Marina capacity in the Marlborough Sounds has been boosted by nearly a third, with the opening of a new extension to the Waikawa Marina. The Waikawa North West development, which has been a decade in the making, is already filling fast with a range of yachts and powerboats.
The addition of 251 new berths, in sizes ranging from 10 to 30m, brings the marina’s total capacity to just over 1100 boats. Anouk Euzeby, manager of Marlborough Sounds Marinas, which owns and runs Waikawa Marina, says this is