SUPERYACHT FACILITIES
SUPERYACHT FACILITIES Stainless steel Plus pedestals are linked to pre-paid and remote metering systems. central buildings will feature upper storey space for a yacht club and restaurant likely to open in January 2018. Berth holders and visitors have access to traditional amenities such as laundry, bathrooms, concierge, car and motorbike rental, and have good car parking options with 860 open and 68 covered spaces. Integrated support The MPN Marinas network offers its members high quality customer support and integrated systems which, among other things, guarantees quick and easy check-in procedures. Boaters with a multi-year membership can amend it over time to meet new requirements and even spend annual periods in a preferred marina if they wish unlike those with different contracts. All sites have interconnected services, e.g. agreements with nautical suppliers and tourism providers helping to arrange visits to places of interest in nearby areas. And a prerequisite for MPN is that its marinas are always surrounded by interesting landscapes in terms of natural scenery, culture and art. “On the Adriatic Sea we have Marina dei Cesari in Fano, a Roman city located in the Marche region, one step from the town centre and offering 420 berths,” says MP Network CEO Enrico Bertacchi. Marketing manager Stefano Caielli continues: “There are 310 berths up to 45m [148ft] at the Rodi Garganico marina along the northern coast of the Gargano – an area that includes sea, mountains, lakes and historic countryside,” he adds. In the Adriatic, MP Network has also added the brand new Marina Sveva, a 489-berth facility in Montenero di Bisaccia and on the Tyrrhenian side has a marina in build at Porto di Cecina in Tuscany, which will have 800 berths for boats up to 40m (131ft). In Lazio there is Marina di Santa Marinella, a seaside village near Rome, with 315 berths and on the north east Sardinian coast, a smart looking marina called Poltu Quatu overlooking a natural fjord in front of the Maddalena Archipelago. “In Sicily, we have Capo d’Orlando Marina and the Marina di Marsala project in Marsala Harbour at the extreme tip of western Sicily,” Caielli expands. “This will be inaugurated in 2019 with over 1,000 berths for yachts up to 75m (246ft) with dedicated services and infrastructure. When we’ve completed this, our network will have over 4,000 berths but our goal is to continue to grow.” Promoting the region As all MP Network marinas are strategically located in interesting locations, the company is keen to establish arrangements to promote regional tourism and has approached this by engaging with local communities. Together with Capo d’Orlando Marina, MPN Marinas is involved with the EU co-financed Clean Sea Life project which involves people in a clean-up campaign of the coasts The centre point of the marina (above left) and prior to completion (below). 42 www.marinaworld.com - November/December 2017
