning allocations<br />
can then be determined using our<br />
defined ratio and percentages.<br />
Saving space<br />
Space is a key challenge as part of<br />
most planning exercises, to support the<br />
financial performance of a project and<br />
also to allow for sufficient circulation<br />
areas and suitable access. This is<br />
particularly true of brownfield projects<br />
where opportunities to increase site<br />
boundaries are usually limited. Trends<br />
for larger yachts and the need for<br />
better facilities and amenities lead to<br />
space constraints in areas which are<br />
often of high property value. Several<br />
opportunities can be considered as<br />
follows:<br />
• Turning parking into a multi-storey car<br />
park or introducing an underground<br />
car park<br />
• Incorporating a drystack to increase<br />
the total number of boats (provided<br />
sufficient land area is available)<br />
• Smart mooring systems, such as<br />
Typologies Residential City Hub Luxury<br />
Definition<br />
Examples<br />
Moorings linked<br />
to property, either<br />
directly or through<br />
rights. Increases<br />
overall value of real<br />
estate.<br />
Port Grimaud (FRA),<br />
Sanctuary Cove (AUS),<br />
Miami, Florida (US),<br />
Nakheel <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
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Focal point for city or<br />
town. Becomes anchor<br />
for Food & Beverage<br />
outlets, hospitality<br />
services.<br />
Portofino (ITA), Dubai<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> (UAE), Hillary’s<br />
Yacht Club (AUS), Port<br />
de Cannes (FRA)<br />
Internationally known<br />
destination for<br />
superyachts. Becomes<br />
hub for wider luxury<br />
offering and exclusive<br />
clubs.<br />
Port Hercule (MON),<br />
Bulgari Resort (UAE),<br />
Yas <strong>Marina</strong> (UAE), Port<br />
de Saint Tropez (FRA)<br />
Typologies Commercial Light Deployment Resort<br />
Definition<br />
Examples<br />
Linked to businesses<br />
such as tour boats,<br />
water sports, ferries<br />
or fishing harbours.<br />
Catalyst for economic<br />
activity.<br />
Al Seef (UAE),<br />
Salthouse Docks (UK),<br />
Brighton (UK),<br />
For sheltered<br />
destinations or<br />
large developments<br />
attracting seasonal<br />
visitors. Simplified<br />
layouts with cost<br />
efficient installation.<br />
White Bay 6 Marine<br />
Park (AUS), Corfu Town<br />
Yacht Harbour (GRE),<br />
Port Washington Yacht<br />
Club (US)<br />
Elevates real estate by<br />
providing opportunity<br />
for boat usage with<br />
property. Offers<br />
wide range of beach<br />
activities and water<br />
sports to visitors.<br />
Abu Tig (EGY), Sunset<br />
Beach Resort (KSA),<br />
Porto Carras Grand<br />
Resort (GRE). Jebel Ali<br />
Resort (UAE)<br />
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Support for local<br />
businesses<br />
The Guest Comment article ‘<strong>Marina</strong>s and takeovers – enough room for<br />
boating?’ published in November/December 2022 (Issue No. 134), while in no<br />
way dismissing the very important industry role of large marina groups, made<br />
a strong case for the simpler, less luxury-based marina offering that is more<br />
likely to be found at a family-run marina.<br />
The ‘no frills’ approach is a far cry<br />
from zero-amenity; the service is very<br />
personal and professional; and, as the<br />
owners expect future generations to<br />
directly benefit from investment in the<br />
property, a more flexible approach can<br />
be taken when undertaking projects as<br />
they do not necessarily require a swift<br />
return.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> owners and their customers<br />
give us interesting feedback:<br />
Jean-Michel Gaigné CMM, InXs<br />
<strong>Marina</strong>s, France:<br />
I fully understand the author’s<br />
testimony. There is a race in the marina<br />
industry towards ultimate luxury and<br />
services that seems never ending.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> offers must be targeted to<br />
different types of customers, and<br />
those who have less money and fewer<br />
expectations must not be forgotten.<br />
Boating must remain accessible and<br />
affordable for everybody, and there<br />
are boaters who don’t need a fitness<br />
centre or a concierge service, but<br />
just a sheltered berth, freshwater and<br />
electricity. That’s why the certifications<br />
and the accolades delivered to the<br />
marinas are very useful. A 3-Gold<br />
Anchor marina will probably satisfy<br />
certain customers, while wealthy yacht<br />
owners may look to premium and fully<br />
integrated service.<br />
In France, most of the marinas<br />
just deliver essential services – even<br />
sometimes basic. It doesn’t mean<br />
that the berth holder cannot find<br />
supplementary benefits to enrich his<br />
experience, but these services must<br />
be paid in addition and often provided<br />
by third parties. It is the role of the<br />
marina operator to link between the<br />
local ecosystem and the boater’s<br />
expectations since there is always a<br />
swimming pool, gourmet restaurant,<br />
tennis court or a golf course in the<br />
surroundings to address the desires of<br />
every berth holder.<br />
Wade Eldean CMM, Eldean Shipyard<br />
& <strong>Marina</strong>, MI, USA:<br />
I enjoyed your editorial on marinas and<br />
takeovers as we are one of the Mom<br />
and Pops that are still around. I put the<br />
article on our Facebook page and got<br />
some comments:<br />
Dan D:<br />
I get worried every time local is<br />
replaced by a ‘conglomeration’. I like<br />
knowing the owner and manager of<br />
the business I support. I like seeing<br />
an owner take pride in their business.<br />
I prefer local family businesses when<br />
possible. [But] I have experienced multigenerational<br />
businesses that should<br />
have sold as it became apparent that<br />
the new generation didn’t appreciate<br />
the customer.<br />
I also like the extra perks of a wellrun<br />
marina, pool, nice clean bathrooms,<br />
safe docks. I also need a place where<br />
I can ‘tinker’ on my boat. I take great<br />
pride in keeping my boat ship shape.<br />
I will also need help from time to time<br />
when I just don’t have the time or<br />
expertise to do the project.<br />
Debra B:<br />
As new boaters back in 2019, a family<br />
owned marina like Eldeans was<br />
welcoming to us as a small, much older<br />
boat owner; while at the same time<br />
observing the variety of huge boats<br />
and sailboats docked amongst us in the<br />
same dock slips. You can tell Eldeans<br />
values all its customers no matter the<br />
sailing vessel size or age, and works<br />
to make every slip renter feel welcome.<br />
Family owned is the preferred marina<br />
experience.<br />
Michael S (MS) and Wade Eldean<br />
(WE):<br />
MS: I support local wherever/whenever<br />
possible. Rarely does bigger = better.<br />
The biggest challenges for many<br />
smaller/independent marina operators<br />
are capital investments required to stay<br />
relevant (not necessarily to become<br />
like 6 flags… but, to keep things like<br />
docks and facilities looking nice and in<br />
good repair requires some business<br />
discipline to budget sufficient funds)<br />
and transitioning of the business from<br />
one generation to the next. The latter<br />
is a common issue for any business<br />
going through generational change but,<br />
in the case of marinas, anything decent<br />
that comes to market will be gobbled<br />
up – a good solution for family not<br />
interested in continuing the business<br />
but not necessarily for the local boating<br />
community.<br />
WE: Lots of good points. Another issue<br />
the marine industry faces is enough<br />
marine techs. And relatedly, besides<br />
having customers that shop local, I’m<br />
hoping that techs/employees might<br />
shop local too and prefer our type of<br />
employer over a big corporation! It is<br />
really discouraging when one of the<br />
big guys buys a marina nearby, fires<br />
a bunch of the people that came with<br />
the marina, and then begins poaching<br />
employees from the other marinas<br />
around them. It is one of the things<br />
that makes boating harder these days,<br />
not easier. But there is some good<br />
movement lately to get more people<br />
interested and educated in working in<br />
the marine business. You and I know<br />
there’s no better place to be.<br />
Jason B (JB) and Wade Eldean (WE):<br />
JB: I will always prefer a locally owned,<br />
local business. I prefer to have a boat<br />
that might have some projects because<br />
I actually enjoy the projects. It is part of<br />
what boating is to me…value comes in<br />
what you put into things in life. I like a<br />
marina that succeeds because it does<br />
the same in the service it provides its<br />
customers. I stay at one that I perceive<br />
does value its customers. I highly<br />
doubt that the same value would be<br />
conveyed at a larger conglomerate<br />
that owned hundreds of properties<br />
around the country (world). It becomes<br />
personalised and/or forced “corporate<br />
engagement”.<br />
WE: I agree with you. As an owner,<br />
it’s hard to put into words the amount<br />
of work an owner/manager can do, or<br />
is able to observe the work that the<br />
marina has done for our boaters, when<br />
living on the property, and being around<br />
24/7.<br />
If you missed the November/December<br />
Guest Comment, you can read it online<br />
at www.library.marinaworld.co.uk - 2022<br />
- November/December - page 48.<br />
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FAMILY-RUN MARINAS<br />
