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= Premier Marinas Limited = Premier Marinas Limited owns and manages eight coastal marinas and boatyards in the United Kingdom. Premier’s marinas are situated on the south coast at: Falmouth in Cornwall, Swanwick, Gosport, Port Solent and Southsea in Hampshire and at Chichester, Brighton and Eastbourne in Sussex. Premier Marinas’ core business is the ownership, management and development of these marina sites including the provision of wet and dry berthing and boatyard services to leisure yachts and motorboats. Collectively Premier offers over 5000 marina pontoon berths and onshore boat storage for more than 2000 vessels. Across eight marinas, Premier has over 300,000 sq ft of property for commercial rent, the majority of this space is occupied by services complementary to the marinas including food and beverage, marine chandlery, boat maintenance and repair, boat sales and brokerage and sail making.

Marina Facilities
Each marina offers boatyard services, marine diesel and petrol, security, electrcity and water, toilet, shower and laundrette facilities, car parking and on-site dining options.

Marina Awards
Premier’s marinas are recognised under The Yacht Harbour Association’s Gold Anchor scheme. Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne, Brighton Marina, Chichester Marina, Port Solent Marina and Gosport Marina all hold the ‘Five Gold Anchors’ award. Falmouth Marina and Southsea Marina hold ‘Four Gold Anchors’.

History
Premier Marinas Limited was formed in 1994, when the then owner of Port Solent Marina ‘Arlington Properties Corporation’ and owner of Chichester Marina ‘First Leisure Corporation’ combined their marina assets to create Premier Marinas Limited. Premier Marinas Limited has since grown steadily through the acquisition of Falmouth Marina in December 1996, Brighton Marina in March 2000, Southsea Marina in November 2002, Gosport Marina in December 2003, Swanwick Marina in December 2005 and Sovereign Harbour Marina in Eastbourne, in July 2007.

Recent Developments
In 2010, the marina operator installed a Dry Stack at its Gosport Marina which provided an additional 80 dry berths for motorboats and RIBs up to 10 metres.

RYA Active Marina Programme
In 2011 Premier Marinas became involved in the Royal Yachting Association’s (RYA) Active Marina Programme. The RYA is working with marinas and sailing schools in the UK to provide boat owners with part-subsidised training workshops aimed at increasing confidence and competence on the water. Premier Marinas’ Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne was one of the first marinas to launch the scheme in summer 2011. Premier Marinas worked with the RYA and local sailing schools to organise a number of workshops for berth holders covering topics such as basic maneuvering and berthing skills and electronic navigation.

Headquarters
Premier Marinas Limited Swanwick Marina, Swanwick, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom SO31 1ZL office@premiermarinas.com Tel: 44 (0) 1489 885000 Fax: 44 (0) 1489 885871