PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 101 Mark’s saiiling yacht, the Hurrica V, has pride of place at Westpoint Harbor. It’s a blissful day at Westpoint Harbor in Redwood City. A fleet of boats rest in 416 berths, while curlews and cormorants fly overhead. A sleek crew of rowers glides by, their strokes in sync. A gentle bat ray grazes on mussels attached to the docks. A model marina, Westpoint Harbor boasts four harbormasters, a fueling station, an expansive guest dock and even a helipad for members who travel by air as well as by sea. It’s been crowned the 2019 North America Large Marina of the Year by Marina Dock Age magazine and was the first in the U.S. to win the Marina Industries Association’s coveted Golden Anchor. But the man behind the marina is far from done. “That’s where the pool and the pool house will be,” Mark Sanders says as he points out an empty patch of land near the waterfront. Over there, they’ll add fire pits. There, a hotel. His eyes—blue and sparkling like the sea—can picture it as clear as day. His vision might sound far-reaching, but the former naval officer, engineer and tech CEO has already moved heaven and earth to construct this marina as well as the newly opened Hurrica, a breathtaking restaurant perched right beside the docks. Here’s the epic adventure of how a stubborn dreamer willed the harbor into existence.
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