Marina Services

Financing a marina means that investors need to know what the marina has to offer and how its revenue stream is constructed. Fee-based services are usually included in long-term rental agreements while visiting yachtsmen usually have the option of buying each amenity from a fixed schedule of fees. arrangements can be as wide as a single use, such as a shower, or several weeks of temporary berthing. Some marinas offer boat storage including rack storage and dry storage/dry stacking yards.

Organization & Ownership

Marinas are generally owned and operated by private clubs, especially yacht clubs — but also as private enterprises or municipal facilities. They can sometimes also be standalone private businesses, components of a resort, or owned and operated by public entities. When looking for funding, providing investors with an organization structure goes a long way to best present your marina project.

Funding Tools

Here are the types of instruments we offer to fund marina projects: 

- Debt-equity

- Debenture

- Common stock

We work in the range of USD $7 million up USD $500 million+ worldwide.

Funding a Marina Project

A great feature in funding marina projects is the fact that:

1) Traditional funding instruments can and often are used, and

2) NO special accommodations or arrangements need to be added on to a funding arrangement involving a marina, whether it's stand-alone or part of a bigger overall project. 

The best case scenario is if you (as project promoter/owner) have a ready list of clients or even pre-sales. Why? Because for investors it is a start to mitigating risk, not to mention that it is also a guaranteed payment on the debt due to the fact that that you have proof that there is not only demand but people are ready to buy (or already have bought); thus, there is a guaranteed income. 

The Funding Process

On the business end of a marina project, the promoter/ project owner is required to produce essentially the same basic information and documents as he/she would in any other type of project:

•  Business Plan

•  Feasibility Study (if you have it) and/or  Environmental Impact Report

• Any and all information and documents connected with the technology to be used

What can often be the (only) tricky part of funding a marina project is assessing the technology and building materials that will be used to build it up. But reknown manufacturers do exist and are often favored in these types of deals.