May June 2020 Marina World

WORLD NEWS
Lake marina
ready for first
Photo: Asia Pacific Superyachts Indonesia
season
ITALY: As Italy begins to contemplate life after COVID-
19, Walcon Marine’s latest project in the country will
be a magnet for visitors.
The new marina is located in a
stunning location at Castelletto Ticino
to the south of Lake Maggiore, one of
the largest and most beautiful of the
famous Italian lakes in the north of the
country. It has been built as part of the
development of a contemporary, stylish
new lakeside headquarters complex
designed by Piuarch for Techbau, a
major Italian construction and civil
engineering company, and sits directly
in front of the building.
Walcon’s Italian partner Walcon
Marine Italia (operating as the
Sistema Walcon brand) was
responsible for the supply of the
marina, which has been engineered
by Walcon to
make full use
of the lines
of an existing
curving
breakwater
that protects
the location from swell and wash. The
mooring facilities comprise a 190m
(620ft) walkway that runs along the
inside of the breakwater and provides
stern-to mooring for around 40 boats
up to 12m (39ft) in length, and a
second straight 68m (223ft) walkway
for stern-to mooring on both sides for
a similar number of boats. This pier
projects out into the harbour.
Poised for visitors
when lockdown eases
BALI: Benoa Marina, the first ‘international standard’ marina in Indonesia,
opened in January. The facility was built by Pelindo Property Investments
(PPI Marina), a subsidiary of government harbour company Pelindo.
The marina has been built using Antares
aluminium pontoons (a Walcon Marine
Italia variant of Walcon’s System 2000
range), polyethylene floats and Novowood
WPC decking in an attractive copper-brown
colour. Access to each walkway is via two
10m x 2m (33ft x 7ft) access bridges with
aluminium handrails.
The marina is managed by CM Nautica
and is open to the general public.
“The new marina has space for 3 x 90m
[10 x 295ft] vessels in alongside positions
and non-potable water can be supplied,”
explained Thomas Taatjes of Asia Pacific
Superyachts in Bali. “Shore power is via
genset rental and we (APS) have a genset
we can use for our clients and also water
treatment facilities to make the dock water
potable,” he added.
“The floating pontoons are top quality
and easily accessed by ramps,
making provisioning and
spare part deliveries simple
and convenient. The lines
are secured using the pilings
which are spaced at 10m [33ft]
and have a diameter of 90cm
[35in], so straps and shackles
are required. Transport can
be arranged from a variety of
sources,” he continued.
Connected to the airport by
a flyover, it is a fast pick up and
drop off at the boat for guests
and the perfect starting point for
cruising once Indonesia is open
to arrivals. On down-time, all
the hotspots of Bali are within
reach and guests and crew will
enjoy everything on offer inside
and outside the marina.
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