Marina Blog

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Why Tipping at a Marina Isn't Like Tipping Anywhere Else

Erin Sayer: 7/16/26 7:55 AM

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From Clipboard to Command Center: Why Marinas Are Digitizing Slip Contracts

Erin Sayer: 7/10/26 2:10 PM

How moving your long-term agreements onto one system protects your revenue, your season, and your staff's sanity.

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The Data Behind the Investment: What We're Seeing in the Market — And What It Means for Your Marina

Erin Sayer: 6/30/26 2:31 PM

When Dockwa recently announced a partnership with PSG, the story wasn't really about the investment itself. It was about what the investment reflects.

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The Hidden Cost of Running Two Marina Management Systems

Erin Sayer: 6/29/26 1:58 PM

It's Monday morning.

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5 Things to Confirm in Dockwa as Peak Season Ramps

Erin Sayer: 5/29/26 11:33 AM

Memorial Day weekend is the starting gun for transient traffic across most of the country. Whether your marina is set up to capture that traffic — or whether you're scrambling to fix things once...

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High Prices at the Pump, Boats on the Water: How Smart Operators Are Working Their Fuel Docks

Erin Sayer: 5/11/26 2:37 PM

Fuel is expensive right now. That's not a secret to anyone running a marina fuel dock in 2026. But here's the flip side: 85 million Americans go boating every year, and they're not sitting this...

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Trip Protection is Live on Dockwa. Here's What That Means for You.

Lauren from Dockwa: 4/28/26 8:38 AM

We're giving your boaters more options at checkout. Your cancellation policy stays intact and your payouts are unaffected, whether they use it or not. Trip protection for boaters is now live on...

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Dynamic Pricing for Marinas: The Revenue Your Peak Season Is Already Generating

Erin Sayer: 4/13/26 12:51 PM

Picture Fourth of July weekend. Your dock is full. There’s a waitlist. Boats are circling. Every slip is spoken for, and you’ve got three phone calls about availability you haven’t been able to...

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See Your Marina More Clearly: The New Dockwa Insights

Team Dockwa: 3/30/26 1:40 PM

Most marina operators are making their biggest calls — pricing, contract renewals, staffing, how this season is tracking against last — based on partial information. A number pulled from one report,...

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The Dockwalk Never Changed. How You Do It Finally Did.

Reid Burns: 3/30/26 1:37 PM

The daily dockwalk is the most important routine at any marina. It's also one of the last to get a real upgrade — until now.