Marina 202696 218952714 2008-06-12T22:26:29Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/209.6.218.40|209.6.218.40]] to version by Hu12. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|Report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (416720) (Bot) : ''For other uses of this word, see [[Marina (disambiguation)]].'' [[Image:marina in brixham devon england arp.jpg|thumb|right|A marina at [[Brixham]], [[Devon]], [[England]]. The vertical pilings attach the floating dock sections to the ground beneath the water.]] A '''marina''' is a sheltered [[harbor]] where [[boat]]s and [[yacht]]s are kept in the water and where services geared to the needs of [[recreational boating]] are found. The marina may have re-fueling, washing and repair facilities, [[ship chandler]]s, stores and restaurants. [[Slipway]]s are used to get a [[Trailer (vehicle)|trailered]] boat into the water. Marinas may offer a boat hoist well, a type of traveling [[crane (machine)|crane]], instead of a more space-wasteful slipway, operated by service center personnel. Marinas may offer out-of-water-storage, which is useful out of season and important in latitudes susceptible to freezing waters. Marinas may include ground facilities such as [[parking lot]]s for vehicles and boat trailers. Boats are moored either or on [[buoy]]s or on fixed or floating walkways that are tied to an anchoring [[pile|piling]] by a roller or ring mechanism ([[floating dock]]s or [[Pontoon (boat)|pontoons]]). Buoys are cheaper to rent but less convenient than being able to walk from land to boat. Harbor shuttles, also known as "water taxis", may be available to transfer people between the shore and boats moored on buoys. The alternative is a tender such as an [[inflatable boat]]. Facilities offering fuel, boat ramps and stores will normally have a common-use dock set aside for such short term parking needs. In regions where the [[tidal range]] is large, some marinas use [[canal lock|locks]] to maintain the water level for several hours before and after low water. Marinas may be owned and operated by a private club, especially [[yacht club]]s — but also as private [[Organization|enterprise]]s or municipal facilities. They are most frequently located along the banks of [[river]]s connecting to lakes or seas and may be inland, sometimes up to as much as twenty-five [[kilometer]]s) from the river's mouth. A marina will charge fees for most services. Fee-based services like parking, picnic area, [[pub]], and [[club-house]] for a shower, are usually included as part of any monthly long-term rental agreement package. Visiting yachtsmen usually have the option of buying each amenity from a fixed schedule of fees, and arrangements can be as wide as a single use, such as a shower, or several weeks of temporary berthing. The right to use the facilities is frequently extended at overnight or period rates to visiting yachtsmen. In the United Kingdom the word "marina" is also used for inland wharves on rivers and [[canal]]s that are used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal [[narrowboat]]s. "Dry storage" or "dry stacking" is mainly found in the USA and Europe. Dry-stack boat storage stores boats vertically in rack systems (double, triple or even quadruple). It extends the life of the boat by keeping the hull dry, and stores a boat for winter on marinas that lack slip storage. The boat is retrieved with a forklift. In the [[Netherlands]] dry storage or dry stacking is called [[droge jachthaven]]. ==See also== {{commonscat|Marinas}} * [[List of Marinas]] * [[Wharf]] * [[Seaport]] * [[Pleasure craft]] ==External links== *[http://www.marina.org/ Marina Recreation Association] [[Category:Nautical terms]] [[Category:Marinas|*]] [[cy:Marina]] [[de:Marina (Hafen)]] [[eo:Plezurhaveno]] [[fr:Marina (port)]] [[ko:마리나항]] [[hr:Marina]] [[it:Porto turistico]] [[nl:Jachthaven]] [[no:Lystbåthavn]] [[pl:Marina (żeglarstwo)]] [[pt:Marina]] [[sl:Marina (pristanišče)]] [[sv:Småbåtshamn]] [[tr:Marina]]