When the summer season ends, and even the last remnants of fall heat give way to cold, rain and in some cases snow, for many it is time to say stop to the sailing season. But where to keep one’s boat during the cold season so as not to be found unprepared when spring starts? In a safe port, equipped and offering services adapted to different needs, to allow even small – or large – maintenance and refit operations.
Where to leave the boat in winter
The best marinas and marinas to keep your boat in winter – from North to South –
you can find them in the Boat Show, inside the “Ports” Pavilion.
. Entering the appropriate section you will find them all on display, with their description and complete information and contact sheet.
It is the port at the center of Tuscany and the Tuscan Archipelago, a location for many destinations and a sort of transit buoy for those cruising between the north and south of the Mediterranean as well as between Liguria and the magnificent Tuscan islands themselves.
The ideal place for one’s sailing vacation. By integrating the seaward structures with the breakwaters, a series of floating modules to protect the harbor from winds from the northeast, the harbor has become 100 percent safe and secure in all sea and wind conditions.
Nestled between St. Andrew’s Island and Forte a Mare Castle, landmarks of the city, the Marina di Brindisi shines in terms of location and cutting-edge services offered. And easily accessible from both the train station and the airport, the gateway to Salento.
Mooring at Esaom Marina allows you to always be in the ideal condition to enjoy your vacation to the fullest: the proximity of countless sheltered anchorages, consisting of spectacular bays with the crystal clear water that the Island offers, are only a few miles away, so you are spoiled for choice.
Mooring between history and nature. This is the excitement offered by Marina di Sant’Elmo, an ideal base for discovering the natural beauty of the Coral Riviera. It is a dockyard with “5-star” services, in a high-end tourist-port complex, with an efficient and courteous professional staff, always ready to meet guests’ needs.
Marina di Scarlino is a prestigious marina resort on the Tuscan coast: the facility caters to the entire sailing community, national and international, and to all those who love boats and the sea. It is the perfect place for those seeking a relaxing destination that can provide facilities and services for professional events of all kinds.
The privileged location in relation to cities in northern Italy and Central Europe is among the strengths of Marina di Varazze: open all year round, it is a landmark for those who want to spend their free time in an elegant and pleasant environment, served by stores and restaurants, just a stone’s throw from the town of Varazze.
It is a safe and fully equipped berth, staffed to satisfy shipowners who recognize the quality of services: not just moorings, but a shipyard with skilled workers for the needs of every boat, from hauling to carpentry, painting, and refitting vintage boats.
Shipyard & Marina Sant’Andrea is the convenient North Adriatic port located in the Marano Lagoon, between the seaside resorts of Grado and Lignano Sabbiadoro. Built in a prime location, easily accessible from the sea by being located on a navigable channel with a 7-meter depth and not far from the Trieste-Venice highway and Trieste airport, it covers an area of 200,000 square meters and is ISO 14001 certified.
The Venezia Certosa Marina is equipped for the mooring of vessels, boats or pleasure craft up to 70 meters in length and 8 meters in draft. The moorings, set up on floating docks, are naturally redoxed by prevailing winds and tidal phenomena.
It is not a port, but a network of ports. Established in late 2012, Marinedi Group is now the leading marina network in the Mediterranean, with 6,000 berths in 15 operating ports. Managing ports for nautical tourism directly, or in partnership with local and private entities, Marinedi expands services and potential of already active port facilities and develops projects for the creation of new ones.