Cat's Paw Marina: What is next for this exciting Development

Gayle Bulls Dixon: Founding/Managing Partner of Cat's Paw Marina and Author of The Smart Girl's Guide to the Boys' Club

Join us for some exciting updates on what is next for Cat’s Paw Marina in St. Augustine, FL – In December of 2020 Ms. Bulls Dixon, with a partner, purchased Cat’s Paw Marina in St. Augustine, FL. This was a 6-acre dry-stack boat storage marina with 200 smaller boats, selling fuel, and renting office and dock space to 3 commercial tenants. From 2020 to 2024 Ms. Bulls Dixon led the expansion of Cat’s Paw Marina by acquiring parcels to the west and gaining development approvals. She built a 5000-sf waterfront restaurant, (“Grouper Shack”) which opened in March 2025, with a NNN tenant. Ms. Bulls Dixon assembled the surrounding parcels for a total of 19.92 acres. Ms. Bulls Dixon’s team gained approvals from the City of St. Augustine to annex the assemblage into the Cat’s Paw PUD and to add an additional 117,000-sf in 2 additional barns so the marina will be able to store 700 boats along with an additional 1500 linear feet of staging docks, double the fuel system, a transient boat dock with water and power, self-storage for 78 boat owners and paid parking facilities. After development of the waterfront, parking and 1 additional new barn in Phase 1, there is approximately 10 acres of developable land approved for 85,000-sf of flexible commercial buildings available for future development.