Premier Marinas

Premier Marinas Limited is based in Hampshire and owns and manages nine coastal marinas and boatyards in England. Premier’s marinas are situated on the south coast at: Falmouth in Cornwall, Noss on Dart in Dartmouth,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. The company hosts boat shows, including an annual boat show that has been occurring for over thirty years.

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 through the acquisition of Falmouth Marina in December 1996, Brighton Marina in March 2000, Southsea Marina in November 2002, Gosport Marina in December 2003 (and later the adjacent boatyard, Endeavour Quay in August 2014), Swanwick Marina in December 2005, Sovereign Harbour Marina in Eastbourne, in July 2007 and Noss on Dart Marina in April 2016.

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

Each marina has boatyard services, marine diesel and petrol, security, electricity and water, toilet, shower and laundrette facilities, car parking and on-site dining options. Collectively, Premier has over 5,000 marina pontoon berths and onshore boat storage for more than 2,000 vessels. Across eight marinas, Premier has over 300,000 square feet 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.