A brand new marina in Ensenada, B.C., Mexico, will afford more dockage for boaters who visit the area to enjoy the myriad year-round recreational activities. Design, supply and installation of the new Unifloat dock system will be performed by world-renowned marina constructor Bellingham Marine.
Ensenada Cruiseport Village and its 214 floating slips, averaging 50′ in length, will greet boaters with a variety of amenities, including dockside power and lighting, telephone and TV at each slip. The facility will also feature a fuel dock. Many who visit the Ensenada area come from southern California.
A ride down the scenic tollway is all it takes to witness or be a part of the over 75 sporting, cultural and gastronomical events that occur every year. Just a few miles south of Ensenada is La Bufadora, one of the biggest blowholes in North America. To the northeast is the Valle de Guadalupe, noted for the vineyards that produce nearly 90% of Mexico’s wine. The city is also host to many international events, such as the Baja 1000 Off Road Race, Newport-Ensenada Regatta, and the Rosarito-Ensenada Bike Race.
Bellingham’s environmentally friendly floating docks are engineered to provide attractive, low-maintenance moorage in all types of water and weather conditions anywhere in the world.
From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat® is a registered trademark of Bellingham Marine.
About an hour’s drive from Melbourne, Australia, on the southern shores of Port Phillip, the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron is now enjoying the benefits of a new, state-of-the-art floating dock marina. Blairgowrie Safe Boat Harbor and Marina is the first “greenfield site” facility developed on Port Phillip in over 30 years, and is unique in many other ways.
The harbor boasts a new 1,050′ concrete jetty and a 709′, fixed-panel wave screen suspended above the seabed on driven steel piles. Marina components constructed by Bellingham Marine Australia Pty Ltd include a 236′ wave attenuator and the 170-berth Unifloat® floating dock system which accommodates sailing and power boats from 26′ to 60′. The docks also include service pedestals and fire stations.
Bellingham Marine General Manager John Spragg said, “It was one of the best projects I’ve ever been involved in. It ran like clockwork and was completed on time and within budget.” The new facility dramatically improves boating safety by providing a haven in extreme weather and by making the Yacht Squadron rescue craft more accessible. An improvement in water quality and an increase in marine life has already been observed around the harbor.
Bellingham Marine designs manufactures and installs Unifloat® floating dock systems, Unideck® fresh water dock systems and Unistack® dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide.
From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat®, Unideck® and Unistack® are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.
The San Francisco Bay area of California has many sights and marinas that attract visitors and boaters from near and far. One marina on Richardson Bay, north of the Golden Gate Bridge, has chosen single-source marina constructor Bellingham Marine to update and enhance its facilities.
Pelican Harbor, in Sausalito, California, will soon boast a completely rebuilt wood dock system. In order to disturb existing tenants as little as possible during construction, Bellingham will perform the work in phases. The new docks will replace 90 existing wood docks and feature Parallam beam construction and Port Orford cedar decking, all set on steel piling. Two new aluminum gangways will provide access and pumpout hydrants will be strategically located every few slips.
Pelican Harbor is one of several marinas in the quiet bay town of Sausalito and enjoys the business of many tourists during the summer months. The town is home to a mix of boaters and high-end homeowners throughout the hillsides. Aquatic recreation in Sausalito includes many invigorating activities, such as windsurfing, jetskiing, sailing, sport fishing, kayaking, yacht tours or just strolling on the boardwalk by the bay.
Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs Unifloat floating dock systems, Unideck fresh water dock systems and Unistack dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide.
From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat, Unideck and Unistack are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.
Owners of Viking Yachts and Viking Sport Cruisers can now receive dedicated service on their craft at the company’s new state-of-the-art, southern service center in Riviera Beach, Florida. Located on the Intracoastal Waterway opposite the west side of Peanut Island, this 3.2-acre facility caters exclusively to Viking powerboat owners with a staff of 50 Viking-trained technicians.
The 19 concrete slips constructed by Bellingham Marine have room for yachts 70′ in length, and there is side-tie space for craft up to 135′. The service center’s 150-ton Travelift can accommodate yachts with up to a 23′ beam. Another reason the marina can handle these large craft is that it has bridgeless access via the deep-water Palm Beach Inlet. The marina depth remains 7′, even at its lowest level.
The center’s 3-story main building covers nearly 20,000 square feet and boasts 50′ of overhead clearance. This means even boats with tuna towers are no problem. Each of the building’s five bays spans 4,800 square feet, and three trucks are available to provide mobile service. While having warranty, refit or detail work done on their yachts, owners can visit Palm Beach Gardens or take advantage of the many amenities in the Palm Beach area that have made it popular for fishermen and yachtsmen alike.
Contact Bellingham Marine, PO Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. www.bellingham-marine.com.
Port Deposit, Maryland, on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, boasts many examples of Victorian and granite architecture. Now, this community is also home to a full-service marina that provides Chesapeake Bay boaters with all they need to launch, service and store their craft.
Tome’s Landing Marina recently contracted Bellingham Marine to supply and install a Unideck floating dock system, consisting of 8′ x 160′ and 8′ x 60′ courtesy piers. Both include 8′ x 34′ returns and are anchored to the bulkhead by removable, heavy-duty stiff arms to withstand the current of the Susquehanna. The marina has a new 150′ wide x 122′ long rack-supported boat storage facility with 40′ high eaves. This sturdy building can store 140 boats, some as large as 40′ and 20,000 pounds.
The south retail side of the structure measures 50′ wide x 122′ long. The professionals at Tome’s Landing also sell new and used boats and provide factory authorized service in a state-of-the-art repair shop. Engine technicians are Mercury and MerCruiser certified and provide such services as powerhead rebuilds, repowers and sterndrive repairs.
Bellingham Marine designs, manufactures and installs Unifloat floating dock systems, Unideck fresh water dock systems and Unistack dry storage buildings for marinas and boat service facilities worldwide.
From Bellingham Marine, P.O. Box 8, Bellingham, WA 98227. Website: www.bellingham-marine.com. Unifloat, Unideck and Unistack are registered trademarks of Bellingham Marine.