Port of Bremerton

8850 SW State Hwy 3

Port Orchard, WA   98367

360.674.2381

Fax:   360.674.2807

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 23, 2008                              Contact:   Tim Thomson, COO

                                                                                                                              360.674.2381 x 24

                                                                                                                 timt@portofbremerton.org

Port of Bremerton’s Bremerton Marina Grand Opening

Bremerton, WA - The Port of Bremerton is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of its newest marina located on the Bremerton waterfront.   The new Bremerton Marina will be officially premiered to the public at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony this coming Saturday, May 31 at 6:00 PM featuring the Navy Band Northwest and Congressman Norm Dicks as the keynote speaker.   Food and refreshments will be provided along with a cake cutting event for 1,000 guests on the breakwater following the brief program.   The public is invited and encouraged to attend.  

First conceived in 2001, the Port of Bremerton undertook this most ambitious public project as an economic development venture which will bring million’s of dollars to the revitalized City of Bremerton urban core. With over thirty years of marina experience and understanding the financial contribution marinas bring to the local economy, the Port researched the growing demand for recreational boat moorage in the Puget Sound. This analysis justified and validated the Port’s intent. Newly constructed and outfitted with the finest amenities in the northwest, the Bremerton Marina is ideally located in central Puget Sound on the north shore of the Sinclair Inlet along the Bremerton waterfront and is the Port’s contribution to the City’s renowned revitalization efforts.   With over 300 slips available for permanent and visiting boats, the marina compliments the highly regarded Port Orchard Marina only two miles away across the inlet.   The marina features a mammoth 1,400 foot long by 25 foot wide breakwater, uniquely designed by Art Anderson Associates of Bremerton and constructed by McClure & Sins, Inc., to mitigate the notorious ferry wake that has deterred visits to the older 47 slip marina that was constructed in 1992.   With the 700 foot public dock providing access from the Bremerton boardwalk to the breakwater, the marina provides over 2,000 feet of public access to the Puget Sound and is an ideal setting for an evening stroll or family picnic on the benches provided.  

“We are extremely proud of the new marina and are pleased to play such a significant role in the city’s revitalization” stated Port Commission President Cheryl Kincer.   “We are certain the public as a whole will enjoy the new waterfront amenity as a very unique public attraction” she continued.   Steve Slaton, the Port’s Director of Marine Facilities and project manager for the Port, has been pleased with the work of American Construction Company, the general contractor, but even more pleased with the reaction of our customers.   “We’re already being told by our recent early season boating visitors and our new tenants how much they like our new marina” says Slaton, “and the public is amazed in what we have done down here to improve the waterfront.”

The public dock and breakwater is open to the public from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM every day.

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