A SHORT HISTORY   A lifelong love of the sea and its environs brought us together to fulfill a dream and build a marina on Lombok. Between us we have a range of skills, knowledge and networks wide enough to bring this project to fruition. Our plan is to build a marina and develop the surrounding property to provide a safe and friendly environment which meets the needs and requirements of a range of boat lovers and those that simply like to live close to the sea, enlivened by the activities of sailors and boats on their doorstep. The facilities will need to meet international standards in terms of environmental protection and well trained staff to provide top quality service whilst holding our costs and prices to moderate levels. Medana Bay was selected in 2006 as an ideal spot since it meets the requirements for such a project from both the marine and landside development aspects. The bay is a natural safe harbour, protected from the prevailing major winds and waves, beside the preferred sailing route to the eastern isles, yet within easy day sailing from the Gilis, and short trips to the Sekotong peninsula and surrounding islets. On the land side there is established infrastructure, suitably large open land plots to integrate into the project, and nearby hotels and a golf course to provide an early nucleus of facilities and activity.

Background Location Sea Approach Site Advantages Project Ownership

PT Wisata Alam Samudera is the name of the corporate body and received the support and all recommendations required from the local authorities; the Bupati, the Harbour Master, the Communications Department and the Governor of NTB province. Marine consultants from LAPI-ITB Bandung completed the engineering studies and the detailed bathymetric survey. Mataram University assisted with the environmental surveys and assessments required for a number of presentations and reports by the company. The Department of Sea Communications in Jakarta issued a license for the development of a private harbour and associated facilities to PT WAS in September 2009. Medana Bay Marina successfully hosted Sail Indonesia 2009 with over ninety yachts enjoying the facilities and Lombok generally in September 2009. Sail Indonesia 2010 will be calling in again this September. Owning the rights to five hectares in the bay and seven hectares on land, the company is now in the detailed planning stage for the development of the marina together with the landside facilities.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

1. Many marinas in Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore. So far none in Indonesia in a blue water, island setting.

2. Lombok is 8-9 degrees South – opposite weather pattern to Langkawi & Thailand. Our best weather: June to September. Monsoon weather in Phuket at that time.

3. Identified and surveyed a site, completed early engineering.

4. Deep water access, safe from major winds and waves.

5. Acquired the rights to a 7 hectare site.

6. Existing Oberoi Resort and Kosaido golf course adjacent.

7. Indonesian companies for project development formed and permits for a recreational harbour (marina) granted.

 

LOCATION

 

 

Medana Bay is in the red circle. Gili isles are just offshore, and Mount Rinjani is 40km east at 3,726m high. The sailing route is from Darwin to Kupang and then along the north coast of Flores and Sumbawa to Lombok and Bali. The airport is 40 minutes away at Mataram.

The mooring basin is centred on 08°21.833’S and 116°07.750’E with an approach transit point almost due north at 08°20.432’S and 116°07.685’E. Please refer to our Sea Chart below.

 

 

 

SEA APPROACH

 

The approach from the east tracks through 08°20.067’S and 116°08.361’E in deep water to our transit point at 08°20.432’S and 116°07.685’E when it bears south into Medana Bay – sometimes called Teluk Dalem, meaning Deep Bay. If your approach is a little to the north of this track you may be surprised by the depths suddenly becoming shallower from over 20m to just 7m as you pass over some coral. Don’t be alarmed – you do still have 7m of water in this shallow spot. 

The approach from the west tracks in north of Gili Air and Gili Trawangan to the same transit point.

 

      

 

The attached Sea Track is a download kindly supplied by Jackie & Brian of SV ‘Songster’ last September using the ‘MaxSea’ system on CMAP with skipper Brian’s hand written comments.

Please refer to this Sea Track and our Transit Point approach map from google.

 

 

SITE ADVANTAGES

 

1. Safe, deep water access for water craft.

2. Minimum exposure to prevailing winds.

3. On preferred north coast sailing route to Flores.

4. Proximity to Gili islands for day sailing activities.

5. Natural harbour setting – minimal excavation required.

6. Existing landside infrastructure – roads, water, electricity: require upgrading, not pioneering.

7. Nearby high quality golf course and hotel.

8. Within the designated tourist development area.

9. Nearby educated workforce, ready for training.

 

Access roads exist. Electricity & water supply exist. Near to Golf, Oberoi and Gili islands.
Tanjung town with workforce and admin 6km east.

 

A google picture of Medana Bay – clearly showing the coral reef on the left (west), and the sand bank to the right (east).
The small white dots are boats moored in deep water (10m depth) just offshore our site.
The proposed breakwater shape, extending 200m north is shown in white.

 

Wind Rose. Medana Bay is only open to winds and waves from the North and North East. It is totally protected  from the more frequent and stronger westerlies and southerlies.		Outer Harbour with breakwater – natural water depths of over 12m. Channel to inner harbour, with excavated depth of 5m – which provides 2.5m water at lowest low tide. This model was used for our development cost estimation.		An alternative plan for the inner lagoon – using a lock between the sea and the tranquil harbour.

 

 

PROJECT OWNERSHIP

 

The project – Medana Bay Marina – is owned by Mrs. Ace Robin and two Indonesian companies
specifically formed for the development of the project:

                PT. Wisata Alam Samudera

                PT. Global Sarana Investindo

 

The Directors of these two companies are:

                Mrs. Ace Robin

                Mrs. Ala Robin

                Capt. Yaniza Putra

                Mrs. Nunik Anurningsih

 

Technical Input:

  Peter Cranfield (British) – Engineer with 30 years practical experience in SE Asia in mining project development and business.

  Capt. Yaniza Putra (Indonesian) – Merchant Marine & Harbours.

 

Directors of PT. Wisata Alam Samudera, managing company at Medana Bay Marina. Photos take in September at MBM during Sail Indonesia 2009.
MBM Managing Director Mrs. Ace Robin		MBM Technical Director Capt. Tresna Yaniza Putra		MBM Marketing Director Mrs. Ala Robin

 

 

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