That’s a wrap on the Southampton International Boat Show 2024! We want to thank all of you that were able to visit our show stand on our dedicated Trafalgar Wharf day and throughout the 10 days of the show. It was a pleasure to welcome nearly 4000 guests to the stand and we hope you found your visit both enjoyable and informative.
New faces and roles at Trafalgar
We want to wish a warm welcome and a big congratulations to Gabby Wood who is now back at Trafalgar Wharf following her maternity leave. Before joining us, Gabby previously worked as a stewardess on a superyacht travelling around Thailand and when she’s not at work enjoys spending time with her two sons, baking delicious sourdough and heading out on a run.
We are also delighted to announce the promotion of Elliott Hall to Duty Manager. Elliott has worked at Trafalgar Wharf for 6 years as a Marina Operative, in which time he has completed banksman, forklift and powerboat instructor certifications. Outside of work, Elliott volunteers for a cadets group organising camping, team building and watersport activities and he also enjoys playing hockey.
You may also notice our brand new signage on the dry stack shed and around the site as we continue our transition into the Premier group – soon to be celebrating our 1-year anniversary!
We are here to help!
Whether you’re a long-term Trafalgar customer or a newbie to the dry stack, our team is always more than happy to help with any questions you may have about the site or boating in general. If you’re keen to get a detailed tour inside our dry stack and around the site, get in touch and we can arrange a buggy tour. If you’re unsure how to utilise all the features on the Premier App, pop into reception and we can help guide you through it. Whatever you need, we are here to help! Plus, make sure to follow our Facebook page to keep up to date with all things Trafalgar.
Keeping you safe onsite
Whilst we want everyone to enjoy their time at Trafalgar, we always want to ensure all our customers, tenants, visitors and staff are safe and protected. Please ensure you are taking note of the pontoon usage rules signposted at the top of each bridgehead to help keep our boat moving operations launching in a smooth and safe manner. We ask everyone to ensure they are wearing a high-vis jacket when working on or visiting the maintenance racks and for all borrowed high-vis jackets to be returned to the office to ensure we have a supply to lend out.
If you have an external contractor working on your boat, they must be registered with our Safeworks Access System to be allowed access to the site and facilities. If they are found to be onsite without pre-registering, they will be asked to leave the site and you may be incurred a charge still so please make sure this is being sorted in advance of any works.
What's on at The Crate Trafalgar?
Save the date! Trafalgar Wharf dry stack customer party on Thursday 5th December - more details to follow!
- Pilates - every Wednesday - 4:30pm to 7pm
- Bingo night - Friday 18th October - 7pm to 9pm
- Quiz night - Friday 1st November - 7pm to 9pm
- Bingo night - Friday 15th November - 7pm to 9pm
- Christmas wreath workshop - Wednesday 4th December - 6:30pm - 9pm
Celebrating apprenticeship achievements
We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of four incredible employees who have successfully graduated from the Marina and Boatyard Apprenticeship in collaboration with South Devon College! A huge congratulations to Albi Paris, Ava Cousins, Lewis Jones and Will Kilpatrick.
An extra special shout out to Ava, who was shortlisted as a finalist for British Marine Apprentice of the Year and given the opportunity to meet HRH The Princess Royal during the Southampton Boat Show, celebrating young talent within the marine industry.
James Ketchell sets off from Gosport Marina
Last month, adventurer James Ketchell began his planned record-breaking attempt to solo circumnavigation of the globe, starting at our very own Gosport Marina. James will be tackling a remarkable 30,000 nautical mile journey aboard his Class 40 yacht, "Mindset", of which Premier Marinas are proudly sponsoring.
