Destination Dover

Dover’s new Outer Marina opened this spring, following more than four years of delays. Taking pride of place on the town’s revitalised waterfront, the Outer Marina opened at the start of April, providing berths for more than 160 yachts and small leisure boats within the protective reach of the harbour arms.

First installed as part of a £250m docks redevelopment, the pontoons remained deserted due to fears that vessels could be damaged if they use them – in January 2022 the port authority applied to build a second wave barrier after it emerged that the pontoons became unstable when the seas were rough.

With the famous white cliffs and Dover Castle as a backdrop, and some of the most prestigious cruise ships sitting alongside, the marina sits at the heart of Dover’s revived waterfront.

Surrounded by the Marina Curve and only a short walk from Dover Priory station, facilities for berth holders and visitors include a dedicated fuelling station, a hard standing and level boatyard with large capacity, laundry rooms and shower facilities, as well as a new marina office. The local merchant chandler, Sharp and Enright, is a stone’s throw away and a programme of weekly entertainment will take place on the waterfront through to Christmas, including live music, outdoor screenings of major sporting events and a regatta.

The new marina’s location is ultra-convenient for cross-Channel sailing, with the French ports of Boulogne, Calais, Gravelines and Dunkerque all within easy reach; if you’re sailing around the UK coast, it’s a day sail to popular English marinas too.

If you’re planning to visit Dover – Britain’s busiest port – by sea, permission and instructions from Port Control must be sought when two miles off and a careful watch must be maintained at all times as other vessels may be hidden by the harbour walls – permission to enter the Outer Harbour is not usually granted until you’re 200m from either the Western or Eastern entrance. Dover Port Control maintains a 24-hour listening watch on VHF Ch74, 12 and 16 (call sign ‘Dover Port Control’). Both entrances are frequently busy with commercial traffic and susceptible to strong currents, so entry under sail should not be attempted; craft unable to use their engines should inform Port Control and the Harbour Patrol Launch will assist if necessary.

•www.doverport.co.uk

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