24 NATCHEZ ON THE WATERFRONT


MARINA INDUSTRY


Editorial Features 2021


FEBRUARY: Deadline 29 January Service pedestals and fuel docks Security systems and dockside lighting


APRIL: Deadline 26 March Boat hoists, cranes and yard trailers Forklifts for dry stack operations


JUNE: Deadline 28 May Planning a new pontoon layout Piling and anchoring systems


AUGUST: Deadline 30 July Pump-out systems for inland marinas Pollution control equipment and methods


OCTOBER: Deadline 24 September Boat storage and protection Preview of METSTRADE


DECEMBER: Deadline 19 December Marina Industry Buyers’ Guide & Directory 2022 (illustrated review of companies and their products


Each issue also provides readers with up-to-date industry news, features a visit to a different marina within the magazine’s circulation area, reviews new equipment, describes boatyard operations and reports on conferences, exhibitions and other events of interest to owners, operators and developers of leisure harbours.


The walls are lined with riprap.


contact tracing), temperature checks, obtaining and making available PPE materials, reporting, etc.


Adapt Realise that whatever new plan you come up with may be relatively short-lived and you will need to keep adapting to the changing circumstances, repeating the BAJA process over and over again. At times, you may feel as though you’re starring in your very own version of the movie ‘Groundhog Day’ (I think we have all had this feeling at times over the past nine or so months), but keep calm and carry on, as the British might say – and just roll with it where you can. There is usually a way forward, but you may need to be a little more flexible, a bit more creative and whole lot more resolute to find it. OK, so the pandemic is quite an


extreme example, but, let’s be honest, how many projects roll out without a hitch? Not many. Furthermore, how we react to those hitches makes a big difference. Like every good scout, it just makes sense to be prepared and to BAJA.


It also turns out, in contrast to the uncertainties of


the early Spring, that the pandemic has, in many areas, led to significant increases in boating activity, as it can provide a significant and socially- distanced outlet for the ‘tired-of-being- cooped-up’ public.


Another thing to keep in mind,


although this may sound a bit crass, is that the current pandemic environment, despite the abundant hardships and very real suffering and losses produced, may also provide some unique opportunities. In some ways, the pandemic has


presented financial incentives and opportunities for meaningful planning


Note: The Publisher reserves the right to change the subject matter or modify the running order of these features to reflect technical and commercial developments in the international marina industry.


MARINA INDUSTRY • DECEMBER 2020


Artist’s impression of finished marina.


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