6. On the Waterfront Even as some marinas struggle with today’s troubling economic climate, Dan Natchez urges them to develop a long-term vision, fine-tune the specifics, and then figure out how to implement that vision.
10. Marina Operations The 2009 hurricane season is almost here.
Dennis Kissman describes some lessons
learned from Hurricane Ike in 2008 and
explains why marina managers should be prepared to reopen their marinas immediately after the storm.
14. Cover Story: Jefferson Beach Marina Jefferson Beach Marina, an 800-slip marina in
St. Clair Shores, Mich., got new owners and a new manager in 2007. Within one year, the marina had increased its occupancy rate by more than 33 percent by completing some well thought-out renovations.
18. Marina Design City Marina in Charleston, S.C., won the
PIANC 2009 Jack Nichol Award for outstanding marina design. It won this prestigious award thanks to a recently completed renovation
project that took 10 years to complete, cost
more than $12 million, and had the judges
raving about the marina’s functionality and aesthetic beauty.
22. Product Focus: Docks & Decks Prairie Creek Marina in Rogers, Ark., recently went through the critical process of replacing some existing docks and decks, while also adding new and larger ones. This article spells out the steps Prairie Creek Marina took in making this important decision.
39. Clean Marina Wilmington Marine Center in Wilmington, N.C., was the second marina in the state certified as a Clean Marina. How this marina was transformed into a Clean Marina helped transform local boaters’ attitudes about the environment.
44. Dry Storage Working within the space constraints imposed
by the local port authority, one developer built Bluepoints Marina in Port Canaveral, Fla., as a place that offers convenience to boaters and access to great fishing waters.
46. National Marina Day Update Marinas across the country are making plans to celebrate National Marina Day on August 8, 2009. This article describes some of the ways
that marinas will be celebrating this special
time in 2009.
48. Dredging Buffalo Yacht Club in Buffalo, N.Y., operates
two marinas on Lake Erie. When it needed to dredge one of its basins, it decided to purchase
a new dredge. Find out the cost benefits of
this decision.
50. Green Paper Herrington Harbour on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland has spent the last 30 years turning its two marinas into natural habitats that not only protect the environment but also enhance it. The owners say the marinas’ natural surroundings have also attracted customers who value this natural experience.
DEPARTMENTS
4 Editor’s Notebook
48 New Products
50 News & Nuggets
54 Classifieds
56 Ad Index
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