The addition of 29 slips and over 460 ft. of side tie moorage makes the Tarpon Point Marina the ultimate destination for vessels big and small. Guests are greeted by first-class accommodations and amenities at every turn.
Cape Coral, FL, USA – 2 February 2017 –In March of 2016, Bellingham Marine was awarded the contract for construction of an addition to the Tarpon Point Marina in Cape Coral, Florida. The marina is located in a deep-water basin on the Caloosahatchee River, with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and Intracoastal Waterway. Surrounded by an upscale living community with excellent amenities, the marina is proud to emphasize that 90% of their slips are open for reservation to the public.
Designed with maximum user comfort in mind, the Tarpon Point Marina boasts Unifloat concrete floating docks with many dockside amenities.
Finding modern moorage in Cape Coral is a concern for boaters. There are more boats than available slips in the area.
In 2014, Bellingham Marine completed the addition of A-dock for Tarpon Point Marina. The new docks are Unifloat concrete floating docks, located directly in front of the Westin Resort. This addition added 14 slips to the facility.
In November of 2016, an additional 15 slips were added to the marina with the construction of B-dock.
The new B-dock provides moorage for boats up to 75 ft., with special accommodations for boats up to 95 ft. in length. An additional 460 ft. of side tie floating dock was built for transient boat traffic. This space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Hurricanes are dramatic. Each marina in the path of the storm has a different story to tell. These stories help us learn about engineering, design, preparadness and planning.
By Robert Wilkes
In the December issue, the Marina Dock Age report about damage from the storm highlighted the importance of good communications before and after a hurricane. The article provided Internet sites that listed the condition of marinas, which marinas are opened or closed, navigation conditions on waterways and where fuel is available. See the December 2016 issue, page 42.
Hurricane Matthew ripped through St. Augustine, Florida, and the municipal marina survived thanks to its $2.4 million wave attenuator.
Marina damage from Hurricane Matthew varied from scattered tree limbs to total destruction.
This article shares the hurricane stories of three marinas that found themselves in the path of Matthew. They are Fort Pierce City Marina and St. Augustine Municipal Marina in Florida, and Harbour Town Yacht Basin on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. We’ll take them as the hurricane did, from south to north.
New Design
The city of Fort Pierce’s $31 million rebuilding project opened in June 2015, and replaced the marina that was destroyed in Hurricane Frances in 2004.
The new office will provide marina owners, operators and developers with boating facilities in south Florida and the Caribbean with localized service.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA – 4 January 2017 – Bellingham Marine, worldwide marina builder, recently announced the company opened its eighth U.S. office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The new regional office is strategically located adjacent to the world famous Bahia Mar Yachting Center at 651 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316.
The Fort Lauderdale office will serve southern Florida as well as the Caribbean market. “There is no substitute for a local presence,” said Bellingham Marine President, Everett Babbitt.
“Every community is unique. Having a local presence in southern Florida helps us gain a better understanding of the opportunities and the challenges faced by marina owners and operators in the region. It also enables us to better provide a timely response, reliable service and localized support to our clients in and around the Caribbean.” Continue Reading…
The luxury 64-slip marina in the new community development has all the latest amenities and safety measures, including a state-of-the-art fire suppression system and an ultra-low freeboard kayak dock.
Redwood City, CA, USA – 19 December 2016 – Bellingham Marine was contracted by The PAULS Corporation, a private development group based in Denver, to engineer, design and manufacture a new concrete floating dock system for the Blu Harbor community development in Redwood City, California. The project consisted of the removal of the outdated marina and the engineering and erection of a new concrete floating dock system.
The Blu Harbor Marina is part of a new development previously known as Pete’s Harbor. The 64-slip marina features a low freeboard kayak dock.
The new development includes a 64-slip marina, 402 apartments, a human powered watercraft launch dock and a saltwater pool. Boat slips are available to the general public and not tied to rental of the Blu Harbor apartment units according to the developer. Marina tenants will have unrestricted access to the pool, spa, fitness studios and outdoor showers.
Various updates were made to the infrastructure of the marina to ensure it met current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations, including the creation of multiple ADA compliant slips, an 80 ft. accessible gangway and wide, stable docks. Continue Reading…
We are approaching a turning point as an industry. To put a round number on it, the modern marina industry is about 50 years old, a half century of explosive growth in which the number of marinas and slips parallels the growth in boat ownership.
By Robert Wilkes
Few “original” marina industry pioneers are still on the job and Randy Short is one of the West Coast’s most prominent. In February, 2014, the governor of California appointed Short to the state’s Boating and Waterways Commission. The board addresses issues relating to recreational boating and plays a role in managing grants to develop boating infrastructure.
Crescent City Harbor Marina with docks by Bellingham Marine
Short is a hands-on marina guy. He has more than 30 years building and managing marinas with Almar Management. The company operates 17 marinas throughout California, Hawaii and Mexico. Short was instrumental in building their properties at Ko Olina Marina in Hawaii, Cabo San Lucas in Baja California and many projects up and down California.
At Almar Short helped create the art and science of operating a quality marina with high standards of service, cleanliness and safety that has served as a model for marina operators around the world. Short was Almar’s Chief Operating Officer for many years and is now President and CEO.