Marina Blog

Occupancy Rate

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How to Measure a Marina’s Occupancy Rate

What is a Marina Occupancy Rate? Occupancy rate is a measure of how much of your dock space is rented to customers over a given period of time. While each marina is different in terms of how their...

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Shoreline photo with estimated values

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Knowing Your Marina's Value in an Age of Institutional Investors

We are at a watershed moment for the marina industry - one which will change the face of marina ownership and management for a generation to come. Marinas have always changed hands as owners round...

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Webinar: How marinas can make the most of 2020's "Boater Boom"

In the wake of Covid-19, more people than ever before are taking to the water for recreational and social activity. While this is an absolute win for the boating industry, it won't be "business as...

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The Dockwa Platform

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A letter to our marina partners

To our trusted marina partners,

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marina cybersecurity

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Marina Cybersecurity: Getting Started

Dockwa CTO John Nagro recently joined the NMTA Boatyard & Marina Conference to talk shop about marina cybersecurity. Here's Part 1 of our cybersecurity blog series, starting with a quick list of...

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There's a smarter way to set your dockage rates.

Setting your dockage rates each year has an enormous impact on the success of your season; it's possible you are setting them too low. As we noted in our webinar on Optimizing for Occupancy, reducing...

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Is your marina open after a hurricane? Let boaters know with Alerts

For several years, Dockwa has taken the lead on facilitating post-hurricane communication between marinas to boaters. This year, we upgraded the process to make it even easier for marina teams to...

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Webinar: How to Attract Boaters Now, So You're Poised to Serve Them Later

Thank you to everyone who joined us April 23 for our webinar on Attracting Boaters Now, So You're Poised to Serve Them Later. Here, we've added: The webinar recording The webinar presentation Feel...

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Online Learning for Marina Employees

If your marina has decreased or eliminated your hours, here are some ways to make use of this time to get ahead once things ramp back up for the boating industry. Up your skillset on the docks with...

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