Hall of Fame Marina

Hall of Fame Marina is strictly that-a "small" waterfront facility with "only" 43 large boat slips. The south side has 24 slips for smaller boats between 35 and 70 feet in length, averaging 55 feet LOA. The north face has 19 slips for large yachts up to 135 feet, averaging 105 feet LOA.

The marina is so named because it surrounds the north and south shores of the International Swimming Hall of Fame with its Olympic competition pools and museum. It was built in 1985 and bought by Westrec in 1989. It currently has four full-time employees.

The peak boating season runs from October through April each year. The marina reports 85% occupancy for the season, which leaves about six slips open for unanticipated transient visitors.

Services

Services include a laundry, ice sales, vending machines, and limited parking. Nearby is the Fort Lauderdale Beach, many restaurants, hotels, and other tourist amenities.Hall of Fame Marina is certainly a "world-class" facility and a jewel in Westrec's chain of operations.

Management measures

Hall of Fame Marina complies with the marina management measures for sewage facility and maintenance of sewage facilities, as well as shoreline stabilization, solid waste, and public education.

Environmental improvements

Fort Lauderdale is a destination for thousands of boats and is particularly popular for the professionally crewed large ocean-going yachts that seasonally cruise between continents. In peak season, Hall of Fame is host to up to 19 transient megayachts at a time, with 3 to 8 crew members living aboard each. These expensive vessels all have large holding tanks of up to 1,000-gallon capacity, averaging 500 to 600 gallons. Several boats have more than one holding tank . Only a few pumpout stations capable of handling such volumes are available in Fort Lauderdale.

Full pumpout service had been available for megayachts only at one fuel dock of a marina less than a half mile south on the waterway, which necessitated moving the large vessel from Hall of Fame's berths to the other marina's fueling/pumpout station and back. Although moving small boats for fuel and pumpout is relatively simple and fast, it is a time-consuming and costly exercise for a 100- to 150-foot yacht.

A small self-priming Keco Pump-a-Head portable electric pumpout machine on four wheels, without storage tank, was purchased. An extra-long suction hose and a discharge hose quick-connects to the above-deck hydrants. The service began in July 1989.

Within a 2-mile radius of Hall of Fame are four other marinas, but only one other pumpout station is available to service the nearly 4,000 yachts and boats kept in or visiting the area. he marina follows Broward County's best management practices and also requires outside contractors and boat owners/crews to comply. Discharge of sewage is forbidden, and the use of oil bilge pads is encouraged. Recycling is available for oil, batteries, plastic, glass, and cans.

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