Practical Boat Owner – June 2019

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Improvements and repairs to

the centuries-old Cromarty

Harbour in the Highlands of

Scotland are now under way.

The Grade A listed harbour,

which was designed by John

Smeaton, has just been

dredged, making visitor

berthing more accessible, and

repairs have been made to the

stonework on the bridge.

Other work scheduled for

The extent of marine litter in mainland Scotland has been

revealed following the completion of a mapping project.

The SCRAPbook (Scottish Coastal Rubbish Aerial

Photography) initiative saw volunteer pilots fl ying the mainland

recording the debris they saw and logging it on an interactive

map. The scheme is now seeking funding to expand the

project to Scotland’s islands. Details at scrapbook.org.uk

Father and son Graham and Oliver

Miller are the new owners of

Morgan Marine boatyard in

Brightlingsea, Essex. For the past

45 years the boat brokerage and

chandlery, which employs more

than 15 staff, has been owned and

run by Ric and Steve Morgan.

Newcastle

University Sailing

and Yacht Club

has won the

University Sailing

Sustainability

Challenge for

2018-19 in

recognition of

its work in

encouraging boaters to become more sustainable, including

activities such as litter picks at Derwent Reservoir.

The award is given out by the RYA and British Marine’s

Sussex Sailability is appealing environmental initiative The Green Blue.

for volunteers who can give up

at least one day a month to

help disabled sailors take to

the water this summer.

The charity, which is based at

Sussex Yacht Club in

Shoreham, has 12 vacancies.

Training will be provided along

with relevant RYA

qualifi cations, which are either

free or heavily subsidised.

Kevin Headon of Sussex

Sailability said experienced

skippers, especially small

keelboat or dinghy sailors, as

well as those with a general

background in sailing are

needed. He added that RYA

Safety Boat qualifi ed

volunteers, or people with a

PB2 licence who would like to

work towards their Safety Boat

qualifi cation were also

required. Contact Kevin at

[email protected]

2019 includes new fl oodlights,

railings, ladders and

fi shermen sheds, installing

new seating and information

boards and repairs to the old

Admiralty pier, including

replacing fenders.

The Cromarty Harbour Trust

has secured £640,000 towards

the cost of the project. It is

now raising extra money for

further upgrades and repairs.

Work is expected to start on

building the new 373-berth

Edinburgh Marina in late

2019-early 2020. Developer

Edinburgh Marina Holdings

said it was awaiting fi nal

planning approval for parts of

the scheme, which includes a

187-bed hotel and 436

apartments. McLaughlin &

Harvey will be the main

contractor for the fi rst phase

of the work. The marina is

scheduled to open in 2020.

EDINBURGH MARINA

A STEP CLOSER

MARINE POLLUTION MAPPING

MORGAN MARINE SALE

NEWCASTLE SAILING SUSTAINABILITY

CROMARTY HARBOUR REVAMP

SUSSEX SAILABILITY NEEDS

EXTRA VOLUNTEERS

Cromarty Harbour will

get a revamp in 2019

SCOTLAND

EAST COAST AND SOUTH-EAST

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