Resilience, long-term vision<br />
and personal approach<br />
Melanie Symes speaks to representatives from five family-owned marinas<br />
within the TransEurope <strong>Marina</strong>s network to gain insight into how they survive<br />
and thrive.<br />
When TransEurope <strong>Marina</strong>s was<br />
first created, as Transmanche <strong>Marina</strong>s,<br />
the aim was to support smaller and<br />
often family-owned marinas, creating a<br />
home-from-home network to facilitate<br />
cruising to new destinations.<br />
As the association has grown, this<br />
group of family-owned marinas, each<br />
with a highly motivated second or<br />
even third generation at the helm,<br />
remains amongst the most emblematic;<br />
engaging actively with other managers<br />
and the industry community, and<br />
keen to share the benefits of their<br />
accumulative experience. Perhaps not<br />
surprisingly, each marina flies the Blue<br />
Flag and most have held the award for<br />
over 25 years.<br />
As we embrace the moral and<br />
civic imperative to include good<br />
governance, social, environmental<br />
and climate considerations as pillars<br />
of future resilience and sustainability,<br />
multi-generational marinas, with their<br />
inherently long-term perspective, have<br />
some particularly sage advice.<br />
Family representatives from<br />
Jachthaven Wetterwille (Loosdrecht,<br />
Netherlands), <strong>Marina</strong> del Cavallino<br />
(Venice, Italy), Puerto Calero<br />
(Lanzarote, Spain), Jachthaven<br />
Waterland, (Monnickendam,<br />
Netherlands), and VY Nieuwpoort<br />
(Belgium) share their thoughts.<br />
Q: What does a family-run marina destination<br />
mean to you, compared perhaps<br />
with more commercially run marinas? Is<br />
there a stronger company purpose and<br />
company culture, for example?<br />
CK: As a family-run marina, we have<br />
a more personal approach than most<br />
commercially run marinas. We know the<br />
names of almost all of our 350 berth<br />
holders by heart and are on a firstname<br />
basis with many of them. Some<br />
customers have had a berth in the<br />
marina for decades and have known<br />
me since I was a child. Older berth<br />
holders often come into the office with<br />
stories about my father and grandfather<br />
from the good old days. This adds a<br />
specific sort of charm.<br />
Puerto Calero, the first marina village<br />
in Lanzarote, is a luxury nautical brand<br />
thanks to José Juan and Daniel Calero.<br />
Photo: James Mitchell<br />
Meet the people<br />
Roberto Perocchio (RP)<br />
(<strong>Marina</strong> del Cavallino),<br />
is very well-known figure<br />
in the industry, having<br />
held successful leadership roles in<br />
his national federation and ICOMIA,<br />
amongst other positions. <strong>Marina</strong><br />
del Cavallino, situated on private<br />
land, has been in his family since<br />
1971. “My family prepared me as a<br />
second-generation representative<br />
with a degree in law, inviting me to<br />
Dr Roberto Perocchio and his wife<br />
Dr Michela Caroli<br />
attend all the relevant sector-related<br />
congresses from an early age to<br />
help me understand the rules and<br />
trends of our business environment,”<br />
he says.<br />
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FAMILY-RUN MARINAS<br />
As a family business, we also<br />
adhere to a different management<br />
style. Issues with staff or customers<br />
are met head-on and discussed<br />
openly, without the intermediaries you<br />
might find in commercial companies.<br />
Although we are a small family<br />
business, we do strive for the highest<br />
standards of service and continue to<br />
improve our facilities. We believe that a<br />
personal approach and a high level of<br />
professionalism can go hand in hand.<br />
Nienke Zetzema<br />
(NZ) (Jachthaven<br />
Waterland). Nienke is<br />
TransEurope’s regional<br />
representative for the Netherlands.<br />
She co-owns the two-site marina<br />
with her husband after taking over<br />
Trees Zetzema (left) and her daughter<br />
Nienke Zetzema.<br />
from her parents, who bought<br />
the marina in 2002. This followed<br />
the success of her mother, Trees<br />
Zetzema’s, charter company,<br />
founded in 1985, which had become<br />
a prosperous business with a fleet<br />
of over 18 yachts. At university at<br />
the time of the marina purchase,<br />
Nienke then spent ten years as a<br />
management consultant before<br />
stepping into the role.<br />
RP: The family atmosphere of the<br />
marina helps foment customer<br />
loyalty in our guests, who are mainly<br />
residential, and who have become<br />
family friends over the years. This<br />
long-term relationship led us to find<br />
a good balance between the needs<br />
of the company (surviving the terrible<br />
crisis we suffered for many years due<br />
to a combination of the global financial<br />
crisis and the luxury taxation on boats)<br />
and the needs of the customers, who<br />
on average have become less wealthy<br />
than in the past.<br />
Being a family-run marina<br />
destination means having a more<br />
direct relationship with the customer,<br />
who desires a round-the-clock and<br />
personalised service; a business<br />
environment where you have to be<br />
customer-oriented, with a strong daily<br />
commitment to improving your marina,<br />
because it’s not only a business but<br />
your home and life.<br />
On the other hand, the customers<br />
feel that they are in a well-kept<br />
paradise, a miracle connecting sea and<br />
land, and they count on the owners to<br />
protect and maintain the precious site<br />
in which they, too, as customers have<br />
also invested.<br />
JJC: I feel that there is a sense of<br />
personal commitment and passion<br />
in the company, affecting customers,<br />
employees and service-providers<br />
that you perhaps don’t see in more<br />
commercially run enterprises. Not,<br />
perhaps, subject to the same market<br />
pressure, I recognise that we have<br />
made significant investments with a<br />
very long-term perspective, anticipating<br />
emerging trends. Since these projects<br />
don’t provide an immediate return, they<br />
Jachthaven Wetterwille in the Netherlands<br />
is expertly run by Mieke Vleugels with<br />
the day-to-day assistance of her daughter<br />
Catherine Kosters.<br />
might not be considered as attractive or<br />
viable under other circumstances.<br />
My parents invested a huge effort<br />
in building personal relationships, and<br />
as the second generation, there’s a<br />
great sense of continuity since many<br />
customers that continue to visit the<br />
marina first arrived to be greeted by<br />
my father. This longevity is clearly<br />
appreciated and the level of trust<br />
generated over the decades is also a<br />
benefit when it comes to working with<br />
the local authorities on new projects.<br />
NZ: For me it means focusing on<br />
the long term. We have employees<br />
who have been working for us for<br />
over 15 years, charter clients with<br />
us since the beginning and berth<br />
holders who basically grew up here<br />
at the harbour. We want to offer a full<br />
service to our clients, with a focus on<br />
customer satisfaction. Being a new<br />
business also inspired us to engage<br />
in topical innovations, such as our<br />
work with electric sloops 20 years ago.<br />
Unfortunately, the batteries of 2002 are<br />
not the same as those available in 2022<br />
and the start-up was very problematic.<br />
We are also very keen on seeking<br />
collaboration with other companies,<br />
such as the Dutch Charter Association.<br />
We are also one of the founders of<br />
the IJsselmeerhavens network, which<br />
promotes boating between member<br />
harbours. We received our ninth Green<br />
Pennant this season, together with the<br />
Blue Flag as a reward for our corporate<br />
responsibility.<br />
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FAMILY-RUN MARINAS<br />
The management of VY Nieuwpoort in<br />
Belgium passes from father to son as<br />
Steven Desloovere retires this year leaving<br />
Maarten fully at the helm.<br />
dynamic, just like sailing. Each day is<br />
new, and each client is different – but<br />
inherently with the same end goal – to<br />
be able to go out and enjoy boating.<br />
Our job then is to try and make that<br />
happen.<br />
When we have internal conflicts, I<br />
want to solve them asap. The business<br />
we are in is dynamic and if we don’t<br />
talk about it or avoid it, it will implode.<br />
But this is the style my family practices:<br />
MD: People are very happy with a warm<br />
welcome and a friendly atmosphere;<br />
they want to feel at home in their<br />
marina or yacht club. I think this is the<br />
most important difference between the<br />
two.<br />
Q: How does the family working<br />
dynamic enrich the overall quality<br />
of services offered at the marina?<br />
What do you bring to the table as<br />
separate individuals with different life<br />
experiences? How do you manage<br />
internal conflicts?<br />
CK: The fact that we have different<br />
generations working at our marina<br />
gives us a great advantage, in my<br />
opinion. My mother brings her vast<br />
experience and know-how to the table,<br />
while I try to bring a level of digital<br />
innovation to the marina. We both have<br />
different, yet complementary visions for<br />
the company.<br />
Whilst my mother has the final say in<br />
everything that goes on in the marina<br />
and oversees structural improvements<br />
including the gradual refurbishment<br />
and replacement of our pontoons, I<br />
manage our website, social media<br />
