PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – A marina that has operated for nearly 50 years at Port Canaveral won’t get its lease renewed, officials said in a meeting Wednesday.
CEO Captain John Murray said the port won’t be renewing Cape Marina’s lease when it’s up in 2026, and then, boats from Bluepoints Marina would be moved to the Cape Marina, as the port moves forward with plans to build its next cruise terminal nearby.
“We’ve advised them that we’re not going to renew their lease in this existing format,” Murray said. “First step would be to take over what’s there, and then, ultimately, bring in the Bluepoints footprint over to that side.”
On that side of the marinas, Jamie Glasner of Fin and Fly Fishing Charters said he’s concerned the new terminal will limit affordable dockage space for commercial and charter fishermen.
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“We just want to make sure that they’re just not going to kick us all out of here and it’s just only going to be cruise terminals,” Glasner said.
The fisherman said he wasn’t sure if he trusted when the port said it would still support the commercial fishing industry as it plans a new terminal where the marinas are.
“Yes and no, we have to see it and really see what happens,” Glasner said.
Port Commission Chairman Micah Loyd seemed to address some of the concerns from locals as well.
“There’s a lot of like, rumors, floating around out there,” Loyd said. “Probably be good to see a timeline, at some point, to say this is when the new Bluepoints is going to come online, this is when the new terminal will be done. It would be good to kind of release that to the public just so everybody’s aware of what’s going on.”
Loyd mentioned a letter the Cape Marina wrote to commissioners.
You can read that full letter, expressing the marina’s disappointment to not have its lease renewed after being at the port for nearly 50 years, below.
Cape Marina Letter to Port by Christie Zizo on Scribd
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