Not one, but two superyacht marinas?
Following recent news that planning permission has been granted to an Ocean Village project on the west side of the island, it appears Gibraltar's east coast may also be the subject of a superyacht-focused marina development.…
According to reports in insight magazine the Blue Water project, which will be executed by locally headquartered Camoren Holdings, will comprise a 70-berth superyacht marina, as well as a 175-room 5-star hotel and a waterfront promenade linking Eastern Beach and Catalan Bay.
The application is still at the planning stage, but the inclusion of several social goods, such as a police station and public health centre, have been labelled ‘planning gains’ and it has been suggested by a SuperyachtNews.com source that this will simply be a formality.
Despite an up-front payment from the government of £88 million, the ability to fund such a project is still worthy of scrutiny. Camoren’s chairman, Leslie Allen-Vercoe told the article’s author, Steven Richards, “Given that we already have planning permission, we have a number of funding options, including a large Irish development company with which I have previously worked, an international bank that is involved with another project I am associated with in the British Virgin Islands, and local and UK banks, in particular, in respect of affordable housing.” In a separate interview with Richards, Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo confirmed that the £88 million would be released by September.
"This is an exciting project that will further enhance and promote the outstanding benefits that Gibraltar has to offer the growing superyacht community", Geary explained. "There's an increasing need for upscale superyacht facilities with a great location at the mouth of the Mediterranean, which not only provide low cost bunkering but has full service facilities provided by skilled technicians in the atmosphere of an English country village."
An Ocean Village development on the other side of Gibraltar has also recently been approved.
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