and newsletter, as well as our digital<br />
booking systems and applications. We<br />
are in constant debate about possible<br />
improvements but face any conflicts<br />
head-on. These situations sometimes<br />
lead to heated discussions – as in any<br />
family – but, more often than not, to<br />
good solutions.<br />
RP: As an individual owning a marina,<br />
I try to ignite passion and long-term<br />
commitment in the business, acting not<br />
only inside the marina, but in national<br />
and international marina owners’<br />
organisations, to exchange best<br />
ideas and practices, lower taxes and<br />
concession fees when possible; making<br />
pleasure boating more accessible<br />
via better regulations. In a family-run<br />
business the only big threat can be<br />
internal conflicts, but if decisions are<br />
carefully and deeply discussed among<br />
family members, good sense prevails.<br />
We are now working on our third<br />
generation; involving the children so as<br />
to garner their interest and passion for<br />
the company and have a vision for its<br />
future opportunities of modification and<br />
growth.<br />
JJC: Rather than a change in<br />
leadership, I think this is more a<br />
question of an evolution. We share my<br />
father’s values and vision, and so our<br />
final choices are aligned. I gratefully<br />
acknowledge and appreciate the level<br />
of trust and commitment our parents<br />
invested in us, allowing us to make<br />
crucial decisions independently and, in<br />
consequence, gain key understanding<br />
quickly.<br />
NZ: My parents were the entrepreneurs<br />
who started the charter company and<br />
bought the harbour. They saw the<br />
opportunities that made our company<br />
flourish. My husband’s and my roles<br />
focus more on specific segments<br />
and ensuring that it all contributes<br />
to the whole picture. In terms of<br />
responsibilities, I run operations with<br />
my team of 17 staff, and my husband<br />
Kees does strategy, acquisitions and<br />
contracts.<br />
Being a family and focusing on the<br />
long term we can make decisions quite<br />
rapidly. The environment we work in is<br />
Mieke Vleugels and<br />
Catherine Kosters<br />
(CK) (Jachthaven<br />
Wetterwille): With a<br />
minimal background in the nautical<br />
field, Mieke took over the family<br />
marina, (owned since 1960 but<br />
established over a century ago in<br />
1912), and boatbuilding company<br />
Catherine Kosters (left) and<br />
Mieke Vleugels.<br />
first owned by her father-in-law, after<br />
the untimely passing of her husband.<br />
Despite her lack of experience, she<br />
made the marina flourish through<br />
a combination of hard work and<br />
pioneering spirit, selling the on-site<br />
Dutch sloop business and investing<br />
in many innovations in the marina,<br />
such as a heated hangar with<br />
drystack system, the first in the<br />
region, and visitor accommodation<br />
including a green roof with room<br />
for tents. A firm believer in the<br />
power of global cooperation, she<br />
is part of various associations, is<br />
a highly regarded assessor for the<br />
prestigious Gold Anchor Scheme<br />
and is consequently one of the most<br />
inspirational female role models in<br />
this sector. Her daughter Catherine,<br />
the eldest of three, combines her<br />
job as a freelance journalist with a<br />
position at the marina, where she<br />
assists her mother in the day-to-day<br />
management.<br />
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FAMILY-RUN MARINAS<br />
Jachthaven Waterland is a two-site marina<br />
in the Netherlands run by Nienke Zetzema<br />
and her husband Kees.<br />
we don’t avoid conflict and are used to<br />
talking about it.<br />
MD: Over the last 32 years, Steven<br />
was able to undertake a considerable<br />
amount of development due to the<br />
spirit of the age. I am now faced with<br />
another reality so there are new and<br />
other challenges in the business. We<br />
share common standards and values.<br />
Conflicts are handled very discretely;<br />
familiarity and mutual respect are key<br />
to being able to listen to each other and<br />
find good solutions.<br />
Q: These last couple of years have<br />
delivered a remarkable volley of major<br />
challenges. How have you managed?<br />
CK: The pandemic was a challenging<br />
time to say the least. While marinas<br />
in many parts of the world had to shut<br />
down, the Dutch Government adopted<br />
a laissez-faire attitude and left this<br />
decision up to the different regions<br />
and municipalities. We were allowed to<br />
stay open, but our facilities (including<br />
the office and sanitary blocks) were<br />
not. With airports, restaurants, bars<br />
and other places of leisure closed, the<br />
marina became the only get-away for<br />
the Dutch.<br />
This presented many problems. With<br />
the lavatories closed by government<br />
rule, we quickly built an outdoor toilet<br />
and water tap to meet the basic needs<br />
of our customers. With the office closed<br />
(except for a window through which we<br />
communicated), digital communication<br />
became more important. We posted<br />
regular updates on our website and<br />
social media about the ever-changing<br />
COVID guidelines. We trained our<br />
staff to work with social distancing in<br />
place and we lowered the rent for our<br />
restaurant tenants by 50%, thus helping<br />
them to stay afloat during lockdown.<br />
At our marina, the biggest trend is the<br />
influx of new boating customers since<br />
the start of the pandemic. The Dutch<br />
are a sea-faring people, and the few<br />
of them that didn’t own a boat do now!<br />
Our waiting list is longer than ever, so<br />
long in fact that we had to stop new<br />
applications altogether. While this is a<br />
welcome evolution, we still face many<br />
challenges including dealing with the<br />
worldwide price surge of both material<br />
and labour, which makes bridging the<br />
gap of income lost during the pandemic<br />
all the more difficult.<br />
Sustainability has always been a<br />
priority for us. We have been a Blue<br />
Flag marina since 1995 and have<br />
been awarded the Green Pennant<br />
as one of the most environmentally<br />
friendly marinas in the country. When<br />
it comes to trends like boat-sharing,<br />
we embrace these while staying<br />
slightly wary because they may also<br />
lead to overcrowding and an influx of<br />
boaters with little experience. We try<br />
to educate our customers as best we<br />
can, both in terms of marina rules and<br />
boating etiquette. Social media are a<br />
part of our communication strategy,<br />
José Juan Calero<br />
(JJC) (Puerto Calero) is<br />
currently managing<br />
director of a group of<br />
three (soon to be four) marinas in<br />
the Canary Islands. He inherited<br />
the role from his father, who built<br />
Lanzarote’s first marina village,<br />
Puerto Calero, (founded in 1983),<br />
based on an inspired vision after<br />
visiting marinas in the US. As<br />
keen sailors and water-sports<br />
enthusiasts, José Juan and his<br />
brother Daniel share their father’s<br />
energy and determination, bringing<br />
top-level racing and cruising events<br />
to the islands, and creating a luxury<br />
nautical brand.<br />
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FAMILY-RUN MARINAS<br />
Steven and Maarten<br />
Desloovere (MD) (VY<br />
Nieuwpoort). The Club<br />
was founded 50 years<br />
ago and Steven has held the role<br />
of general manager for 32 years.<br />
He retires this year. Reluctant to<br />
shoehorn his son Maarten into<br />
Maarten Desloovere<br />
the management role despite<br />
recognising his suitability, he carried<br />
out a series of external interviews<br />
to find a new manager. Struggling to<br />
find the right candidate, he passed<br />
the decision on to the board of<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> del Cavallino in Italy, in Roberto Perocchio’s family since 1971, enjoys tremendous<br />
customer loyalty with many berth holders now family friends.<br />
but in recent years, we have noticed<br />
that our customers – both young and<br />
old – mostly come to the waterfront to<br />
disconnect. We believe that our family<br />
marina, that has been here for more<br />
than a century but has far from stood<br />
still, is the perfect place to do just that.<br />
RP: All marinas have been required<br />
to modify their business model in the<br />
last ten years, according to a new<br />
generation of customers, some of<br />
whom are more interested in chartering<br />
boats, while others ask for dry storage<br />
services, and a good number have less<br />
money to spend on boating than their<br />
parents.<br />
Competition among marinas has<br />
become stronger because of a quickly<br />
growing offer (42 new marinas have<br />
been built in the Mediterranean in<br />
the last ten years, in the middle of a<br />
financial crisis that reduced the number<br />
of actual and potential customers), but<br />
paradoxically, COVID-19 has proven<br />
that boating is still one of the safest and<br />
healthiest vacations, providing social<br />
distancing, freedom and fun. Even the<br />
youngest generation, who seemed<br />
to be only interested in long distance<br />
travel by plane, has rediscovered the<br />
pleasure of boating, and that makes us<br />
more confident about the future.<br />
JJC: I won’t disagree that recent years<br />
have been very complicated. We have<br />
had to adapt quickly to a changing<br />
market and modernise accordingly.<br />
Having strong and aligned core values<br />
however has helped the process and<br />
our customers have remained loyal<br />
