Definition of "marina"

[Tranona]

Problem is that it appears on charts as a marina and boats often turn up, sometimes after a long passage, and get turned away. Needs deleting from charts, as does Faro which can't even be accessed at HW springs in an inflatable as no clearance under railway bridge.

Perhaps people should do their homework. The word "marina" does not automatically mean that it is either accessible at all states of the tide or with mast up, nor that it is open to the public as both my example and yours shows.

 

[reginaldon]

I don't know what you find as an acceptable 'marina' - all I want is somewhere local and reasonable priced where I can walk on board and sail away, as my knees now give me hassle especially in a tender.

 

[SamanthaTabs]

It's the "TPP's"" that get me (totally pointless pontoons) so you tie up to a floating pontoon with no access to water, electric or the shore and they want money for it

 

[Daydream believer]

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[Daydream believer]

What has a pair of t..ts got to do with pontoons - other than design of fenders,

 

[Daydream believer]

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Think i will post it again before the mods get to me.-----far more interesting than pontoons

 

[jac]

What has a pair of t..ts got to do with pontoons - other than design of fenders,

Her name is Marina.

 

[Daydream believer]

Her name is Marina.

Well I have been calling her for a berth on VHF 80 for the last our & she has not answered yet

 

[GrahamM376]

Well I have been calling her for a berth on VHF 80 for the last our & she has not answered yet

I wouldn't bother, she's most likely of pensionable age by now. I always preferred 7 of 9 (Star Trek Voyager) anyway.

 

[Daydream believer]

I wouldn't bother, she's most likely of pensionable age by now. .

Yes - but so am i !!!!!!!

 

[Offshore57]

I always preferred 7 of 9 (Star Trek Voyager) anyway.

Me too....Fnar Fnar

 

[rotrax]

First Mate and I chuckled quietly to ourselves last year in Strangford Yacht Haven. No critisism made or implied, we had a lovely stay.

It is a single pontoon about 30 metres long with electricity and water close to the Strangford/Portaferry Ferry terminal and can take three small or two larger craft either side.

It is not expensive, the nearby Hotel has showers-and that is where you pay for your berth-but Yacht Haven does appear to be a rather OTT description...................................

 

[macd]

Perhaps people should do their homework. The word "marina" does not automatically mean that it is either accessible at all states of the tide or with mast up, nor that it is open to the public as both my example and yours shows.

Quite so, and particularly in parts of the world where english is not the principle language (i.e. most of it).
"Marina" in Spanish simply means "marine", so almost anywhere wet and salty would qualify. The Spanish for our sense of the word is "puerto deportivo".
A friend recently spent the best part of an hour fruitlessly trying to find the web site for Bandol Marina in the S of France. "Port + Bandol" found it in seconds. Sorry, 0.53 seconds, to be precise.
Their country, their language: live with it.

 

[jac]

I wouldn't bother, she's most likely of pensionable age by now. I always preferred 7 of 9 (Star Trek Voyager) anyway.

Ahhhhh

Resistance would not have been put up, let alone be futile. . (Well not by me anyway)