2023 November December Marina World

IWMC 2023: IN THE FIELD
boatyard boasts a 60 ton travel hoist,
slipway and crane, additional lifts, and
hardstand for 200 boats.
Expansion plans are also underway
adjacent to the main basin where a
new 50-year marina concession has
been secured for a 68-berth facility for
vessels of 20-40m (66-131ft) in length.
The project will involve extending two
existing piers, dredging the entire area
to 4.5m (15ft) depth and installing three
pontoons.
There is a long waiting list for berths
at Vilamoura and the new offerings
are top-level, with pump-out points on
the pontoons and an electric charge
point at each berth. “The new marina
will have all the amenities of a smart
marina,” Isolete Correia says. “The
focus will be on security, sustainability
and customer service, making sure that
the expectations of guests are met.”
A retail area adjacent to the marina
will also be totally refurbished to meet
guest expectations.
Marina de Lagos
Located in the Bay of Lagos, Marina
de Lagos is a family-owned marina that
opened in 1994. Martinho Fortunato
CMM, CEO of Marlagos (owner of
the marina) and Ingrid Fortunato
CMM, marina manager, enjoy a close
relationship with the town. The marina
benefits from a year-round season and
a strategic position as a crossroads
to the sailing routes between the
Mediterranean and the Atlantic, to the
Azores and Madeira, and north to the
northern European harbours. It also sits
on the Golden Coast, named for the
striking yellow colouration of the rocky
cliffs.
Delegates left the marina by boat to see
the rocky cliffs that give the
Golden Coast its name.
Marina World
Welcoming around 2,000 visitors
per annum, Marina de Lagos has 464
full-service berths for boats up to 30m
(98ft), shops, restaurants and bars.
The Fortunatos like to be in the
forefront of new thinking and new
concepts and have installed a biohut
artificial nursery habitat for small fish,
and an events pontoon, built by Lindley
Marinas, that has all-new eco-friendly
composite decking and an electric boat
charge point. The latter has, to date,
only been used for an electric boat
event. The marina
is also one of a
growing number of
facilities to adopt
the new on-screen
advertising concept
developed by
Marketing Marina
(see inset story).
Marina de
Lagos also has
an expansion
programme in
Carlos Muriongo
Marina de Lagos is a family-owned marina
that enjoys a close relationship with the
town. It has 464 full-service berths and an
expansion project is in hand.
hand to create a south basin. Located
within an established fishing port,
whose berths will not be disrupted, the
planned Lagos Yacht Club & Marina will
have 100 berths for boats to 30m (98ft)
and a 100-boat drystack for vessels
up to 10m (33ft) in length. It has been
a 15-year journey to obtain planning
and concession rights from the relevant
authorities but contracts are expected
to be signed very soon.
Marina de Albufeira
Marina de Albufeira, with its strikingly
unforgettable highly coloured buildings,
opened in 2003 primarily as a tourist
port. A huge phase of nautical
development is now due to start so as
to fully cement the marina’s position in
the tourism sector.
The marina currently has 475 boat
berths and 35 berths for jet skis.
Permission has been secured for a
potential 70 to 80 additional moorings.
There is an impressive underground car
park for 1,100 cars and an extensive
boatyard with 70 ton travel hoist, 6.3
Carlos Muriongo
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