throughout, which is much appreciated.<br />
The qualities of this destination for<br />
boating means that, luckily, it is the<br />
gift that keeps on giving and so the<br />
pleasure that our customers derive<br />
from visiting the islands is always a<br />
fantastic boost.<br />
NZ: We worked hard during COVID to<br />
keep spirits up by sending out clear<br />
and frequent bulletins to our customers<br />
about the changing situation – this<br />
received positive feedback. In terms of<br />
trends, we’re seeing shared boats (two<br />
friends buying a boat) and a number<br />
of boats planning to make a grand tour<br />
this season or the next.<br />
MD: One of the biggest problems<br />
we encountered was the extent and<br />
complexity of the matter of abandoned<br />
yachts. With a lot of work and<br />
investigation we were able to generate<br />
some good solutions in this area. This<br />
experience has led us to take part in<br />
an international working group on the<br />
topic, where we can contribute our<br />
Steven Desloovere<br />
directors, who proceeded to both<br />
propose and agree on Maarten’s<br />
appointment. Since then, the 1,000-<br />
berth marina has continued to grow<br />
in stature, resonating particularly in<br />
customer-focused, youth-oriented<br />
and environmental areas.<br />
knowledge to the problem of end-of-life<br />
boats.<br />
On a personal level, given that we<br />
can talk very directly with each other,<br />
we can also make fast decisions.<br />
Facing a decrease in boat owners after<br />
2008, we resorted to building up a<br />
young and dynamic team which meant<br />
that we were better able to address the<br />
needs of today and communicate with a<br />
changing market.<br />
The above article is reproduced by kind<br />
permission of TransEurope <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
and first appeared in the association’s<br />
newsletter.<br />
www.transeuropemarinas.com<br />
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TALKING SHOP<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> manager Vladimir Gavran<br />
(above) runs family-friendly, wellsheltered<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Izola (left).<br />
Slovenian marinas<br />
join forces to boost<br />
potential<br />
Nestled right at the top of the Adriatic Sea, <strong>Marina</strong> Izola offers a sheltered spot<br />
to berth up in one of the nearest tourist ports to Central Europe. Charlotte<br />
Niemiec invites marina manager, Vladimir Gavran, to talk shop.<br />
Family-friendly and peaceful, Izola<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> is one of few marinas to lie<br />
along Slovenia’s tiny fragment of<br />
coastline, which stretches just 47km<br />
(29mi) between Italy and Croatia.<br />
It has recently joined forces with<br />
nearby <strong>Marina</strong> Koper to create a<br />
new brand – <strong>Marina</strong>Up – and now<br />
offers a combined 800 berths.<br />
While <strong>Marina</strong> Koper focuses more<br />
on transit and has fewer berths, it<br />
has an excellent logistical position.<br />
“In order to achieve synergy and<br />
jointly promote both marinas, we act<br />
together under the <strong>Marina</strong>Up brand,”<br />
Gavran explains. Both marinas are<br />
located in the centre of Izola and<br />
represent the shortest route from<br />
Central Europe to the sea.<br />
The town of Izola is steeped in<br />
history, reflected in the architecture,<br />
The town of Izola is steeped in<br />
history with charming and<br />
colourful houses.<br />
culture and authentic local people.<br />
The old town, which flourished<br />
during the Venetian Republic, boasts<br />
charming and colourful houses,<br />
narrow winding streets and a lively<br />
Mediterranean atmosphere. Izola<br />
offers plenty of sea and seaside<br />
activities, exceptional fish-based<br />
cuisine, excellent wine and olive<br />
oil, and has the picturesque Istrian<br />
countryside on its doorstep.<br />
Construction of <strong>Marina</strong> Izola<br />
began in the 1990s and major<br />
works continued 20 years ago with<br />
the Amfora building – the heart of the<br />
marina. This hosts the marina reception<br />
and offices, a bar and restaurant,<br />
agencies selling and renting boats,<br />
and a nautical equipment store. While<br />
charter opportunities are plentiful in<br />
Slovenia and neighbouring countries,<br />
Gavran believes that “owning a boat in<br />
Slovenia is more popular than charter.<br />
I think it’s a question of ‘emotional<br />
relationship’ between the owner and the<br />
boat.”<br />
On the ground floor of the Amfora<br />
building there is a multipurpose hall<br />
able to accommodate up to 100 people.<br />
Work to improve the marina continues,<br />
with the addition of an extra breakwater<br />
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TALKING SHOP<br />
a few years ago which, together with<br />
the original breakwater, provides very<br />
good protection for boats in the marina.<br />
In 2020, the marina was bought by<br />
Koper-based company Grafist, which<br />
also owns Koper <strong>Marina</strong>. Over the last<br />
two years, Grafist has made several<br />
infrastructure investments, and Gavran<br />
foresees more in the future.<br />
“I’m a lawyer at Grafist and I was<br />
involved in the procedures for the<br />
purchase of the marina,” he explains.<br />
“My primary goal was to organise<br />
the operations of the marina, which<br />
required rearranging financing, solving<br />
legal issues with various entities,<br />
solving open issues with the state and<br />
the municipality, and improving the<br />
operations themselves. We were very<br />
successful in these activities and the<br />
results are now very satisfying. <strong>Marina</strong><br />
Izola still has a lot of untapped potential<br />
and opportunities for development.<br />
My challenge for the marina is for it to<br />
reach its full potential.”<br />
New floating piers<br />
One significant change has been the<br />
addition of 161 berths at new floating<br />
piers designed and built by Italian<br />
company Ingemar. All of the other<br />
piers at <strong>Marina</strong> Izola are fixed. “We<br />
decided to add floating piers mainly<br />
because of their practicality and ease<br />
of construction,” says Gavran, and “we<br />
chose Ingemar mainly because of their<br />
reliability and proximity. I have to praise<br />
their attitude and seriousness – their<br />
engineers gave us all the support we<br />
needed.”<br />
The berths are positioned on three<br />
floating piers connected to the quay by<br />
a long service pier. Stretching almost<br />
500m (1,640ft) in length, they were<br />
built using floating modules of different<br />
widths, a steel supporting structure<br />
and tropical timber decking. The central<br />
service pier is anchored to the seabed<br />
with steel piles, while the transverse<br />
piers are anchored with a system of<br />
chains and concrete anchoring blocks.<br />
Each berth is equipped with water,<br />
electricity and video control.<br />
“Construction went smoothly,” says<br />
Gavran. “We obtained all operating<br />
permits a few weeks ago, so the<br />
boats will start mooring in coming<br />
months. The interest in berth rental is<br />
considerable.”<br />
“In the future, I would like the marina<br />
to develop into a modern destination in<br />
terms of technology and service. But in<br />
general, in my opinion, a marina must<br />
be more than that. The marina should<br />
not limit itself to the sale of moorings<br />
and services for vessels, but also<br />
provide guests with the richest possible<br />
experience. That is why I think that the<br />
environment in which the marina is<br />
located is especially important,” Gavran<br />
stresses.<br />
“In Izola, we are lucky that the marina<br />
is connected to a small but charming<br />
fishermen’s town with a rich Istrian and<br />
Venetian cultural heritage, in which you<br />
can also find traces from Roman times.<br />
Our marina does not resemble an “all<br />
inclusive” hotel that is isolated from the<br />
environment, but lives with the local<br />
people and the environment in which<br />
it is located. In the future, I hope that<br />
this connection with the environment<br />
will be even greater and that the marina<br />
guests will feel like members of our<br />
community – like real ‘Izolani’.”<br />
Today, the marina has around 800<br />
moorings, with 650 at fixed piers<br />
and 161 at floating pontoons, all with<br />
electricity (220/380V), water and Wi-Fi.<br />
The power pedestals are manufactured<br />
by a local company, Felolux. Berth<br />
sizes range from 6m (20ft) to some that<br />
accommodate superyachts. Demand is<br />
high and the marina is almost full, even<br />
though it has gained some free space<br />
with the construction of the new piers.<br />
All mod cons<br />
Services meet all modern expectations.<br />
A diesel and petrol distributor is located<br />
at the centre of the marina and the<br />
marina boasts a 60 tonne travel hoist.<br />
Closely packed houses on narrow winding<br />
streets lead to an enviable Mediterranean<br />
waterfront.<br />
“We also plan to build a bigger slipway,<br />
which will be equipped with smaller<br />
lifts,” says Gavran. The marina works in<br />
cooperation with external contractors,<br />
offering maintenance services such<br />
as underwater parts, servicing and<br />
repair of engines, installation or repair<br />
of navigation devices, upholstery and<br />
joinery and repair, and installation of<br />
sails and masts.<br />
“We have an external security system<br />
and the entire marina is covered by<br />
video surveillance. Izola is a very safe<br />
