Mercury Yacht Harbour Berth Holder News

We’d like to start off by saying a massive thank you to all our berth holders for berthing with us this year, for what has been another busy and memorable season.

Marina improvements

We hope you like our recent improvements including additional car parking space and new trolleys to ensure that there is always one available when loading or unloading. We’ve also replaced all the pile caps in the main marina, to assist with ease of navigation, as well as improved our appearance. We have lots more improvements planned over the winter period, including extensive dredging and re-decking works. If you notice anything not quite right at the marina, please report it to the marina office so we can put it right.

Charity support

Throughout the year we’ve continued to support Wetwheels Hamble with berthing, recognising the charity’s fantastic work with young people and the life changing experience that being on the water can offer. We’re thrilled to be able to extend our support once again to this worthwhile cause. This support is echoed by a number of our berth holders who volunteer their time to crew the boat at various times.

We also continue to work with The Green Blue and the Solent Oyster Restoration Project to increase the number of breeding oysters within the Solent. BLUE’s team has placed mature ‘brood stock’ oysters at high densities in cages hung in the water beneath pontoons, facilitating the release of millions of larvae into the Solent. The cages have been shown to provide a refuge for other marine life, with 97 different species having been found living within the cages so far, including critically endangered European eels, juvenile spiny seahorse and sea bass!

Events calendar

We have run an extensive calendar of events this year, including several social events, most notably our Summer Party, which was extremely well attended. The team was also out and about with the Mercury Trolley of Treats this year, providing refreshments to our berth holders and tenants during some of the hottest days of the year. Our next event is our berth holder Christmas Social in conjunction with Gaff Rigger on Friday 15th December, so keep your eyes open for an email invite to meet some new faces! If you don’t currently receive our emails be sure to log into MyMDL and amend your preferences so you don’t miss out.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and we look forward to another great season ahead!

Mercury Yacht Harbour and Holiday Park Team