Nice site, Zubi.
Zubi,
I looked at your site and maybe that looks like heaven to you, but to me that looks like a moonscape with water being optional.
Check this out from Soundings Trade Only
Issue Date: 1/24/2008, Posted On: 1/24/2008
It takes a village: marinas of the new millennium
The evolution of the 21st century marina village concept was discussed at the International Marina and Boatyard Conference in Atlanta last weekend.
“It’s more than a bait store and coffee shop,” said Ed Modzelewski of Applied Technology Management and Island Global Yachting.
A marina used to be a boat parking lot or a fishing hangout. Today’s marina is a village regarded as a specialized market with targeted facilities for people of all ages, boaters and non-boaters, alike. The marina should be the focal point of a resort with a sense of place and personality, integrating it with the upland components of a mixed-use development into a single, inclusive site. Creating a destination point within exclusive residences, amenities and an architectural landscape is now a lifestyle choice surrounded by working waterfront.
Still, “We actually have the most trouble with our bars and restaurants (onsite),” said Mick Bettesworth, CMM, development director of Marina Developments LLC. “It can be a problem because the whole marina is frequently judged by [the service and quality] of the restaurant.”
— Lisa Hoogerwerf Knapp
Freelance writer
Everybody has their own opinion of an oasis.
You are right, Ric. While I’m sure that these Marinas are very nice, for me they would be a commercialized, plastic vacation in hell. Give me the old time bait shop and an old wooden dock. 
Forget the restaurant. We’ll all gather at someone’s campsite and have a good old fashion fish fry. 
…or gather around an open firepit. That to me is living!
I agree with Warren.
Did I say that out loud?
I think I’ll stayat home, and use my own BBQ. Sleep in my own bed, and find fun and entertainment in my own tools and trains…you guys go out and wander all you want, and drop in here if you care to…You will be most welcome.
Steve Featherkile said:In black and white, yet. Someone remarkably resembling Tony Walsham's avatar was seen buying ice skates ...
I agree with Warren. Did I say that out loud?
Damn, Hell froze over!!
Chris Vernell said:Well, if it wasn't for this "modern technology stuff" called the Internet, this discussion wouldn't even be happening!!!
You see what happens. You get into this modern technology stuff, and BAM! Curtains. Quits. So long, toots.
I completely agree with those who want freedom of choice about how they get around. Car, bus, train - whatever I need, whenever I need it, at a price I can afford to pay. Do we have that in Perth? No. A subway train at 2 AM in New York City is actually an option on some lines, but not here. Our bus service isn’t anything as frequent as New York’s, either, especially out of rush hours. Nevertheless, we’re not doing too badly.
Re marinas, the “modern” style is all about RENT. Not just boat berths - that’s increasingly becoming small cheese. It’s the glitzy shops and cafes that generate the income for the marina owners.
I took Kay and our youngest out for lunch at our local marina the week before Christmas. A couple of days later, I took my guys out to lunch at a local watering hole inland. The latter exercise cost half the price per head, including grog, and the food was at least as good if not better.
I guess it won’t be too long before the idea of going to a marina because you want to get on a boat will seem ridiculous. My mates and I patronise our local marina on Thursday nights because it has a pool hall, but there’s no way we pay their exorbitant prices for drinks.
You wanna see “glitzy” and “expensive”, try a Yacht Club. Had the pleasure of being invited to the San Diego Yacht Club for my neices “rehearal dinner”…like the saying goes, “nice place to visit, but…!!”
Ken Brunt said:Had that experience once. Kept looking over my shoulder all night, waiting for a couple of gendarmes to come up, pointing to the door and saying , "YOU - OUT!"
You wanna see "glitzy" and "expensive", try a Yacht Club. Had the pleasure of being invited to the San Diego Yacht Club for my neices "rehearal dinner"..............like the saying goes, "nice place to visit, but.............!!"
Just wait until your health won’t allow you to stand in lines at airport security.
Jammed in those tiny seats for long hours, and you can’t walk afterwards.
Stress levels building continuously.
Bus Stops with no shelter, no seats, and you wait an hour for a freaking bus.
By flatmotors take me where I need to go, and bring me back again.
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