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Plymouth marina runner-up in national awards
23rd September 2019
Plymouth’s Mayflower Marina has received the Runner-up Award in the Yacht Harbour Association’s 2019 Coastal Marina of the Year Awards (over 250 berths).
Voted for by members of the public and marina berth holders, the prestigious Marina of the Year awards focus on the quality of the marina facilities and the customer service provided by marina staff. The awards were announced at the Southampton Boat Show.
Jon White, General Manager of The Yacht Harbour Association, commented: “Huge congratulations to Mayflower Marina for achieving the Runner-Up award in the 2019 Towergate Marina of the Year competition for Gold Anchor marinas over 250 berths. The array of marinas who stood out in this year’s competition showed how strong today’s marina industry is at meeting and often exceeding, the modern consumer’s expectations of quality service and excellence of facilities. The entire staff team at Mayflower should be very proud of their achievement”
The multi award winning Mayflower Marina is a popular choice for owners looking to base their boats within the South West and has enjoyed a record summer season for visiting boats, including the ARC Portugal rally, the Royal Cruising Club rally and the record breaking, round the world solo sailor Asia Pajkowska. Mayflower Marina was also chosen as the departure point and press event host for Malizia II, the zero-carbon emissions 60ft yacht in which Greta Thunberg, the climate change campaigner recently sailed to New York
Charles Bush, Managing Director of Mayflower Marina, said: “It was a very pleasant surprise to learn that we had achieved a podium finish in the 2019 Towergate Marina of the Year competition. To have achieved five awards since the inception of the competition in 2014, speaks volumes about the relationship we have with our customers and the consistently high standards of customer service provided by our hardworking marina team. I am most grateful to them and to our customers for their enduring support”.