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ALL AT SEA OCTOBER 2019
£2M REDEVELOPMENT OF BUCKLER’S HARD
LUXURY HOTEL FOR TROON
Yacht Havens Group is making a move into luxury hotel accommodation with the opening of the Salt House Hotel at Troon Yacht Haven, Ayrshire in early 2020. The ‘Scandi-Scot’ influenced suites will overlook the stunning coastal setting of Troon Yacht Haven. Externally, crisp weatherboarding in ocean colours will echo Scandinavian timber homes and traditional Scottish boathouses. Pitched roofs will follow the lines of sails and masts across the marina. Together, the striking collection of luxury suites will nestle in the marina like a collection of smaller moored yachts. Inside, the 10 one and two bedroom luxury suites will similarly embrace ‘Scandi-Scot’ influences to create intimate, fresh and stylish accommodation. Eight of the 10 luxury suites will feature a balcony opening out over Troon Harbour and/or the pretty and bustling marina. A further two
suites on the ground floor, which will be wheelchair accessible and dog friendly, will offer similar coastal views. Visitors coming to Ayrshire can enjoy its many cultural, sporting and heritage attractions, in particular the region’s prestigious golf courses. The Salt House Hotel will sit at the epicentre of Ayrshire’s most challenging and celebrated courses: the Old Course at Royal Troon, Prestwick Golf Club and the Ailsa at Trump Turnberry. Added facilities to suit visiting golfers will include secure golf club storage and heated drying racks for shoes. For those touring by boat, boot and bike, the Salt House Hotel will be close to excellent trails around the coast and countryside. Troon also sits on the epic, 600 mile long cycling and walking National Route 7, which stretches from Sunderland in North East England to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.
SPACE AGE COMES
If space is at a premium on board or at home, MDL Marinas has the solution. A total of 16 new purpose-built stores are now available for rental at Shamrock Quay as well as eight at Dartside Quay and 12 at Penton Hook, Bray and Windsor marinas respectively (all units are 36sqft).
It means 11 of MDL’s sites across the UK now have storage facilities with each site offering a wide range of unit sizes. Rental prices start from £10 per week (weekly, monthly and annual rents are available). Whether its boat gear, household items, or even furniture, the on-site storage provides secure and convenient access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The largest units (170sqft) are available at MDL’s Cobb’s Quay and Ocean Village marinas. Smaller shed facilities are available at Hamble Point Marina, Mercury Yacht Harbour, Northney Marina, Port Hamble Marina and Woolverstone Marina. Plus, there is land storage available at Dartside Quay and Saxon Wharf. Perfectly sized for boating gear such as sails, boat spares and tools, there are storage containers available at Hamble Point Marina, Hythe Marina Village, Saxon Wharf and Mercury Yacht Harbour. www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/storage
Work is about to begin on the £2m redevelopment of Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour to reconfigure and extend the Beaulieu River marina and improve facilities over the next two winters. The project will be carried out in two off-season phases, with the first beginning this month and offering improved facilities and a greater number of more convenient walk-ashore berths by March. The second phase will begin the following autumn, with completion of the extended marina providing an extra 66 berths and additional large moorings by March 2021. Reservations are already being taken for the increased capacity for 2020, when visitors and rally organisers can book to experience the award-winning yacht harbour at one of the most desired locations on the south coast. For permanent river moorings and marina berths, a small deposit will secure reservations for 2020 or 2021. Beaulieu Enterprises managing director Russell Bowman said: “We
