| Bayport Marina Named ValvTect Marina
of the Year
ValvTect
Petroleum recognized Bayport Marina of Bayport, Minnesota as its 2008
ValvTect Marina of the Year during the International Marina and Boatyard
Conference. “We’re pleased to present this award to Bayport Marina,
widely known for outstanding customer service, boater education and
environmental programs,” said company president Jerry Nessenson.
“Our goal is to provide our 200+ slip holders a clean, pleasant and
environmentally-friendly place to enjoy their boating activities,” said
Bayport Marina General Manager, Marshall Nowlin. “Having ValvTect Marine
Gasoline at our fuel dock ties in perfectly with our goal to provide the
industry’s best products and enhance our customers’ boating experience.”
Under the leadership of Nowlin, Bayport Marina has received numerous
other prestigious awards, including Quimby’s Cruising Guide 5-Anchor
Award, North Central Marina Association’s first Marina of the Year and
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Green Star Award. Bayport
Marina joins many other notable ValvTect Marina of the Year marinas from
Punta Gorda, Florida; Saybrook, Connecticut, and Charleston, South
Carolina.
“We’re fortunate that many of the nation’s top marina operators
participate in the Certified ValvTect Marina program and are committed
to providing boaters trouble-free and safe boating,” said Nessenson.
Bayport Marina Earn's Quimby's Highest Honors
You will have to boat all the way downriver to Rockport, Illinois to
find a marina, which compares to Bayport Marina, according to Quimby’s
Cruising Guide. Bayport was recently honored as the only marina on the
St. Croix and Upper Mississippi River to achieve Quimby’s 5 star rating.
Quimby’s field inspectors evaluated and rated each marina listed in
their guide. The overall appeal of the marina is considered as well as
courtesy of the staff and management. Cleanliness is a major factor as
well as all of the services available.
“In Quimby’s 1 to 5 star rating system, Bayport’s rating represents
facilities offering exceptional attention to every detail. Particular
consideration was given to boaters’ needs. Courtesy is a by-word of
Bayport Marina with recognition that its customers are the reason it
exists”, stated Nelson Spencer, publisher of Quimby’s and Heartland
Boating Magazine.
“We’re extremely proud of the fact that Quimby’s has bestowed this honor
on us”, commented Marshall Nowlin, C.M.M., General Manager of the
Marina. “Our staff works diligently to keep our facilities in tip-top
shape. The moment a guest or member enters our gate, they realize that
they’re in a special place. This honor is a reflection of the dedication
of our entire Board of Directors, staff and membership.”
North Central Marina
Association (NCMA) has named Bayport the Marina of the Year.
BAYPORT MARINA strives to be the best
quality Marina in the Midwest by providing the finest full-service
facilities and professional, courteous service to its members and
customers. And they have been successful in these efforts through
constant attention to services and maintaining the marine environment.
The marina is a beauty to behold,
maintained through constant attention to the physical facilities.
Attention is also given to providing
repair service to members by careful staffing of experienced people and
by providing the training needed to qualify its staff as certified
technicians. This is supplemented with instruction to members providing
their own maintenance as well as educational programs in water safety
and marine environment protection. |