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2022 January February Marina World

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THE SAFE, COMPACT, SELF-PROPELLED SUBMERSIBLE BOAT CARRIAGE One man can easily and safely do dry docking and launching of sailing and motor boats on ramps and slipways with a SUBLIFT. Typical usage is docking for fast service, cleaning of hulls and for winter season storage. 1 12-90 ton sales@sublift.se | www.sublift.com BEFORE AFTER Renovation of Amarras del Norte, Argentina • Fast, silent and compact semi-automated stacking equipment • Designed and manufactured in-house • Engineering advice for the optimum lay-out operation • Over 50 years’ experience info@domingocapria.com www.domingocapria.com Meet us at Looking to offer supercharging at your marina? at no cost to you, providing 24/7 customer care and all compatibility testing. enquiries@aqua-superpower.com (quote MW1) www.aqua-superpower.com

MARINA PLANNING & DESIGN Considering all the elements by Simon Goodhead A marina is often a single component in a much wider development scheme that involves extensive urban planning and infrastructure. Marina designs are complex and informed by several considerations. They require thorough research and planning to ensure all design and environmental matters are realised at an early stage. It is important to consider many aspects including the technical feasibility, the market opportunity, marina operational requirements and commercial viability when designing a new marina. Let’s highlight some of the elements that need to be considered with new marina designs, and the evolving detail that comes forward as part of the design process. The design process It is important to recognise that every marina is different from another and that there are a multitude of factors that influence the scale and type of marina development that is delivered. Notwithstanding the range of different outcomes, the process is relatively consistent, whether we are designing a marina development on the east coast of England or a marina development associated with a new mega-project in the Red Sea. Each and every site is assessed on its own merits. For example, in terms of the boating opportunities that the site provides access to, and the user groups that will be attracted to the marina and any associated development. This is typically identified through a market study, tailored to the location to Hotspots in the Bahamas: consideration of extreme design conditions, such as climate and Sea Level Rise, are key components to the engineering of a marina structure. determine the opportunities for boating activity. In addition, the proposed site is assessed to establish the physical site constraints and opportunities for the potential introduction (or enhancement in the case of a redevelopment) of marine leisure activity. The factors to consider are varied but site exposure and creating an acceptable wave climate and good navigable access are often prominent. A key consideration of any scheme is the clear understanding of the client’s vision, aspiration and objectives for a site. This essentially provides the cornerstone for the marina design and helps to define some of the main design parameters in terms of market Simon Goodhead positioning. The initial stage of any marina design process is the marriage and balancing of the following critical factors: the market opportunities; the physical site constraints and opportunities; and, of course, the vision and aspiration for the development. This provides a clear understanding of the objective and establishes a sound basis for progressing a design that is well considered and appropriate for the location. www.marinaworld.com – January/February 2022 27

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