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Superior Jetties recently installed a new curved pontoon at the Royal
Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in Pittwater, Sydney.
Close to 50m in length, the pontoon is a custom design of Superior
Jetties' Super Elite system and has been installed as a service wharf –
allowing club members and the public to access the restaurant, chandlery and
clubhouse from the water.
RPAYC facilities manager Dave Randall said the pontoon was a welcome
addition to the club's docking facilities.
"The previous service pontoon was pretty well past its use-by date," Mr
Randall said.
"Superior Jetties did a fantastic job customising the pontoon to fit
both the space available and the club's specific needs.
"It's given the club more flexibility as we can get boats around the
back of it now... for example, we had around 25 Etchells moored there during the
recent state regatta."
Superior Jetties project manager Matthew Browning said it was a good
challenge to build a custom pontoon with such a distinctive curve.
"The final concept meant creating 12 individually-designed sections to
be connected together," Mr Browning said.
"The benefit of our Super Elite system is that it can be expanded in
sections... all we had to do was design the exact angle of each section to
make-up the overall pontoon curve.
"The modular aspect was important as the club wants to extend the
pontoon all the way across to connect with the A-arm in the future... so we'll be
able to add sections as required and it should end up as a very cool S-shape."
The five-sided concrete floatation with polyethylene base, along with
the 125mm-thick concrete deck, gives the whole structure a very solid mass
which makes it reassuringly stable which is important with a higher level of
use.
Mr Browning said it was important to have high-level products on display
for local marina managers to inspect at a time when the Sydney market was
becoming more active.
To inspect Superior Jetties' curved Super Elite
pontoon at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club contact the club or Superior
Jetties to arrange an appointment.
Further information: Superior Jetties – +61 5594 8200 or visit: www.superiorjetties.com
Superior Jetties is a global leader in marine berthing product
innovation and manufactures a range of pontoons, marina systems, jetties and
boatlifts. With a strong focus on sustainable marina development, the company's
marina division specialises in marina design, construction and engineering,
and has completed many world-class projects. Superior Jetties is a division of
Australian-based Superior Group, which also includes Superior Plastech,
Superior Transport and Superior Watersports.
(24 January 2012)
Pictured: Superior Jetties recently installed a new curved pontoon at the Royal
Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in Pittwater, Sydney. The five-sided concrete floatation with polyethylene base, along with
the 125mm-thick concrete deck, gives the whole structure a very solid mass
which makes it reassuringly stable which is important with a higher level of
use.
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