place, so we have no major problems<br />
with security issues.” Staff perform<br />
daily patrols of the marina and check<br />
the condition of the vessels, which are<br />
visible from the piers. At night, security<br />
services take care of safety.<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Izola manages the site using<br />
my<strong>Marina</strong> by <strong>Marina</strong> Master – an<br />
integrated cloud-based CRM. “my<strong>Marina</strong><br />
gives us important support and it’s a<br />
reliable partner as we seek to modernise<br />
our work process,” Gavran notes.<br />
The marina has been a proud<br />
recipient of Blue Flag environmental<br />
accreditation for more than 20<br />
years and supports sustainable<br />
operations while constantly striving<br />
for improvement. Every year it adopts<br />
a programme of activities for effective<br />
environmental management and works<br />
with the local community to achieve<br />
positive results.<br />
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EVENTS<br />
AMI Expo –<br />
a record-breaker<br />
The <strong>2023</strong> AMI Conference & Expo, organised by the Association of <strong>Marina</strong><br />
Industries (AMI) and held Monday 30 th January – Wednesday 1 st February<br />
in Daytona Beach, Florida was pronounced a record-breaking success that<br />
attracted nigh on 1,100 attendees.<br />
“This is by far the best event we<br />
have ever presented,” said AMI vice<br />
chair Rick Chapman. “From the preconference<br />
workshops and opening<br />
keynote on ‘Front Row Leadership’<br />
to the ‘Future of Boats’ panel and<br />
everything in between, the content was<br />
on point. Even if the speakers shared<br />
things we didn’t want to hear, we<br />
needed to hear them.<br />
“We experienced record-breaking<br />
attendance, our exhibit floor was sold<br />
out, our social night was the largest<br />
we have had to date, and there was<br />
an energy throughout the event that<br />
was hard to ignore. We look forward to<br />
building on this momentum as we head<br />
back to Fort Lauderdale,” he added.<br />
Focus on education<br />
Prior to the official opening of the<br />
conference on Monday evening, a full<br />
day was devoted to a host of optional<br />
programmes, ranging from the annual<br />
meeting of the American Boat Builders<br />
& Repairers Association (ABBRA)<br />
to specific educational courses that<br />
fostered leadership, team-building and<br />
coaching skills, as well as a marina tour.<br />
The course options included the<br />
rebirth of the Docks & <strong>Marina</strong>s Short<br />
Course (D&M), originally created<br />
by Al Wortley at the University of<br />
Wisconsin, and assisted by Neil Ross.<br />
Long rated as the leading worldwide<br />
educational pathway and focused on<br />
combining both technical and broader<br />
approaches to address and solve<br />
various marina issues, the course<br />
then and now again also provides<br />
continuing education credits through<br />
the University of Wisconsin to those<br />
participating (needed annually for many<br />
professionals).<br />
The course covered permitting,<br />
marina design, including for waves,<br />
Marilyn Sherman’s keynote address focused<br />
on encouraging delegates to leave their<br />
comfort zone so as to be open to new<br />
opportunities.<br />
revetments, bulkheads, pile systems<br />
for lateral loading and retention,<br />
the Americans with Disabilities Act,<br />
electrical design and code compliance,<br />
marina loads and moorings, as well as<br />
clean marinas, environmental education<br />
and recognition.<br />
A new certification course for<br />
becoming an AMI Clean <strong>Marina</strong><br />
Manager was also introduced, focusing<br />
on siting and design considerations<br />
for new and expanding marinas,<br />
habitat, vessel maintenance and repair,<br />
petroleum control and hazardous<br />
waste management, management of<br />
stormwater, sewage and grey water,<br />
waste reduction, disposal and recycling,<br />
as well as addressing boater education/<br />
public education, aquatic invasive<br />
species, and increasing resiliency by<br />
looking at climate adaptation and sea<br />
level rise.<br />
The third full day option was a<br />
Leadership, Team-Building and<br />
Coaching Skills course and the fourth<br />
was <strong>Marina</strong>s 101, a three-hour marina<br />
industry introduction course geared<br />
toward those individuals with little or no<br />
marina experience looking to get into<br />
the industry by way of an advancement<br />
opportunity, career shift, or an interest<br />
in purchasing or developing a marina.<br />
The <strong>Marina</strong> & Boatyard Study Tour<br />
was designed to dovetail with <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
101 although could also be enjoyed on<br />
its own. Delegates visited two marinas<br />
as well as a lighthouse and museum –<br />
and the weather cooperated to make it<br />
a great warm afternoon.<br />
Engaging keynotes<br />
Presentations within the actual<br />
conference started on Tuesday morning<br />
with a very energetic keynote speech<br />
“Front Row Leadership - How Top<br />
The exhibition hall boasted 162 exhibitors<br />
and was a hub for networking.<br />
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EVENTS<br />
Newly certified professionals<br />
A Leadership, Team-Building and Coaching<br />
Skills course was one of several options<br />
during a full day of pre-conference<br />
workshops.<br />
Performers Never Settle for Balcony<br />
Seats” delivered by Marilyn Sherman.<br />
The stimulating talk focused on the<br />
need to leave your comfort zone so as<br />
to meet others and obtain opportunities<br />
that you would otherwise miss. Several<br />
attendees were very moved and<br />
inspired by the talk and by the end of<br />
the conference were still mentioning it<br />
as one of the highlights.<br />
The second day’s keynote, “The<br />
Future is Here! Trends in Boat Design:<br />
Is Your <strong>Marina</strong> Prepared?”, was a panel<br />
presentation featuring Alex Cattelan,<br />
chief technology officer, Brunswick<br />
Group; Sean Marrero, chief strategy<br />
officer and president, Watershed<br />
Innovation, Correct Craft; and Dan<br />
Ryks, senior category manager<br />
electrification, Mercury Marine.<br />
The discussion focused on where<br />
the industry is and where it is heading,<br />
particularly with respect to evolving<br />
boat design and powering of boats,<br />
and thoughts on how marinas will<br />
accommodate the changes. The<br />
consensus clearly was that the future<br />
is changing, but the approaches are<br />
still being worked out, including how<br />
the infrastructure will have to change to<br />
accommodate the new demands.<br />
There is concern that electric power<br />
will not be able to meet all of the<br />
needs, at least not in the nearer term.<br />
Indeed, the emphasis on electrification<br />
is pushing the envelope both in terms<br />
of the design of boats and batteries<br />
and how to recharge them. As the<br />
discussion continued, Sean Marrero<br />
said flat out to the marina operators in<br />
the audience: “You’re going to be selling<br />
electricity at some point.”<br />
AMI Conference & Expo is the usual venue for presenting awards to new<br />
Certified <strong>Marina</strong> Managers (CMMs) and Operators (CMOs). This year, AMI’s<br />
Training Institute welcomed 17 new CMMs and eight new CMOs to bring the<br />
current worldwide total to 504 for CMMs and 71 for CMOs.<br />
New CMMs and CMOs have completed the Intermediate <strong>Marina</strong> Management<br />
(IMM) course, along with the Advanced <strong>Marina</strong> Management (AMM) course. Upon<br />
completion of both, each professional then submits an extensive application for<br />
review and approval by the CMM/CMO review committee.<br />
Both virtual and face-to-face IMM courses are offered throughout the year, and<br />
interest is strong. “It is a very exciting time,” says training coordinator Merritt Alves.<br />
“AMI’s Training Institute is training and educating a record number of marina<br />
professionals each year, which leads to a record number of CMM and CMO<br />
designations.”<br />
New CMMs (<strong>2023</strong>):<br />
Shawn Macking, St Petersburg Yacht Club, St Petersburg, FL; Matt Creswell, CBJ<br />
Docks & Harbors, Juneau, AK; Travis Staats, Windward at Camachee Cove Yacht<br />
Harbor, St Augustine, FL; TJ Quandt, Port Olympia, Olympia, WA; Mary Hunt,<br />
Safe Harbor Cowesett, Warwick, RI; Jeff Durning, Safe Harbor Regatta Point,<br />
Palmetto, FL; Cody Bartro, MarineMax Houston, Seabrook, TX; Andy Caballero,<br />
Simpson Bay <strong>Marina</strong>, Sint Maarten, BVI; Jeremy Enck, Safe Harbor Aqualand,<br />
Flowery Branch, GA; Jason Breland, Chandler’s Landing, Rockwell, TX; Alex<br />
Turner, Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Grosse Point Shore, MI; Destinee Hodges,<br />
HarborWalk <strong>Marina</strong>, Destin, FL; Rick Jacobs, Meridian <strong>Marina</strong>, Palm City, FL;<br />
Audrey Willmot, VIP <strong>Marina</strong>s, Volente, TX; Kori Derrick Cisewski, Bayport <strong>Marina</strong><br />
Association, Bayport, MN; David Wirth, St. Petersburg Municipal <strong>Marina</strong>, St.<br />
Petersburg, FL; and Chris Scott, Safe Harbor Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard,<br />
MA.<br />
New CMOs (<strong>2023</strong>):<br />
Lynn Lovelady, Scorpion Bay <strong>Marina</strong>, Morristown, AZ; David Wirth, St Petersburg<br />
Municipal <strong>Marina</strong>, St Petersburg, FL; Jason Heywood, Safe Harbor Green Harbor,<br />
Marshfield, MA; Jarod Viers, Lake Powell Resorts & <strong>Marina</strong>s, Page, AZ; Kori<br />
