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UAE’s first fish-friendly marina D


ubai Marina Yacht Club has recently been accredited as the first Fish Friendly marina in the UAE by the


Marina Industries Association (MIA). The accreditation assesses advanced elements of environmental planning and management, such as identifying opportunities to incorporate fish- friendly structures into the marina to encourage marine life and the education of marina visitors on local fish species. The Yacht Club has also been re-accredited under the MIA’s International Clean Marina programme. Dubai Marina is situated in the


vibrant residential and leisure area of ‘New Dubai’ and comprises five individual leisure harbours along the 3.5 km canal offering over 550 sheltered berthing spaces to yachts up to 30 m. All the harbours offer immediate access to the retail and


leisure precinct alongside the canal. Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhalim, Senior Marine Operation Manager at Dubai Marina Yacht Club, said: “It is a great honour for Dubai Marina Yacht Club to be the first accredited Fish Friendly marina in the UAE. Dubai Marina Yacht Club has a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and the health of the waterway in the Canal is a major priority. The Fish Friendly and Clean Marina accreditations are a demonstration of our commitment”. Colin Bransgrove, Chief Executive


Officer of MIA, confirmed: “This significant achievement by such a high profile marina facility is important for the industry as it demonstrates the importance of the environment to the wider marina community. We now have Fish Friendly accredited marinas in Australia, Asia and the UAE,


An aerial view of Dubai Marina Yacht Club in the UAE.


and these facilities are setting the benchmark for environmental leadership.


“Since this accreditation began in


2016, there has been a 14% annual growth in its take-up,” he added.


Tight timing for SF Marina project


A series of storms prompted Cap Od’s pre-eminent sailing venue, Hyannis Yacht Club in Massachusetts, to rebuild its T-head attenuator system and dock walkway array. Having completed the breakwater replacement years earlier, SF Marina recently finalized phase two of the project. With tight timing, it delivered floating concrete interior docks in time to not disrupt club programs and members’ launch festivities. The new 41m x 3m W


breakwater is built using three of SF Marina’s renowned SF300 floating concrete pontoons held in place with nine steel piles with center guides. Protecting the inner marina from the area’s rough wave action, its unique design absorbs and distributes the stress loads placed on it during violent weather. In 2017, a nor’easter heavily


impacted Hyannis. The new SF Marina breakwater held back the violent wind and waves and


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was completely undamaged. The aged, wooden interior docks, however, finally succumbed to


Lewis Bay’s notoriously rough weather. “Due to heavy icing in the area,


we used to store our attenuator in a lagoon all winter,” said Randall Wallin, Hyannis Yacht Club vice commodore. “Now, we just leave it out year-round. Bar none, the new breakwater performed better than expectations.” In Phase II, the Hyannis Yacht


Club replaced its 65m dock array with a state-of-the-art SF Marina solution. Each SF1024 floating concrete dock segment is fitted with HD guides to accommodate the new steel piles. Combined with a low center of gravity, the structure is highly stable. Stainless steel tracks were incorporated to accommodate the timber fingers for its 36 slips. “I must say, kudos to Mason


Sears from SF Marina,” added Wallin. “He’s been so responsive that I can’t say enough about him. People ask me about the dock and I tell them, ‘If you work with Mason, you can’t get better.’” Sears is the VP of sales, marketing and project management.


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