Marina Bay, Gibraltar

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File:Gibraltar map-en-edit2.svg with Marina Bay labelled "Marina" (between the North Mole and runway)]]

Gibraltar, the British Overseas Territory{{cite web|title=List of Crown Dependencies & Overseas Territories|url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/publications-and-documents/treaties/uk-overseas-territories/list-crown-dependencies-overseas|work=fco.gov.uk|publisher=British Foreign & Commonwealth Office|accessdate=10 August 2012}} at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula,{{cite web|title=Huge Underwater Mountain Discovered in Red Sea|url=https://workingharbor.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/huge-underwater-mountain-discovered-in-red-sea/|work=workingharbor.wordpress.com|publisher=Working Harbor Committee|accessdate=10 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121217214954/https://workingharbor.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/huge-underwater-mountain-discovered-in-red-sea/|archivedate=17 December 2012|df=dmy-all}} has three marinas. These include Marina Bay, Ocean Village Marina, and Queensway Quay Marina.{{cite web|title=Marina Bay, Gibraltar|url=http://www.worldmarineguide.com/gibraltar/marina/marina-bay.htm|work=worldmarineguide.com|publisher=World Marine Guide|accessdate=10 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130021229/http://www.worldmarineguide.com/gibraltar/marina/marina-bay.htm|archive-date=30 November 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Marinas|url=http://www.gibraltarinfo.gi/gibraltar-marinas.aspx|work=gibraltarinfo.gi|publisher=Gibraltar Info|accessdate=10 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104121219/http://www.gibraltarinfo.gi/gibraltar-marinas.aspx|archive-date=4 January 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Marinas in Gibraltar|url=http://www.visitgibraltar.uk.com/explore/marinas|work=visitgibraltar.uk.com|publisher=Gibraltar Tourist Board|accessdate=10 August 2012}} Marina Bay is the largest of the trio and is located on Gibraltar's Westside, just outside the northern end of Gibraltar Harbour, in the Bay of Gibraltar, next to the airport runway. It is adjacent to Ocean Village Marina which is just to its south.{{cite web|title=Ocean Village Gibraltar|url=http://marinabay.gi/ocean_village_gibraltar.html|work=marinabay.gi|publisher=Marina Bay|accessdate=10 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204024500/http://marinabay.gi/ocean_village_gibraltar.html|archive-date=4 February 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Port of Gibraltar - Port Map |url=http://www.gibraltarport.com/images/gib_main_map.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010091834/http://www.gibraltarport.com/images/gib_main_map.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 October 2009 |work=gibraltarport.com |year=2011 |publisher=Gibraltar Port Authority |accessdate=13 August 2012 |df= }} However, Marina Bay now forms part of the Ocean Village Project. Ocean Village Marina is the old Sheppard's Marina or Sheppard's Yard. Marina Bay and Ocean Village Marina together have been incorporated into the Ocean Village Project, between the North Mole and the airport runway.{{cite web|title=Ocean Village Marina, Gibraltar|url=http://www.sail-the-net.com/marinas/europe/gibraltar/ocean-village-marina.html|work=sail-the-net.com|publisher=Cruising & Marina Guide|accessdate=10 August 2012}}{{cite book|title=Port of Gibraltar Handbook 2010-11|year=2010|publisher=Land & Marine Publications Ltd, on behalf of the Gibraltar Port Authority|url=http://issuu.com/landmarine/docs/gibraltar_port_2011?mode=window&pageNumber=16|accessdate=13 August 2012|page=13|chapter=An Outline of the Port Infrastructure}}{{cite book|title=Port of Gibraltar Handbook 2010-11|year=2010|publisher=Land & Marine Publications Ltd, on behalf of the Gibraltar Port Authority|url=http://issuu.com/landmarine/docs/gibraltar_port_2011?mode=window&pageNumber=50|accessdate=13 August 2012|pages=47–49|chapter=Top Quality Marina and Waterfront Facilities}}

Until recently, Marina Bay had approximately 210 berths, and could accommodate vessels up to {{convert|70|m|ft}} in length and with a draft (or draught) of {{convert|4.5|m|ft}}. However, after a recent expansion (see below), the marina can handle yachts with a length of up to {{convert|100|m|ft}}. Gibraltar's Yacht Reporting Berth closed in late 2005 and customs clearance of vessels is now handled by each marina.{{cite web|title=Yachting - Marinas|url=http://www.gibraltarport.com/yachting/marinas|work=gibraltarport.com|publisher=Gibraltar Port Authority|accessdate=13 August 2012|year=2011}}{{cite web|title=Yachting - Clearance Formalities|url=http://www.gibraltarport.com/yachting/clearance|work=gibraltarport.com|publisher=Gibraltar Port Authority|accessdate=13 August 2012|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711015056/http://www.gibraltarport.com/yachting/clearance|archive-date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead}} Each berth at Marina Bay has access to telephone service, as well as metered electricity and fresh water.{{cite web|title=Marina Bay|url=http://www.visitgibraltar.uk.com/marinas/marina-bay/item/marina-bay|work=visitgibraltar.uk.com|publisher=Gibraltar Tourist Board|accessdate=10 August 2012}} Other support services for the berths include Wi-Fi, satellite TV, showers, laundry, and concierge service. Petrol and diesel are available duty-free at the fuel quay (wharf) outside the marina. The majority of Gibraltar's sailing schools are based at Marina Bay. The marina has a supermarket, as well as a variety of restaurants and taverns.

Construction of Marina Bay was completed between 1979 and 1981. It was previously operated by Marina Bay Complex Ltd, and was acquired by Ocean Village Investments Ltd in 2006.{{cite web|title=Marina Bay|url=http://www.oceanvillage.gi/marina/marina-bay/|work=oceanvillage.gi|publisher=Ocean Village|accessdate=11 August 2012}} In the interval since the acquisition, both marinas, Marina Bay and Ocean Village, have been modernised, expanded, and incorporated into the Ocean Village Project, a large waterfront development. The development features three 17-storey towers, with both residential and commercial space. The towers, with blue glass balconies, include Grand Ocean Plaza, Majestic Ocean Plaza, and Royal Ocean Plaza. The two marinas, Marina Bay and Ocean Village, together offer 330 berths for vessels.{{cite web|title=Ocean Village Marina Brochure|url=http://oceanvillage.gi/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ocean-Village-Marina-Brochure.pdf|work=oceanvillage.gi|publisher=Ocean Village|accessdate=11 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029113727/http://oceanvillage.gi/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ocean-Village-Marina-Brochure.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead}}

• Queensway Quay Marina, Gibraltar
• Ocean Village Marina, Gibraltar

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20121130021229/http://www.worldmarineguide.com/gibraltar/marina/marina-bay.htm Satellite image of Marina Bay]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20091010091834/http://www.gibraltarport.com/images/gib_main_map.jpg Map demonstrating Marina Bay]

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