Derrick Cisewski, Bayport <strong>Marina</strong> Association, Bayport, MN; Jon Perkins, City of<br />
Oceanside, North Oceanside, CA; Heather Mess, <strong>Marina</strong>Max Inc., Clearwater, FL;<br />
and Jacob Podesta, Chandler’s Landing <strong>Marina</strong>, Rockwell, TX.<br />
L to r (front): Jacob Podesta, Jason Breland, Jason Heywood, Destinee<br />
Hodges, Kori Derrick Cisewski, Heather Mess, Alex Turner, Matt Creswell,<br />
Audrey Willmot and Rick Jacobs. L to r (back): Andy Caballero, Mary Hunt,<br />
Jeff Durning, Chris Scott, Travis Staats, Jarod Viers, Jon Perkins and Jeremy<br />
Enck.<br />
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EVENTS<br />
The session ended with<br />
lots of questions being raised<br />
by delegates, with answers<br />
basically boiling down to<br />
there being a lot of issues<br />
still to be worked out! The<br />
good news on that score is<br />
that the industry is reaching<br />
out to all segments, including<br />
numerous governmental<br />
agencies with their sometimes<br />
conflicting perspectives.<br />
Breakout sessions<br />
The main conference<br />
programme offered four to five<br />
different and simultaneous<br />
breakout sessions – three on the first<br />
day and two on the second day – for<br />
a total of 24 sessions covering a wide<br />
range of topics. There was something<br />
for almost everyone attending, and<br />
conflict for many who wanted to be in<br />
more than one place at once.<br />
Presentations covered:<br />
communications and marketing;<br />
workplace investigations and hiring;<br />
the changing trends of boat ownership;<br />
dealing with disaster (hurricane and<br />
fire); technological advances; financial<br />
management strategy; clean water<br />
initiatives; grant funding; industry<br />
statistics; and more.<br />
Most of the delegates enjoyed the<br />
sessions, particularly the interaction<br />
and ability to focus on specific issues.<br />
There were many new faces, including<br />
marina managers and owners as<br />
well as other first-time attendees.<br />
Most of all, the delegates seemed to<br />
appreciate the willingness of those with<br />
more experience to share ideas and<br />
suggestions. One new attendee said: “I<br />
Four panellists discussed trends<br />
in boat design in a second<br />
keynote presentation.<br />
cannot believe the number of<br />
people who are willing to talk<br />
to me – I am getting some<br />
great ideas and suggestions.”<br />
Another noted: “I found<br />
out about things that I now<br />
need to think about.” There<br />
were updates on codes and<br />
other regulatory issues, and<br />
examples of better ways to do<br />
things, along with examples of<br />
what not to do.<br />
There were also plenty<br />
of opportunities to meet and network.<br />
The exhibition hall, with 162 exhibiting<br />
companies, was particularly busy during<br />
break-out sessions and for the opening<br />
evening reception and the social event in<br />
the Coquina Ballroom was a big hit. The<br />
electric miniature golf was a highlight,<br />
along with other games.<br />
AMI Conference & Expo returns to<br />
the Broward County Convention<br />
Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on<br />
30 th January-1 st February 2024.<br />
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been completed by SF <strong>Marina</strong>.<br />
Gressholmen-Rambergøya, a short<br />
ride from the Norwegian capital Oslo,<br />
now has a novel floating dock with<br />
containment for rubbish that could<br />
otherwise blight the popular nature<br />
preserve. Hei Ling Chau – thanks to a<br />
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attenuator – provides Hong Kong with a<br />
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Floating garbage dock<br />
Disposing of waste on a small island<br />
that has no vehicle access posed<br />
a tricky problem for Kommune<br />
Bymiljøetaten, the municipal urban<br />
environmental agency in Oslo. The<br />
solution, developed with SF <strong>Marina</strong>,<br />
was to devise a waste collection point<br />
right at the dockside. A small floating<br />
concrete dock houses three Molok<br />
Deep Collection trash containers that<br />
are emptied from the water using a<br />
crane mounted on a garbage collection<br />
workboat.<br />
The project uses an SF <strong>Marina</strong><br />
4m (13ft) wide x 15m (49ft) long<br />
SF1040 floating concrete pontoon.<br />
Highly adaptable to a wide range of<br />
applications, this type of pontoon can be<br />
modified to meet the needs of virtually<br />
any project. Three holes for the Molok<br />
containers were cast into the structure<br />
during manufacture at SF <strong>Marina</strong>’s<br />
Wallham facility in Sweden, shipped to<br />
Oslo and then floated to the island.<br />
Used primarily as a dock section, the<br />
SF1040 is extremely stable due to its<br />
sheer mass and low centre of gravity.<br />
While the Gressholmen-Rambergøya<br />
floating garbage depot is located in a<br />
sheltered cove and anchored to the<br />
seabed with chains and anchors, SF<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> pontoons are engineered to<br />
withstand hurricane-force weather<br />
events.<br />
Typically used on land, 60% of<br />
a 5m³ Molok container is normally<br />
underground—but, in the case of the<br />
SF <strong>Marina</strong> project, it is underwater.<br />
The cool surroundings keep odourproducing<br />
bacteria from forming and,<br />
as much of the container is hidden,<br />
the receptacle opening is low and<br />
thus accessible by children and those<br />
in wheelchairs. A 6m (20ft) walkway<br />
allows easy entrance to the dock from<br />
shore and accommodates the area’s<br />
mild tidal fluctuation.<br />
FLOATING STRUCTURES<br />
Collection and protection for small islands<br />
Above: A floating garbage dock helps<br />
tourists keep a small Norwegian island<br />
clean. Right: Hei Ling Chau is now<br />
sheltered by a concrete wave attenuator.<br />
Each container cover has a reusable<br />
inner sleeve that holds the refuse. The<br />
crane lifts the lid and contents, swings<br />
it over to the boat, and a worker pulls<br />
a rope that opens the bottom to spill<br />
the trash. Because of the containers’<br />
large capacities, 80% fewer emptyings<br />
are required over standard-sized waste<br />
receptacles.<br />
Typhoon shelter basin<br />
Part of Hong Kong, Hei Ling Chau<br />
is a small island situated off the east<br />
coast of Lantau Island that’s home to<br />
an addiction treatment centre and two<br />
correctional institutions. Due to frequent<br />
tropical cyclones in the region, the<br />
Hong Kong Government determined<br />
the waters off Hei Ling Chau’s western<br />
shore would make an ideal typhoon<br />
shelter basin.<br />
SF <strong>Marina</strong> installed a 700m (2,300ft)<br />
long floating concrete wave attenuator.<br />
Prior to this, the basin was surrounded<br />
by a two-section fixed-rock breakwater<br />
that only protected the area under<br />
normal storm conditions. The Hong<br />
Kong Government chose SF because it<br />
could manufacture the wave attenuator<br />
quickly in Asia and has a proven track<br />
record of installations successfully<br />
surviving severe storms.<br />
The Hei Ling Chau project comprises<br />
30 sections of 20m (66ft) long x<br />
5m (16ft) wide 65-tonne SFBW500<br />
pontoons and five sections of 20m<br />
(66ft) x 4m (13ft) 55-tonne SFBW400<br />
pontoons. With a height of 1.8m (6ft),<br />
they share a 0.5m (1ft 7in) freeboard<br />
and 500kg/m² buoyancy rating.<br />
The pontoons and anchors were<br />
manufactured by SF <strong>Marina</strong> Korea<br />
and shipped to Hong Kong. They were<br />
unloaded, floated into position using a<br />
tug, and installed.<br />
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Electric propulsion – a<br />
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by Oscar Siches<br />
Virgil, in The Aeneid (Virgil, Aeneid, II, 49), proclaimed “Whatever it is, I fear<br />
the Greeks bearing gifts” when recounting the Trojan War and the Greeks’<br />
deception with the wooden horse. This cautionary tale is still relevant, warning<br />
us about seemingly harmless things or actions that could have hidden,<br />
unexpected consequences. Today, 2,000 years later, I’m going to flag up Virgil<br />
again and say “beware of electric propulsion and its promise to be a universal<br />
solution to pollution.”<br />
Electric propulsion is an old concept.<br />
Moritz van Jacobi, a German engineer,<br />
built the first electric boat in St<br />
Petersburg, Russia in 1839. However,<br />
its popularity dwindled around 1920 in<br />
favour of fossil-fuelled engines, which<br />
were lighter in weight (virtually no<br />
batteries) and easier to transport and<br />
store. All good – until we realised a<br />
few years ago that we’d neglected the<br />
environment. Welcome back electrics…<br />
Electric propulsion is undoubtedly<br />
a solution to pollution caused by<br />
emissions, but the marketing of this<br />
apparent miracle-solution fails to<br />
mention potential issues that could<br />
make the practical use of electric boats<br />
less rewarding than promised.<br />
Power sources<br />
The most advanced types of electric<br />
recreational boats currently rely on two<br />
power sources: fuel cells and batteries.<br />
While fuel cells are associated with<br />
hydrogen, they can also work with<br />
ethanol, diesel oil, gasoline or gas, with<br />
varying emissions and fuel efficiency/<br />
power output.<br />
When used with hydrogen, fuel cells<br />
do not generate emissions. However,<br />
hydrogen is not easy to transport as<br />
it must be pressurised and cooled<br />
to -253°C or pressurised at room<br />
