In the 1960s, the Pier Sixty-Six hotel opened in Fort Lauderdale. Its spire earned iconic status among superyacht owners and crew who docked at the adjacent marina, as well as area residents and visitors. The in-development Residences at Pier Sixty-Six, with sales starting in October, is striving for similarly iconic status. Several of its luxury…
Pending regulatory approval, the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer will own one of the world’s largest marina networks. MarineMax is acquiring IGY Marinas, a move that augments MarineMax’s other superyacht holdings. MarineMax is the world’s largest recreational boat and yacht retailer. While it long focused on production boats, gradually, it’s been acquiring superyacht-specific…
IGY Marinas and two partners have won the rights to operate a facility just 10 minutes from Ibiza’s airport in Spain and, of course, in proximity to the city’s world-famous nightlife. IGY Ibiza Marina is already welcoming yachts and megayachts this summer, in fact. With berths available for superyachts to 361 feet (110 meters), the…
The Old Port of Cannes, a.k.a. Vieux Port de Cannes, has joined the IGY Marinas operational network. The company and a French construction group have received a 30-year concession from the City of Cannes. The two will not just run it, but also construction new amenities. With more than 700 slips for yachts and superyachts…
Málaga is one of Spain’s fastest-growing cities. In fact, it has the largest pandemic population growth. Additionally, its strong tourism and real-estate markets allowed the city to outpace the economic growth of the country and the rest of the Aldalucia region last year. These factors, plus its southern seaside location, make it ripe for marina…
Suntex Marinas and Westrec Marinas have been competitors for years. Each owns and operates a number of facilities offering dockage for yachts and megayachts. They’re competitors no more, however, since Suntex and Westrec Marinas are merging. Specifically, the private-equity company behind Suntex is acquiring Westrec and combining the two. Suntex dates to 2015. While it…
What’s old is new again, as the famed Old Town Docks in Palm Beach wrapped up a nearly two-year renovation. With the winter season in full swing, the Palm Beach Marina is now capable of accommodating more super-size superyachts, as transient and seasonal visitors. Altogether, 84 slips spread across the well-known Australian, Brazilian, and Peruvian…
The Sardinia-based Marina di Portisco, along the Italian island’s northern coast, has new owners. IGY Marinas and a Sardinian business conglomerate obtained the long-term concession rights to the facility. It’s now known as IGY Portisco Marina. And on related news, the company has acquired a controlling interest in the yacht-management company Fairport Yacht Support. With…
With its first fixed T docks in place, Hurricane Hole Superyacht Marina is rapidly approaching completion of its dramatic expansion. This means the first megayachts can pull into the basin by the end of the year. Undergoing renovation for some time, the Bahamian facility will reveal several significant changes. Firstly, the basin is re-dredged to…
A €20-million plan to specialize more in superyachts is seeing Marina Port Vell investing in additional berths. Simultaneously, the facility will create more green space and implement a sustainability plan. The decade-old, Barcelona-based marina, with a waterside restaurant, crew lounge, and more, is first rearranging its basin to accommodate the extra slips. In fact, 23…