ROYAL CLARENCE MARINA The Bridgehead, Weevil Lane, Gosport, Hampshire. PO12 1AX T: 023 9252 3523 F: 023 9252 3523 E: info@royalclarencemarina.org W: www.royalclarencemarina.org PREMIER MARINAS PORT SOLENT South Lockside, Port Solent, Portsmouth, Hampshire. PO6 4TJ T: 023 9221 0765 F: 023 9232 4241 E: portsolent@premiermarinas.com W: www.premiermarinas.com PREMIER MARINAS SOUTHSEA Fort Cumberland Road Portsmouth, Hampshire. PO4 9RJ T: 023 9282 2719 F: 023 9282 2220 E: southsea@premiermarinas.com W: www.premiermarinas.com GUNWHARF QUAYS MARINA Manager: Carl Jarmaine Marina Manager Gunwharf Quays Marina office. Gunwharf Quays. Portsmouth. Hampshire PO1 3TZ T: 02392 836732 E: marina@gunwharf-quays.com W: www.gunwharf-quays.com/marina
ISLE OF WIGHT
COWES YACHT HAVEN Manager: Katy Ednay Boat Yard Manager: Finn Kirkpatrick Vectis Yard, High Street, Cowes, PO31 7BD T: 01983 299975 F: 01983 200332 E: berthing@cowesyachthaven.com W: www.cowesyachthaven.com VHF: Channel 80
recognise that the Beaulieu River is a very special place and are committed to undertaking the project in a sensitive and sustainable way. Its unique character remains of paramount importance to us.” The private custodianship of the Montagu family has protected the Beaulieu River for over four centuries, as one of the few privately owned rivers in the world. The Beaulieu Estate is working with agencies including Natural England and the Environment Agency to continue to protect its unique habitats
and species. As work is underway this winter, Harbour Master Wendy Stowe and her team will offer limited availability for visiting yachtsmen in the marina, while continuing to provide river swinging moorings. Buckler’s Hard Yacht Harbour was recently awarded The Yacht Harbour Association’s coveted Coastal Marina of the Year (for under 250 berths) trophy, while Round the World race winner Mike Golding OBE recently opened its five-star facilities after a further investment. www.beaulieuriver.co.uk
EAST COWES MARINA Manager: Mike Townshend Britannia Way, East Cowes Isle of Wight. PO32 6UB T: 01983 293983 F: 01983 299276 E: berths@eastcowesmarina.co.uk W: www.eastcowesmarina.co.uk
PREMIER MARINAS CHICHESTER Birdham (Chichester Harbour) West Sussex. PO20 7EJ T: 01243 512731 E: chichester@premiermarinas.com W: www.premiermarinas.com SMALL BOATS WELCOME
COWES HARBOUR SHEPARDS MARINA Manager - Jock Rafferty Medina Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7HT T: 01983 297821 E: shepards.chc@cowes.co.uk W: cowesharbourshepardsmarina.co.uk
LITTLEHAMPTON MARINA Berthing Manager: Darren Humphries Ferry Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5DS T: 01903 713553 F: 01903 732264 E: sales@littlehamptonmarina.co.uk www.littlehamptonmarina.co.uk
ISLAND HARBOUR MARINA Manager: Darren Cooke Mill Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2LA T: 01983 539994 E: info@island-harbour.co.uk W :www.island-harbour.co.uk BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR Manager/Contact - Gordon Wight The Duver, St Helens, PO33 1YB T: 01983 872828 E : mail@bembridgeharbour.co.uk W : www.bembridgeharbour.co.uk
SOUTH EAST
MDL NORTHNEY MARINA Manager: Debbie Burns Northney Road, Hayling Island, PO11 0NH T: 023 9246 6321 E: northney@mdlmarinas.co.uk W: www.northneymarina.co.uk MDL SPARKES MARINA Manager: Debbie Burns 38 Wittering Road, Hayling Island Hampshire. PO11 9SR T: 023 9246 3572 E: sparkes@mdlmarinas.co.uk W: www.sparkesmarina.co.uk BIRDHAM POOL MARINA Birdham, Chichester, W Sussex. PO20 7BG T: 01243 512310 E: info@birdhampool.co.uk W: www.birdhampool.co.uk
LITTLEHAMPTON YACHT CLUB (LYC) Rope House, Rope Walk Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5DH Office: Fiona Boyce: 01903 713 996 Berthing Master: Bill Kellett T: 01903 732 926 F: 01903 725 911 E: fiona@littlehamptonyachtclub.co.uk W: www.littlehamptonyachtclub.co.uk PREMIER MARINAS BRIGHTON West Jetty, Brighton, East Sussex. BN2 5UP T: 01273 819919 F: 01273 675082 E: brighton@premiermarinas.com W: www.premiermarinas.com PREMIER MARINAS EASTBOURNE Sovereign Harbour, North Lockside, Pacific Drive, Eastbourne. BN23 5BJ T: 01323 470099 F: 01323 470077 sovereignharbour@premiermarinas.com W: www.premiermarinas.com SMALL BOATS WELCOME NEWHAVEN MARINA Manager/Contact: Russell Levett Address: Newhaven Marina, The Yacht Harbour, Fort Road, Newhaven, BN9 9BY T: +44 (0)1273 513 881 E: info@newhavenmarina.co.uk W: www.newhavenmarina.co.uk