FORT LAUDERDALE, FL October 12, 2012 IGY Marinas announces the welcoming of the newest addition to its international network of marinas, La Amada Marina in Cancun, Mexico. With 176 slips for yachts up to 180 feet, the marina is part of the La Amada Residences and Marina in Playa Mujeres and boasts 214 exquisite beachfront condominiums as well as stunning natural surroundings including the Mayan Ruins.

La Amada Marina is listed with World Marine Guide

The marina lies within one of the most exclusive and private communities in the region, and is located just minutes from the world’s second largest coral reef and an abundance of sport fish and sea life. La Amada is just a 10-minute drive from the center of Cancun with many restaurants, bars, clubs and nearby golf courses. With a maximum depth of 12 feet, the La Amada Marina offers 24-hour surveillance and a concierge that is fully at the service of marina guests. Conveniences such as a boat repair facility with a 100-ton travel lift, fuel, provisioning, and a ship’s agent make berthing in Cancun a hassle-free experience for yachtsmen.

La Amada Marina is the newest of the 13 marinas in the IGY marina network.  Vice President of Real Estate for IGY Marinas Eric Simonton says, “We believe there is tremendous opportunity in Mexico, and we are pleased to be able to grow our presence in that market.   La Amada Marina allows us to fill out our Western Caribbean strategy and we are now able to provide a complete circuitous cruising itinerary through the Caribbean and Central America to our guests.  We are excited that our clients now have the opportunity to visit this extraordinary resort and marina knowing that they can expect the level of service and amenities that the IGY brand is noted for.”

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Three new marinas in mexico have been added to World Marine Guide. The Marinas all belong to the Fonatur Group and are all situated in the Gulf of California.

Fonatur, who has extensive experience in the administration and operation of marinas and marine / port services have 9 marinas in the group.

The three marinas added to the guide are....

Marina Puerto Escondido

Marina Puerto Penasco

Marina La Paz

The marinas are new and if you have any information, photos or have visited the marinas and have feedback please contact nick@worldmarineguide.com If you have any information on other marinas in this part of the world then we would also like to hear from you.

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Paradise Marina , in Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico's Pacific coast has been added to World Marine Guide.

We now have 7 marinas featured in our guide to Mexico, but we are looking for more to add to this part of the world. The marine life, fishing and charter opportunities make Mexico a fantastic cruising ground and the more marinas we can provide information on the better. Add your marina in Mexico to World Marine Guide

View the other marina's in Mexico listed in our guide.

You can also  Add your marina  to World Marine Guide where ever you are in the world. It is frree to add a marina to our Marine Listings

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World Marine Guide has followed the voyage of the world's largest solar-powered boat which has completed an Atlantic crossing to Miami and has now arrived in Cancun, Mexico before in time for the UN climate change conference. The Türanor left Monaco in September, and hopes to become the first solar-powered boat to complete a circumnavigation (via the Panama and Suez canals).

The 31 metre £16m catamaran stores energy in its batteries during the day and can run on the stored energy without sunlight for about three days at a speed of 7.5 knots. At slower speeds it could run for up to 15 days, although its maximum cruising speed is between eight and nine knots.

Source:- PlanetSolar

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Mexican president Felipe Calderon announced plans for two new marinas in a huge new tourist development on the mainland side of the Sea of Cortez in Mexico.

The new marinas on the Sinaloa mainland would provide recreational boaters with safer berthing, fuel, shelter from bad weather and shorter offshore passages between existing destinations.

The two new marinas will provide a total of 1,000 slips designed “in harmony with the Escalera Nautica marina model,” according to Fonatur, the federal agency tasked with developing tourism infrastructure. Fonatur completed nine other full-service marinas now operating under the Singlar banner, and most of them are currently for sale or have been sold to private investors.

Besides the two big tourist marinas, the plan calls for four golf courses, about 44,200 hotel rooms, a 5-mile beachfront walk and a light railway (an existing rail line runs from Hermosillo to Puerto Vallarta), plus a new airport. For locals and workers, at least 5,000 homes will be built, along with schools, hospitals and facilities needed for the community.

The project is described as twice the size of Cancun, the new beachfront development will initially cover 7.5 miles of Sinaloa coastline in an area about 80 miles south of Mazatlan. Stretching over 5,884 acres, the mega-resort will encompass the vast Laguna Agua Grande waterway and several canals, plus the seaside towns of Isla del Bosque and Teacapán at the border with Nayarit.

Read more on this new development and other Mexican marinas on World Marine Guide

International marina developer IGY (Island Global Yachting) is withdrawing from Europe.



Its vice-president of marketing, Bert Fowles, explains: "IGY made a strategic decision in the wake of the global financial crisis to focus the bulk of its financial resources into the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America and Northeast USA. IGY has therefore disposed of its equity interests in Europe — including Mandalina Marina and Flisvos Marina in Greece. We may re-enter the European market as an investor should circumstances warrant."



IGY now operates in two distinct divisions with IGY Marinas covering the Americas, and Mourjan IGY Marinas (headquartered in Dubai) covering the Middle East, North Africa and South East Asia. 



"We are approached regularly regarding European projects and will evaluate them for merit," continues Fowles. "Should the right project come our way — one that can truly compliment our Caribbean megayacht holdings — we would evaluate the merits of getting involved."

World Marine Guide could not find confirmation of this on the IGY web site.

Source: www.ibinews.com

Cabo Riviera Marina in Mexico is still under construction but appears to be an exciting new destination or a marina for a home berth.

Cabo Riviera marina is in the digging out stage of the master-planned marina resort community.  Cabo Riviera will open its breakwaters to boats in about 15 months (November 2011).  The marina will be a full service marina with gas dock and dry dock storage with the final completion date being around August 2012.  The marina will also have home-sites with personal docks for your boat. When the marina is completed there will be around 285 berths within a village style atmosphere.

For further information about the marina or home-sites please email at info@caboriviera.com.mx or visit the website at www.caboriviera.com. 

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Marina Cabo San Lucas in Mexico on the Baja peninsular has been added to World Marine Guide. The marina is managed by the IGY Group (Island Glbal Yachting).

The marina features 380 slips and accommodates vessels up to 200 feet with a max 12 foot draft and boasts the highest quality services and amenities expected at a luxury yachting marina.

Read more on Marina Cabo San Lucas

Thanks to Capt Al Obrien for submitting the marina www.accessyachts.com