General:  How it will be!

Gently rocking yachts on crystal clear Greek waters; melodious ticking against the mast; turtles grazing the sea bottom; magnificent bird life; the grand view: this is total relaxation.
The harbour master greets you, the mechanic is on standby, your fresh roll is packed by the supermarket. This is service written in capitals.
Messolonghi Marina currently has 100 berths. From 2010, there  will be 250, including berths for yachts over 35 metres. After completion in 2011 you can chose from 380 berths, including space for  yachts up to 80 meters.
However, even as Messolonghi Marina grows, our priority will always be personal attention for our clients. 

The Marina

In the coming  two years Messolonghi Marina will be built.                                                                                                                                        The  Marina will offer everything yachtsmen expect from a modern marina for a pleasant, comfortable and safety.                                                Wide and very stable concrete floating pontoons give easy access to and from the boats.                                                                                   There is one monitored entrance that gives access to the marina by road.
From the sea, the only way to enter the Marina is via the canal. This offers optimum security for all our visitors and their yachts.

Marina Layout

- 335 berths for boats up to 20 meters (1)
- 40 berths for boats up to 35 meters (1)
- 5 mooring places for Super Yachts up to 80 meters (1)
- Boat storage on land for over 800 boats (9)
- 120 Ton travel lift (7)
- 60 Ton trailer (7)
- grand café/restaurant (3)
- 2 service buildings (toilets/showers) (5)
- marina office (4)
- supermarket and various shops (4)
- café/ petite restaurant en service building (toilets/showers) (2)
- gate and entrance building (8)
- workshop/nautical service building (6)
- parking zone  (9)                                                                                                                                                                                                             - electricity- and water on the pontoons
- gas station
- pump out systems
- WIFI on the pontoons for wireless internet
- fire-fighting, live-saving equipment on the pontoons and on the land                                                                                                                            - water depth in the marina 10 meters

On Land Storage

 Messolonghi Marina has approximately 100.000m2 of land for dry Storage.                                                                                                                 In year one we will work with a 100 Tons mobile crane for lifting and launching the boats and a 60 Ton trailer for transportation to and from the storage place.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Year two a 100 Ton travellift and a 60 Ton slipway trailer are available for lifting and launching.                                                                                All boats will be put on heavy galvanised steel cradles, which warrant save storage during the heavy Ionian winds.                                            The Marina area is completely fenced and 24 hours/day guarded.

Prices

For our actual prices please click on:     PRICES      

Also very good facilities and rates for    CATAMARANS

Free use of  WiFi

How to get there

To Messolonghi Marina by land.

The Marina located at the Patras Gulf – South-West of the Greek Mainland – can be reached easily by car from the local airports. 
Free or reduced fee transport will be supplied by the Marina from and to the airports.

- 15 minutes from Messolonghi Airport (private jets and helicopters)
- 50 minutes from Patras airport
- 1,5 hours from Lefkas airport
- 2,5 hours from Athens airport

To Messolonghi by sea.      VHF Channel 69

A 3 kilometres long canal links the Marina with the Patras Gulf. This beautiful trip takes you by the scenery wooden piles houses with lively planted balconies.
- Channel  (water depth 6 metre)  38º19'00N  21º24'60E.                                                                                                                                               -  Marina   (water depth  6 metre)  38º21'68N  21º25'60E

- 20 nmls from Patras (cultural capital 2006)
- 50 nmls from Lefkas
- 120 nmls from Corfu
- 135 nmls from Piraeus.

Reception desk

Our reception employees will gladly answer all questions about the Marina and surrounding area. They are also on hand to help you with bookings and customs formalities. For guests who would prefer, rooms can be booked in the nearby Theoxenia hotel or in one of the other local hotels.

All reception service:
- boat registration
- WIFI cards
- Newspapers
- Laundry  cards
- Bicycle rent
- Bookings for flights, hotels, busses, taxis, museums etc.
- Customs
- First aid

Marina Services

Our well trained staff are always at your disposal for personal and technical services, allowing you to relax and enjoy: for example during dinner on the roof terrace with the fairy-like view over the lagoona and the mountains.
Marina Messolonghi has up to date equipment for boat storage, boat maintenance and  refitting. During the boating season our technical staff will be present day and night.

- grand café  with terrace
- restaurant (international kitchen) with various terraces and roof terrace
- on board catering
- 3 modern service buildings with toilets and showers
- laundry service
- supermarket with bakery
- various shops
- bins/containers/tanks for collecting all (toxic) litter and oils
- service team 24/7
- workshop for boats up to 35 meters
- up to date equipment for boat storage, boat maintenance and refitting
- on land storage for 500 boats
- 60 ton trailer for on land transport
- 120 ton travel lift for recovering and launching boats
- mast rack for masts up to 30 meters

Safety and Security

Messolonghi Marina is an extremely safe and secure marina. There is only one guarded entrance. From the sea the only access is via the canal.
Within the Marina, much attention has been given on the safety of you and your yacht.
The wide and stable pontoons and the floating breakwater are illuminated.

- sheltered mooring places, protected by big floating breakwater pontoons
- located on a peninsula
- by the sea only one access via a three kilometre long canal
- by the road only one guarded access
- permanent guarding and video surveillance
- illumination on the marina area and the pontoons
- fire-fighting, live-saving equipment on the pontoons and on the land
- environmental protection equipment
- Medical Assistance
- The modern Messolonghi Hospital is located close to the marina.
- Marina reception desk able to be contacted in case of emergency

Environment

Messolonghi Marina is lies in the centre of a beautiful but vulnerable lagoon area with a very rich eco-culture, above and below the water. The protection of the sea and the land is of the outmost importance. For this reason the Marina will be built and managed according the Ramsar Convention Rules* and the rules of the Blue Flag*.

- bins/containers/tanks for separate collecting of all (toxic) litter and oils
- pump-out systems for dirt water
- fluid-dense boat cleaning area with collection tanks
- collection tanks for recycling filtered rain water
- solar systems for hot water supply
- use of sensors for public illumination
- use of LED
- use of ecological materials for building and service

Planning

For our actual planning please click on: PLANNING