Read our letter to the Deputies: Dear Deputy With reference to the proposed Ports Commercialisation Further to our email Statement Of Friday 14th March at 10:47. In response to the comments made by the STSB in the media this week. STSB Comment 1 “There is an Urban Myth that somehow the…
The Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club has kindly invited all members of the GBA to their Lberation Day Pontoon Party
Following our announcement at the GBA AGM last November regarding the Guernsey Development Agency plans for the future of St Sampson’s and St Peter Port harbours, we have arranged to cooperate with the Royal Channel Island Yacht Club to organise a joint presentation by the GDA of their proposals at the RCIYC club house on…
A hydrographic survey will be taking place on the East Coast of Guernsey and the West/South Coasts of Herm (as per the attached chartlet). Commencing on Tuesday 14th January 2025. The vessel conducting the survey operation “Shoreline” (callsign 2EUL9) is a 6.5M Cheetah cat craft visible on Automatic Identification Systems and will be listening to…
As is normal for Christmas Day, Guernsey Ports will be allowing diving within the harbour on 25 December 2024. In order to take advantage of this dispensation to dive within the harbour limits, permission must be obtained from the Harbourmaster by 20 December 2024. Divers may dive to the East and South of the red…
The past 12 months have been the busiest time for me since I took over the position of President of the GBA nine years ago. We have seen huge rises in mooring fees which have involved us in numerous meetings with Guernsey Ports, States Members, both yacht clubs, the Guernsey Marine Traders Association, the Guernsey…
For any person, whether a boat owner or a member of the public, reading the recent announcement by Guernsey Ports of their proposed mooring charges increases for 2025, one might think that the Government has taken note of Guernsey boat owners’ concerns regarding recent inflationary price rises and lowered their sights to ease the pressure…
Guernsey boat owners revolt against ‘hefty increases’ to mooring charges Take a look at this feature on their website.
Following the debate at the March States Meeting when the requette on leisure boat mooring charges for 2024 was narrowly defeated, the local mooring holders are seeking support from boat owners and their supporters to oppose any future increases above inflation being planned by Guernsey Ports and the States Trading Supervisory Board (STSB) for 2025…
