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AMBITIOUS plans have been unveiled to invest more than £850,000 in new facilities at James Watt Dock Marina

AS I BELIEVED the subject of leisure mooring fees was set to come back for consideration before the States again, I undertook a Freedom of Information request to discover the evidence that was put before the STSB and used as a basis for their decision to increase marina fees vastly ahead of inflation from April 2024. It transpires that this information was based largely on three PowerPoint slides, two of which were presumably based on information from the Marina Projects report. Two of these sli...

“The Cruise Terminal is an essential part of the world-class marina that we are building. In addition to the Terminal, 473 luxury boats, yachts, and super yachts will be docked at the marina.”

LORD Montagu has warned that "convoluted and bureaucratic" new rules are deterring foreign exhibitors from attending international events…

Subscribe to our daily newsletter! Sign Up 3D representation of the preferred option for the harbour redevelopment. Image supplied by STSB and Guernsey Ports. (29533159) The States Trading Supervisory Board was tasked with looking at future-proofing the harbour for port users, freight hauliers, ferry operators, marine services providers and harbour tenants. Reviews included everything from the length and number of berths needed to unload and store cargo, to the land-based requirements for incom...

1/1 AN award-winning Hampshire marina has reopened following a £2m refit that was completed in time for its 50th anniversary. A Covid-safe ceremony at Bucklers Hard Yacht Harbour was held aboard Gipsy Moth IV, the yacht on which Sir Francis Chichester famously sailed around the globe after setting out from the village in 1966. A ceremony marking the completion of the marinas redevelopment was performed by Lord Montagu, whose family owns the Beaulieu River. The peer and ...

As reported in the Daily Echo, more than 30 new berths built during the first phase of the redevelopment have already been filled. The yacht harbour is taking reservations for a further 35 berths that will be available by April 2021 - the marina’s golden anniversary year. The facility will continue to provide swinging moorings throughout the winter. Gosport-based marina consultants Marina Projects are overseeing the redevelopment, with the work being carried out by another Hampshire com...