Megayacht News – Marinas

IGY Marinas Adds Megayacht Slips to Newport Yacht Club & Marina

February 8, 2012 by Diane M. Byrne

If New York City is on your must-visit list for this year, the Newport Yacht Club & Marina, directly across the Hudson River from the Big Apple and managed by IGY Marinas, has nine additional megayacht berths available, bringing the total to 18.

The Newport Yacht Club & Marina, in Jersey City, New Jersey, has been increasingly targeting megayachts to 200 feet LOA, besides a wide variety of under-80-footers, which it can accommodate in its 154 standard slips. The new megayacht berths are along the marina’s inner basin (the photo here was taken pre-expansion). While some people relish tropical-island views, there’s nothing quite like seeing the skyline of Manhattan from your bridge deck. In fact, even though there are marinas within New York City that are popular with megayachts, none can boast the views that Newport Yacht Club & Marina offer.

If you’re not familiar with the Jersey City area, it’s increasingly becoming a hub for financial firms, among others, and has seen a dramatic increase in luxury condo construction in recent years. The PATH train (akin to a subway) there takes you to New York’s World Financial Center in just a few minutes. For travelers arriving by air, Newark Liberty International Airport is about 15 minutes away. It’s also home to Newport Centre Mall, which is walking distance from Newport Yacht Club & Marina. Besides the usual assortment of major retail shops, the mall contains a 12-screen movie theater and several restaurants, some with outdoor seating. Two hotels, waterfront walkways and parks, and a swim and fitness center are also steps from the marina.

Of course, the marina itself offers good amenities. There’s both 100- and 200-amp service (480 volts), with megayachts exceeding 250 feet offered 600-amp service. Laundry, showers, and bathrooms are on site, as is a restaurant. Twenty-four-hour dockside and perimeter security lends peace of mind. Hearty souls can keep their yachts in the water throughout the winter as well.

For more information directly from Newport Yacht Club & Marina about reservations, please fill out our contact form.

Rybovich Superyacht Marina Opens New Facilities

January 25, 2012 by Diane M. Byrne

Rybovich Superyacht Marina regularly finds favor with megayacht owners and their crews alike for its service—and by “service,” we mean more than just refit and dockage. Rybovich has been upgrading and expanding its crew-oriented facilities, to make short and long stays alike more enjoyable. The newest among these are an expanded fitness center and a new cafe.

The fitness center now has more room, due it its popularity, as well as new machines. Similar to ultra-modern gyms operated by large corporations, the fitness center at Rybovich further has new cardio equipment fitted with iPod docks and TVs.

As for the eatery (pictured), which is appropriately named M/Y Cafe, it’s intended to serve meals and snacks throughout the day. Miller Construction, the general contractor for the cafe and gym, likens M/Y Cafe to a “country club-caliber cafe.”

Miller Construction further served as contractor for a new maintenance building completed at the same time as the gym and cafe. All together, the new facilities, designed by the Peacock + Lewis architecture firm, comprise more than 16,500 square feet. They were completed within two months’ time.

The new gym and cafe join the existing crew lounge and crew swimming pool. Why so much attention being paid to crew? As George Whitehouse, Rybovich’s vice president, told us in his Megayacht News Leadership Series interview, “Rybovich believes that captains, crew, subcontractors, and vendors to the marine industry are professionals and should be treated by shipyards in that manner.”

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IGY Marinas and Yacht Chandlers Team Up in the Caribbean

October 26, 2011 by Diane M. Byrne

Whether it’s provisioning or parts, sometimes megyachts have last-minute needs when they pull into a marina. That’s why IGY Marinas has partnered with Yacht Chandlers for its Caribbean locations.

Specifically, Yacht Chandlers will assist captains and crew at IGY’s Yacht Haven Grande marina in St. Thomas and the Yacht Club at Isle de Sol in St. Maarten (pictured). Yacht Chandlers already has an office in St. Maarten, in addition to ones in Fort Lauderdale and Antibes, so it’s convenient.

Yacht Chandlers regularly assists yachts with a variety of needs, besides provisioning and parts. It can order cleaning supplies; deck gear like fenders, anchors, or line; safety and medical gear; even diving, fishing, and watersports equipment. Any captains and crew enrolled in IGY’s customer loyalty program, the IGY Anchor Club, can earn points with purchases made through Yacht Chandlers.

Furthermore, Yacht Chandlers will also run the bar and restaurant at Yacht Club Isle de Sol. Renovations are already underway.

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