Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2014/January 2015 | Page 79

ON THE WATER

"It became clear that
marina developers
were not prepared to
put investment into an
outer harbour that did
not have protection."
challenging. At the eastern end of the
breakwater there are some 17 metres of
sand and silt to get through before you
reach the underlying rock beds.
Capt. McIntosh explained: “Phase One
was to build the core of the breakwater,
which entailed a 1.5-metre layer of sand
and gravel on the seabed as a filter,
followed by 11,000 wick drains pushed
down through the core to the rock bed
below.
“A geo-textile blanket v2F