FLOATING MARINAS AND LITTLE HARBOURS
Inventor-Designer: Carlo Macrì
Contents
Current projects
Sheltered berth inside a little gulf
This simple conception type of docking, consisting of two wharf-barriers
positioned at the inlet entrance
in a slightly crossed way, is without doubt the less intrusive for the environment, the most safe and the most
practical for pleasure boaters that in case of rough sea should like to find a near refuge without being obliged
to navigate till to the more comfortable planned tourist harbour venturing not to reach it . It’s also the less
expensive and the most suitable because it needs only few structures, even furnishing a very good protection
in case of rough sea. In the proposed example, approximately to scale 1:1000 on the A/3 design, the two piers
are respectively: the first 120 metres long and the second 80 m., both have 24 m. wideness; moreover they must
be added two of about 25 m. long cement piers near the shore. They allows the mooring of about 40 boats along
the wharf-barriers inner side and the berthing of about the same number in the inlet, for a total of about 80 units.
The overall cost of this kind of intermediate berthing has been estimated at about 6,7/Millions of Euro after-VAT,
but without considering all the "additional costs" pertinent to designing, patents, notarial acts, publicity and transports.
in a slightly crossed way, is without doubt the less intrusive for the environment, the most safe and the most
practical for pleasure boaters that in case of rough sea should like to find a near refuge without being obliged
to navigate till to the more comfortable planned tourist harbour venturing not to reach it . It’s also the less
expensive and the most suitable because it needs only few structures, even furnishing a very good protection
in case of rough sea. In the proposed example, approximately to scale 1:1000 on the A/3 design, the two piers
are respectively: the first 120 metres long and the second 80 m., both have 24 m. wideness; moreover they must
be added two of about 25 m. long cement piers near the shore. They allows the mooring of about 40 boats along
the wharf-barriers inner side and the berthing of about the same number in the inlet, for a total of about 80 units.
The overall cost of this kind of intermediate berthing has been estimated at about 6,7/Millions of Euro after-VAT,
but without considering all the "additional costs" pertinent to designing, patents, notarial acts, publicity and transports.
Small sheltered berthing area provided with a double-entry
This kind of wet dock has the
characteristics of a double entry little harbour. Its open sea turned part
is formed by two floating metal barrier segments, not invasive for marine environment, whereas the
mainland turned portion is composed of two lateral reinforced concrete "arms" based on a pilework
and sheltered by breakwaters. The composing elements' respective dimensions are:
resistance panels, additional floats and elastic anchorage systems connected with their "dead-bodies";
is formed by two floating metal barrier segments, not invasive for marine environment, whereas the
mainland turned portion is composed of two lateral reinforced concrete "arms" based on a pilework
and sheltered by breakwaters. The composing elements' respective dimensions are:
a) - n.2 external floating metal
barriers, about 120 metres long, 24 m. broad and 14 m. high of which 6
m.
are the always submerged share from which they depart some metal frames
fitted with hydrodynamic passiveresistance panels, additional floats and elastic anchorage systems connected with their "dead-bodies";
