MARINA VISIT 21


Bellingham Marine installed


full service berths for boats up to 30 m, as well as berthing options for boats up to 85 m.


a Covid-19 lockdown and casting being carried out in Cyprus, the quality is as you would find on any Bellingham project and there seems to be enough power for a large town”. Under Tom’s direction, the team cast almost 1,200 pontoons with an estimated total area of


12,410 sq m. Tom pointed out the marina incorporates the patented FRP thru-rod system and FRP reinforcing was used in all the pontoons. He also noted that the Bellingham Marine system allows access by golf cart to most berths if required. The four-level dry stack, also


constructed by Bellingham, can take powerboats up to 10 m in length with launching and retrieval using a negative lift, purpose-built forklift. There is also a straddle carrier capable of lifting 150 tons and boats up to 36 m in length in the maintenance area. The marina is protected from the


powerful Mediterranean storms by a system utilising rock, concrete and rubble mound breakwater blocks designed by SmithGroup JJR, an integrated design firm with offices in the US. Detailed engineering plans were supplied by IMC from Brisbane, Australia, Caramondani-


3 View of the marina from the Southern breakwater showing its two iconic towers.


This iconic marina will become the standard that


other marinas in the Mediterranean aspire to meet. Once boaters use the finger mooring system, they will demand it elsewhere.


Bellingham in Cyprus manufactured and installed the marina, while the service pedestals were provided by Plus Marine of Italy. The marina is part of an exclusive


integrated development, which also offers luxurious residences, a variety of retail boutiques and waterfront dining options, together with recreational and nightlife experiences. Residences include a total of 220 apartments in two iconic towers, 11 Beach Villas on a beautiful crescent-shaped, man-made beach with fine-grained sand, 12 Island


Villas with private berthing in the marina basin – built on a man-made island connected by road bridge – and 12 Peninsula Marina Villas with private berthing in the marina basin. There is a Yacht Club on site for


public dining, a Commercial Village with shopping, cafes and restaurants, a Harbour Master’s Office and government buildings with Police, Customs and Immigration offices, as well medical and veterinary services. Stavros Caramondanis, CEO of MM


Makronisos Marina Ltd, was delighted to declare: “It’s exciting to see my Father’s dream, first signed in 2012, become a reality and how pleasing and proud it is for the family to see his smile as he walks the docks. This is truly the finest integrated, modern luxury marina development that we as boaters will enjoy for many decades to come. Ayia Napa Marina is a facility that will be used and enjoyed by all and this vision is also shared by Naguib Sawiris”. Ayia Napa Marina info@marinaayianapa.com www.marinaaiyanapa.com


MARINA INDUSTRY • AUGUST 2020


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