temperature to 350 or 700 bar to<br />
manage the volumes. To put this into<br />
perspective, the air in a diving cylinder<br />
is compressed to 220 bar (though some<br />
can handle 300 bar).<br />
Fuel cells are stackable, and power<br />
can be increased by adding more cells.<br />
The cells themselves are relatively<br />
small, with a 30kW (40hp) cell the<br />
size of a standard laser printer. The<br />
good news? This year, Neo Orbis<br />
will be launched in Amsterdam, and<br />
it will be the first boat in the world<br />
using hydrogen from a powder source<br />
(sodium borohydride). This is a big step<br />
forward.<br />
In June 2022, I was aboard a<br />
20m (66ft) sailboat in Sneek, the<br />
Netherlands, that had two 30kW cells<br />
and two 20-litre hydrogen tanks each<br />
at 350 bar. With 40 litres of hydrogen,<br />
the boat could travel 100 miles at eight<br />
knots, outperforming a conventional<br />
engine four to one. However, the lack of<br />
hydrogen refuelling stations is a major<br />
obstacle to widespread adoption, and<br />
Above & below:<br />
Ecolution solutions including<br />
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hydrogen propulsion is currently three<br />
times more expensive than diesel.<br />
Battery power<br />
The most common types of batteries<br />
are lead-acid (PA) and lithium-ion (IL).<br />
Both types are heavy, with lead-acid<br />
batteries being the heaviest. Lead-acid<br />
batteries are also bigger and must be<br />
installed in a vertical position because<br />
of their vents or plugs. By contrast,<br />
sealed lithium-ion batteries can be<br />
installed in any position. However,<br />
there is a slight risk of explosion with<br />
sealed batteries, although this is a rare<br />
occurrence with lead-acid batteries.<br />
One of the first things that users<br />
may notice is that the real autonomy<br />
of the batteries is often less than<br />
advertised. As for cars, calculations<br />
for battery life are made under ideal<br />
weather conditions and at an ideal<br />
battery temperature. However, when<br />
batteries become hot, they lose their<br />
ability to deliver energy. If the boat<br />
is heavily or unevenly loaded, it will<br />
demand more power from the engine,<br />
which will in turn require more power<br />
from the batteries. Therefore, every<br />
sailor must become familiar with the<br />
new propulsion system and use it with<br />
reasonable caution.<br />
The age of a battery is based on its<br />
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number of charge cycles,<br />
similar to how aeroplanes<br />
are aged by number of<br />
take-offs and landings.<br />
While batteries are not<br />
eternal, current batteries<br />
have a lifespan of between<br />
3,500 and 5,000 charging<br />
cycles, which for weekend<br />
and vacation purposes<br />
equates to approximately<br />
170 cycles per year. This provides<br />
a theoretical lifespan of between 20<br />
and 35 years but batteries deteriorate<br />
throughout their lifespan, and the<br />
average lifespan of a boat battery is<br />
only five to seven years.<br />
As yet, we do not have regulations<br />
governing the recycling of the<br />
enormous number of boat batteries<br />
that we will have by about 2040.<br />
And batteries are, and will be, very<br />
expensive. <strong>Marina</strong>s must adopt<br />
the necessary standards as<br />
it will be their responsibility to<br />
dispose of old batteries legally.<br />
Charging up<br />
Ports will also have to decide<br />
on the type and number of<br />
pedestals they install. One<br />
per boat? Not very efficient,<br />
unless one is installed for<br />
every electric vessel that<br />
spends more than six months<br />
per year in port. Slow or fast charging?<br />
In my opinion, fast charging will be<br />
necessary for port service vessels or<br />
fast passenger boats.<br />
Batteries can be charged in three<br />
ways: via the traditional pedestal<br />
(charger on the boat, slow charging);<br />
slow charge (the charger is in the<br />
pedestal and it sends direct current<br />
(DC) to the batteries<br />
as with electric<br />
cars); and fast<br />
charging (the same<br />
method but with<br />
high amperage – a<br />
costly medium to<br />
high power electrical<br />
installation).<br />
When electric<br />
vessels begin to<br />
proliferate, ports<br />
must install battery<br />
charging pedestals<br />
to meet the needs<br />
of the vessels that require them.<br />
Permanent/long term berth holder<br />
vessels will merit the installation of<br />
their own pedestals and transients will<br />
need to be assigned to berths that have<br />
charging ability. Why? Because few<br />
ports will be able to afford a complete<br />
electrical installation while maintaining<br />
traditional pedestals for boats with<br />
normal engines.<br />
Training and education<br />
The learning and accustoming period<br />
should be spent with a hybrid system:<br />
in addition to batteries and a charging<br />
system, a generator that allows a return<br />
to port at a reduced speed. This system<br />
can be purchased or rented by the boat<br />
builder, marina or club. Ports should<br />
employ more members of staff and<br />
boost their towing capabilities as the<br />
number of electric boats that run out<br />
of batteries before returning to port will<br />
likely be high. Maritime Rescue cannot<br />
be expected to rescue all the electric<br />
propulsion ‘apprentices’.<br />
Having listed some of the situations<br />
that we will encounter when adopting<br />
this technology, we still need to plan<br />
the training of port personnel. They<br />
must be trained to control and fight<br />
lithium battery fires, which require<br />
special equipment and protocols.<br />
Grouping electric boats in a specific<br />
area where there are more fire-fighting<br />
resources for lithium batteries will<br />
enhance security, as will ensuring the<br />
free passage of fire trucks to that same<br />
area.<br />
Electric propulsion is efficient, safe,<br />
and in most cases, cheaper than<br />
hydrocarbons. It is here to stay, it will<br />
be regulated, and it will evolve rapidly<br />
in the coming years. However, we still<br />
have a long way to go to be ready to<br />
receive these vessels of the future in<br />
our ports. Knowing how to choose the<br />
system and manage well-planned and<br />
sufficient logistics is paramount. Then<br />
we can purchase an electric boat and<br />
christen it “Volta”.<br />
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Pontoons for<br />
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Alicante, chosen for the fifth time as the starting point for The<br />
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floating pontoon arrangements supplied by Grupo Lindley<br />
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The public entity Generalitat<br />
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contracted Almarin to install and<br />
subsequently remove floating<br />
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Alicante.<br />
A total of 360m (1,180ft) of<br />
Lindley floating pontoons, and<br />
several anchorages and swing<br />
moorings to moor the boats<br />
in case of emergency, were<br />
installed for the support vessels<br />
of the participating boats.<br />
From Alicante, the regatta<br />
sailed to Mindelo on the island<br />
of São Vicente (Cape Verde). At<br />
this stop over, Lindley <strong>Marina</strong>s<br />
built and installed the floating<br />
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regatta and support boats. Local<br />
port authority ENAPOR awarded<br />
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installation and removal of 140m<br />
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Access by two gangways<br />
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bridgeheads designed and<br />
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conditions for their stopover in<br />
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After the South Africa (Cape<br />
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Largs Yacht Haven, a popular Yacht Havens Group<br />
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“With our brand new hoist comes brand new<br />
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hoist while manoeuvring, rather than operating from a<br />
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“Working with Wise, we were able to specify the<br />
exact features we wanted ensuring we are able to<br />
offer far more than purely the increased weight. For<br />
example, our new hoist comes with greatly improved<br />
LED lighting to make emergency night time lifts much<br />
safer. The hoist is operated via remote control making<br />
it safer for our boatyard team, and we have automatic<br />
monitoring sensors that feed back real-time data to<br />
the manufacturers,” Hewitt adds.<br />
Larg’s boat lifting facility operates seven days a<br />
week with emergency 24-hour lifting available. For<br />
small or quick jobs, boats can be held in the hoist for<br />
an hour, over a tea break, or overnight. For longer<br />
periods of storage, vessels are positioned in the<br />
secure boatyard.<br />
The delivery is one of several boatyard equipment<br />
investments made by Yacht Havens Group this past<br />
season. In addition to the Largs hoist, Lymington<br />
Yacht Haven took delivery of a new 60-tonne hoist,<br />
and Yacht Haven Quay Plymouth purchased a new<br />
Wiggins <strong>Marina</strong> Bull drystack forklift.<br />
www.wiseboathoists.co.uk<br />
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Ultranav invests in ‘LifeLadder’<br />
