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Giving berth

December 2009

Marina berths are a relatively cheap investment with minimal maintenence, appealing tax benefits and a recent history showing strong capital growth and rising rental returns. What's not to love?

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Yachties arrive for 18th event

13th August 2009

About 100 entrants in seven different classes will start racing at the 18th annual Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week tomorrow.

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Spectacular fleet here for annual race week

13th August 2009

Anticipation will make for a spectacular fleet of yachts when the Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week gets underway tomorrow.

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Countdown is on for race week

23rd April 2009

The warm northern Australian waters will this year attract large numbers of sailors for a series of major regattas, with the first of these being Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week which is just four months away.

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CYCA Youth Sailing Academy welcomes new sponsor Meridien Marinas

2nd September 2009

Meridien Marinas has taken up the sponsorship of one of the ten CYCA Youth Sailing Academy's Elliot 6.0m fixed keel yachts.

Safe harbours in a storm

April 23 - 29 2009

The marina market has remained strong, but it is still important to ensure all the fundamentals are in place.

Marina Industry to ride out perfect storm

April 2009

Meridien Marinas are expecting strong ‘recession-proof' growth in Queensland, with recent boat registration figures on the rise.

Forsters' Investors chance for a Sea Change

19th February 2009

The world's financial markets may be struggling to remain afloat but Australians continued love affair with
boating is making marina berths a recession proof investment.

Marinas buoyant in choppy investment seas

30th December 2008

The world's financial markets may be struggling to remain afloat but Queenslanders', especially Gold Coast residents, continued love affair with boating is making marina berths a recession proof investment.

Queensland on track to lure world superyachts

December 2008

Queensland's azure blue cruising waters are about to become even more attractive to the lucrative international superyacht market. The Queensland Government Superyacht Strategy, launched in May, is helping local businesses in the area work together through the Mackay Whitsunday Super Yacht Cluster (MWSYC) to provide a supply chain for superyachts visiting the Mackay Whitsunday region.

Meridien Grows Marina Business

July 14 2008

Meridien's strategic move into the marina market a little over two years ago has proved to be another success story with the expanding group now in control of well over $1 billion in marina interests.