Mercury Yacht Harbour Winter 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've enjoyed the large amount of car parking available and the large number of trolleys that we’ve invested in, to ensure that there is always one available when loading or unloading. We’ve also worked with our electrical contractor to ensure that we’re able to offer charging options for Electric Vehicles. We hope you like the improvements; we have lots more planned over the winter period. 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 have continued to support WetWheels 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 re-introduced the Mercury Trolley of Treats this year, providing refreshments to our berth holders and tenants during some of the hottest days this year. We’re also planning a berth holder Christmas social in conjunction with The Gaff Rigger, so keep your eyes open for an email invite to meet some new faces! If you’d like to see a particular event next year, let us know using our online form.

Christmas is now firmly on the horizon and there will be festive treats at the marina during the entire month of December, so if you’re visiting be sure to enjoy a treat or two.

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

Mercury Yacht Harbour Team