What's New with Marinalife: Marinalife Magazine

Department: What's New with Marinalife Published: January 2010 in Marinalife Magazine, Winter Issue.

What's New with Marinas?

Kingman Yacht Center in Cataumet, MA installs solar panels at the marina. The new solar panels, installed in December, are expected to generate 23% of the marinas year-round electric- ity needs (and in the winter months 100%). Kingman Yacht Centerhas completed more than $1.5 million in environmentally- oriented improvements to the marina over the past ten years.

FLAHAMA™ was launched to promote hospitality, tourism and cultural efforts and stimulate boat traffic between the United States and the Bahamas. FLAHAMA™ will also help to organize boating flings to the Bahamas so boaters can travel as a group versus going-it- alone. Harborage Yacht Club & Marina in Stuart is one of the launching points for Flahama events and flings. Visit www.Flahama.com for more information.

York River Yacht Haven, in Gloucester Point, VA, announces a new Executive Chef at their River’s Inn Restaurant. Chef Hans J. Schadler has more than 30 years of experience cooking for presi- dents, heads of state, royalty, dignitaries and countless hotel and resort guests from around the world.

Marina Papagayo in Costa Rica announces a high number of new reservations for super yachts during the months of December through February - the majority of which are over 130 feet - putting the only megayacht marina in Central America near capacity for large yachts. Offering high-speed cam-lock fuel dispensing capabilities, large vessels can fill up conveniently at up to a hundred gallons a minute.

What's New with Marinalife?

Vote for your Favorite Marina 10th Anniversary Contest
Marinalife is celebrating their 10 year anniversary! As part of the 10th year anniversary celebration, we are asking our readers to vote on their favorite marina. Please e-mail (info@marinalife.com) with the name of your favorite marina and why it is your favorite. The winning marinas (to be announced in April) will be selected based on two categories – best transient marina and best customer service.

EarthNC Chart Viewer Marinalife has partnered with EarthNC
To offer an easy way to view any NOAA Raster Charts including buoys and marinas. Visit www.marinalife.com/chartviewer to access this new feature.

Magazine articles online
Now you can easily view the Marinalife magazine stories online. Visit www.marinalife.com/magazine to search for current and archived articles.

International Marina & Boatyard Conference
Marinalife will be one of the featured speakers at the confer- ence to be held January 27-29, 2010 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL.

Miami International Boat Show
February 11-15, 2010. Please stop by the Marinalife Booth (Convention Center # R 69 or at the Brokerage Show - Yachting Magazine Booth).

Winner of the “Where Are We” Fall 2009 Contest
is Marinalife member, Bryan Grossman who correctly guessed the infinity pool at Bimini Bay Resort & Marina in the Bahamas. Congratulations to Bryan who wins 2 nights free dockage. Turn to page 98 to guess “Where are we” in this issue. Now you can follow Marinalife on Facebook and Twitter.