Currently, marina is used to indicate a municipal or commercially operated facility where a pleasure boat may dock and find some or all of the following available: gasoline, fresh water, electricity, telephone service, ice, repair facilities, restaurants, sleeping accommodations, a general store, and a grocery store.

A marina for yachts is undergoing enlargement ( 2007 ).

A large state marina and boat launch is located at the southern end of the lake in Ithaca ( Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, the largest inland marina in New York ).

Though controversial ( with many traditional herpetologists still using Bufo marinus ) the binomial Rhinella marina is gaining in acceptance with such bodies as the IUCN, Encyclopaedia of Life, Amphibian Species of the World and increasing numbers of scientific publications adopting its usage.

The importance of setting is noted in a London review of the Castle of Otranto, “ He describes the country towards Otranto as desolate and bare, extensive downs covered with thyme, with occasionally the dwarf holly, the rosa marina, and lavender, stretch around like wild moorlands … Mr. Williams describes the celebrated Castle of Otranto as “ an imposing object of considerable size … has a dignified and chivalric air.

The town is also the home to the Hawksnest State Park, as well as a marina and several beaches, including two on Long Pond.

Porto Ottiolu is a private marina and a touristic destination located in the commune of Budoni, Province of Olbia-Tempio,

It is the largest marina of the East coast of Sardinia.

The caldera being 400m deep makes it possible for all but the largest ships to anchor anywhere in the protected bay ; there is also a newly built marina in Vlychada on the southwestern coast.

The other is to provide the last 10 minutes or so of propulsion when the boat is in port and needs to be manoeuvred into a tight berth in a crowded and confined marina or harbour.

The next stretch of 11 miles ( 18 km ) on the level takes the canal through the new city, where there is a marina.

Just North of the commercial port, the Toga marina, named after a city neighborhood, is a harbor for leisure boating activities like sailing and yachting.

The city of Corfu stands on the broad part of a peninsula, whose termination in the Venetian citadel () is cut off from it by an artificial fosse formed in a natural gully, with a seawater moat at the bottom, that now serves as a marina and is called the Contrafossa.

Part of Omaha's riverfront area is now the Heartland of America Park, including a marina, Miller's Landing, and the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, a footbridge crossing into Council Bluffs.

The retail and residential section of Doc Fictoria is built directly beside a Blue Flag beach marina.

The industry declined in the 19th-century and today the hamlet is given over to tourism, with a small maritime museum, and a modern yachting marina.

A large marina is currently being constructed near the old town.

This new development will allow berthing of ocean-going yachts and construction is expected to be completed by 2011 with the marina having a capacity of 1. 000 vessels.

Part of the St Mary's Island section is now used as a marina, and the remainder is being developed for housing, commercial and other uses, branded as " Chatham Maritime ".

A marina is today located at the old port.

At the present there is only a private marina with related facilities called Port Sonoma near the mouth of the Petaluma River.

It is home to the Port of Palm Beach and a United States Coast Guard station, and has its own marina.

The original site is now home to condominiums, the residents of which have exclusive rights to use the former marina.

East Islip is home to two public marinas and one private marina.

This development has approximately 40 home sites including waterfront and interior lots, a ten slip community marina and a community center.

As might be expected with its proximity to the sea, Newhaven is home to a thriving marina: the Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club is based there ; Scuba diving, water ski-ing and surfboarding are also practised.

* Littlehampton is home to a marina and a golf club.

* New Hamburg – A small hamlet along the Hudson River that is home of a popular marina and a busy Metro-North train station.

Watchet is a historic harbour town with a marina and is home to a carnival, which is held annually in July.

Barton also has a large marina complex on the Trent and Mersey Canal, home to some 300 narrow boats, with shops and restaurants.

The marina in Waterloo, and adjacent Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, is also home to the Crosby Scout and Guide Marina Club.

Under the terms of the settlement, Ebbers agreed to relinquish a significant portion of his assets, including a lavish home in Mississippi, and his interests in a lumber company, a marina, a golf course, a hotel, and thousands of acres of forested real estate.

Panorama of Stornoway Harbour area from Arnish PointToday the harbour hosts a fishing fleet ( and associated shoreside services ) somewhat reduced from its heyday, a small marina and moorings for pleasure craft, a small shipyard and slipway, three larger piers for commercial traffic and Stornoway Lifeboat Station, run by the RNLI and home to a Severn class lifeboat, Tom Sanderson.

The east end of Limerick's quays began at this area of the river, recently made home to a marina.

Is it also a popular sailing area, home to Bellerive Yacht Club and has a marina located at Bellerive Quay.

: In the 1950s it became home to the Jack Tar marina and club.

The old port of Kilrush is now home to a 120 berth marina with lock gate access to the Shannon Estuary and the Atlantic Ocean.

* Sailor's Haven is home to a popular boardwalk trail through an area known as the Sunken Forest as well as a visitor center, general store, and a public marina.

Speightstown is also home to Port St. Charles, a brand new luxury marina development.

It is home to a cottage community, including game fishing, a marina and lodges.

A small settlement at its western end is linked by road to the mainland and is home to a campsite and marina.

The marina is also home to the floating Forbes Island restaurant.

The marina is home to 270 berths and during the summer plays host to the city's Jazz and Sea Shanty Festivals.

Given a fertile mind and boundless energy, he pursued other fields of interest: growing vegetables in Puerto Rico ; owning a beautician school, restaurants, lounges, a marina, marine dredging, data processing services, multi-level marketing of vitamins and cosmetics, cement block manufacturing, country-western music publishing and recording studios, telecommunications companies, a high-end boutique shop, general insurance agency, internet connection and data center, a walk-in medical clinic, wholesale gasoline and diesel fuel distribution operation, a travel agency, home security monitoring, mail order medical and diabetic supply company, a Big & Tall men's clothing store, an AM radio station, a mobile medical screening company, a book publishing company, a warehouse fulfillment and distribution company, an advertising media consulting firm, television stations, mobile home parks, a 225 room hotel in Nassau, Bahamas, a 500, 000 square foot commercial warehouse complex in Las Vegas, and a five-star 23 story resort hotel and residences on Ft. Lauderdale Beach.