MARINA RECEIVES STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION

  The Corpus Christi Marina is pleased to announce that it has received two prestigious awards from the Marina Association of Texas (MAT) and has been recognized by the national publication Marina Dock Age for exceptional achievement.    

 The Marina was named as the 2009 recipient of MATs Marina of the Year Award and the Clean Marina of the Year Award. The Marina of the Year Award is presented in recognition of the outstanding way a marina is operated, as well as what it has to offer. The Clean Marina of the Year Award recognizes the exceptional job the recipient has done in such areas as keeping the marina waters clean, and in going above and beyond in complying with State and Federal regulations for the proper storage of fuel and boat paint, as well as for such things as its sewage boat vacuum systems, storm water management and energy conservation.

All those achievements also helped result in Marina Dock Age magazine naming the Corpus Christi Marina as the nations outstanding Clean Marina in the latest issue of that publication.

Marina officials say considering approximately 500 marinas statewide were included in the Marina of the Year and Clean Marina of the Year competition, the recognition is particularly gratifying. I believe this is the result of the hard work everyone associated with the Marina has done. We constantly strive to be proactive, friendly and knowledgeable and that translates into an organized, environmentally safe and happy boating community, said Peter Davidson, Corpus Christi Marina Superintendent. This also puts the spotlight on the many things our Marina has to offer. For example, very few marinas anywhere offer the events, restaurants, shopping, hotels and attractions that are all within walking and boating distance as we do, and this recognition helps illustrate just how unique our marina is, Davidson added.

The Marina received the Marina of the Year and Clean Marina of the Year Awards during MATs annual conference in Galveston late last week. It should be noted that this is the second time Corpus Christi has been honored with the Clean Marina of the Year Award. It also received the award back in 2001.