To further bolster its increasing sales success with LifeLadder and complementary products, Danish company Port-<br />
Safety has attracted investment from leading maritime company Ultranav, and also secured additional funding from<br />
Vaekstfonden – the Danish Growth Fund.<br />
Per Lange from Ultranav, who has<br />
more than 40 years of maritime and<br />
shipping experience, joins Port-Safety<br />
as its new chairman. “Port-Safety has<br />
developed a unique and patented<br />
product that can make a real difference<br />
in critical situations within the maritime<br />
world,” he says. “On top of the<br />
safety improvements, it is also a very<br />
convincing attribute that LifeLadder<br />
offers to cut carbon footprint to less<br />
than half compared with traditional<br />
solutions.”<br />
Lange believes that Ultranav’s strong<br />
international network could benefit<br />
Port-Safety in the future, and managing<br />
director Kim Haaning welcomes the<br />
opportunities this could bring. “We are<br />
excited to have closed this deal as<br />
it allows us to accelerate our global<br />
Next generation buoy<br />
growth ambitions and<br />
further improve our<br />
contribution to saving<br />
lives,” he explains.<br />
“Ultranav comes with a<br />
proud maritime heritage,<br />
market insights, and a<br />
strong network across<br />
customers and suppliers.<br />
We look forward very<br />
much to the value this<br />
new cooperation can<br />
bring.”<br />
LifeLadder was<br />
launched in mid-2018<br />
and sales have reached<br />
more than 30 countries.<br />
Additional products, focused on solar<br />
powered lighting to ensure the access<br />
to safety is visible at night, have been<br />
Spanish company Almarin has redeveloped its wellestablished<br />
Balizamar buoy design, and<br />
launched it as the EVO.<br />
Balizamar EVO buoys benefit from<br />
rotomoulded polyethylene modular<br />
components to enhance visibility and lower<br />
maintenance costs. The inner structure is<br />
made of galvanised steel by immersion and<br />
the top mark is constructed of stainless<br />
steel. The hull is rotomoulded and filled with<br />
closed-cell EPS foam to ensure buoyancy.<br />
“The design of the Balizamar buoys,<br />
which dates to 2010, has been updated to<br />
meet current needs,” says Almarin director<br />
Aleix San Vicente. “While an improvement<br />
in materials was made in 2013 with the<br />
change from GRP to stainless steel, the<br />
new EVO buoys now have improved day<br />
marks while retaining the<br />
robustness of the original<br />
design.”<br />
“This innovative and versatile<br />
system offers improved visibility,<br />
lower repair costs in the case<br />
of damage, and improved aid<br />
identification without limiting the<br />
colour only to the hull,” he adds.<br />
Almarin currently offers two lines of<br />
navigation buoys: the new EVO range<br />
and the superior Guia range<br />
www.almarin.es<br />
PRODUCTS & SERVICES<br />
created, along with products focused on<br />
quay wall safety.<br />
www.port-safety.com<br />
D-Marin expands<br />
digital solutions<br />
The D-Marin marina group has introduced ‘smart<br />
pedestal’. The product, aimed at revolutionising customer<br />
experience, has been developed in-house to fully digitise<br />
energy consumption, digital payments, remote metering<br />
and control.<br />
Customers will no longer<br />
need to enter the marina<br />
office or queue and wait<br />
for energy supply. Instead,<br />
they will have full control<br />
of the opening and closing<br />
of power sockets and<br />
remote measurement of<br />
consumption, as well as full<br />
control of costs. The key<br />
benefit of smart pedestal<br />
is that it can be controlled<br />
by the customer online, all<br />
at the touch of a button,<br />
giving customers the ability<br />
to personally manage their<br />
energy supply.<br />
D-Marin chief information<br />
officer, Michal Maslowski,<br />
said: “We’re proud to be<br />
delivering another D-Marin<br />
digital solution to all our<br />
premium marinas this year. It<br />
follows the launch of our twominute<br />
online booking system<br />
in 2022 and is another<br />
huge step in enriching<br />
the customer journey with<br />
innovative solutions as part<br />
of the ongoing ambitions of<br />
the D-Marin digitalisation<br />
strategy.”<br />
Smart pedestal will be<br />
rolled out to all marinas,<br />
retrofitted to existing<br />
pedestals, throughout <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
www.d-marin.com<br />
www.marinaworld.com – <strong>March</strong>/<strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
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PRODUCTS, SERVICES & PEOPLE<br />
Index to Advertisers<br />
ASAR/GCM Safe Harbour<br />
Drystacks, USA 25<br />
American Muscle, USA 39<br />
Aqua superPower, UK 50<br />
Australia <strong>Marina</strong> Engineering, 48<br />
Bellingham Marine, USA 7, 9 & 11<br />
Bluewater<br />
Marine & Dock, USA 50<br />
Boatlift, Italy 26<br />
Capria, Argentina 36<br />
Conolift by Kropf Industrial,<br />
Canada 10<br />
Cutting Brothers, Germany 56<br />
DualDocker, Austria 22<br />
Flovac, Spain 59<br />
GH Cranes &<br />
Components, Spain 28<br />
Gigieffe, Italy 24<br />
Golden Manufacturing, USA 14 & 15<br />
IWMC <strong>2023</strong>, Portugal 47<br />
Ingemar, Italy 12<br />
Inmare, Italy 48<br />
Lindley, Portugal 24<br />
Livart, China 56<br />
Marex, Croatia 36<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Master by<br />
IRM, Slovenia 50<br />
<strong>Marina</strong> Projects, UK 60<br />
MARINAGo by<br />
Scribble Software, USA 33<br />
Marinetek, Finland 4<br />
METSTRADE, Netherlands 18<br />
Molo, USA 20<br />
Monaco Smart &<br />
Sustainable <strong>Marina</strong>, 42<br />
Pacific Netting, USA 48 & 54<br />
Pacsoft, New Zealand 42<br />
Perspective Products, USA 52 & 56<br />
PierPump by Vogelsang,<br />
Germany 8<br />
Plus Marine, Italy 46<br />
Rolec, UK 35<br />
Ronautica, Spain 28<br />
Roodberg - a brand of Frisian<br />
Industries, Netherlands 52<br />
SF <strong>Marina</strong> System, Sweden 2<br />
Seaflex, Sweden 6<br />
Seijsener, Netherlands 10<br />
Superior Group, Australia 42<br />
Swede Ship Sublift, Sweden 36<br />
ThruFlow, Canada 26<br />
Walcon Marine, UK 27<br />
Wiggins Lift Co, USA 54<br />
Electric chargers for<br />
Italian marinas<br />
The Italian Tourist Ports Association, Assomarinas, and Aqua superPower<br />
are to collaborate on the installation of electric boat charging stations in the<br />
marinas of the Assomarinas network. The two parties will jointly promote<br />
electric boating as a benefit for the nautical market and the environment.<br />
Through the partnership, Aqua will<br />
supply and install its high-power smart<br />
grid marine chargers at no cost to the<br />
site operator, creating an infrastructure<br />
for electric boats and charging corridors<br />
along the entire Italian coast.<br />
Assomarinas has been operating<br />
since 1972 to create a network of<br />
accommodation facilities for leisure<br />
boats along the Italian coast and<br />
strengthen the exchange of information<br />
and services between tourist port<br />
operators. The organisation has over 90<br />
associated marinas and its partnership<br />
with Aqua will support group members<br />
in achieving their sustainability and<br />
decarbonisation goals. Foundations<br />
will be laid for establishing a network of<br />
chargers.<br />
“Assomarinas shares Aqua<br />
superPower’s long-term vision of<br />
a growing electric boating market<br />
and is delighted to cooperate in this<br />
important transition. <strong>Marina</strong>s need<br />
to be prepared for the new needs<br />
of electric boaters, and they must<br />
provide a reliable network of fast<br />
charge stations to make the new<br />
electric propulsion technologies more<br />
viable and enjoyable, for the benefit of<br />
the entire global<br />
nautical industry,”<br />
says Roberto<br />
Perocchio, president<br />
of Assomarinas.<br />
“We look forward<br />
to working with<br />
Assomarinas as<br />
marine fast charging<br />
partner to help<br />
their members<br />
reduce the<br />
impact of boating<br />
on the marine<br />
environment,” says Aqua superPower<br />
CEO Alex Bamberg. “Access to<br />
charging infrastructure that offers a<br />
reliable plug and charge experience,<br />
offering features like charge point<br />
visibility, is essential for boat owners if<br />
they are to develop the confidence to<br />
transition away from liquid carbon fuels.<br />
In partnering with Assomarinas, we<br />
will be able to develop fully connected<br />
marine fast charging infrastructure<br />
Alex Bamberg (left) with Roberto<br />
Perocchio. Below: The Assomarinas<br />
network of Italian tourist ports.<br />
along the entire Italian coast to service<br />
the growing number of electric boats.”<br />
There is no cost to the marina as<br />
regards the installation and network<br />
infrastructure. Aqua’s business model is<br />
to build, own and operate the network<br />
of high-powered chargers and then<br />
manage these assets via the cloud.<br />
Aqua provides a<br />
fully funded turnkey<br />
solution. This<br />
includes everything,<br />
from upgrading grid<br />
connections through<br />
to 24/7 customer care,<br />
the hardware, the<br />
Aqua cloud backend<br />
system, which drives<br />
payment systems,<br />
customer care,<br />
charging session<br />
management, and<br />
unique connected services between<br />
Aqua’s cloud, charger and vessel.<br />
Aqua manages the entire installation<br />
service via its own deployment team<br />
and certified contractors in various<br />
countries.<br />
www.aqua-superpower.com<br />
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