This Marina Life, with MDL Marinas. – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome to another edition of This Marina Life with me Ceri Hurford-Jones

For this episode I am talking to one of MDL’s tenants, Pure Latitude Boat Club who have been based at Port Hamble marina for over 15 years

I hope this episode will provide you with some alternative ideas to boat ownership and show not only how it can be affordable but also a really enjoyable way of getting afloat!

I also hope this podcast demonstrates how MDL work with their tenants to enable you to enjoy more time out on the water…...trouble free!

For more information on those featured in this episode just follow the link https://purelatitude.com/contact/

Don’t forget to visit MDL’s website to book a berth, a lift out or any guidance you may need for your boat. https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/marinas/

Please do let me know your own thoughts on the areas we have talked about today and hope you will join me again soon for This Mariana life with MDL – the perfect berth for you and your boat

The South Coast and Green Tech Boat Shows brings to the Southampton a range of global power and sail brands, along with new innovative eco-friendly products, all at the same great venue for three days this spring.

Guided by @RaymarineInc and taking place from 19th to the 20th April 2024, visitor attendance is FREE, and you can also make appointments to view specific boats on display or meet with individual exhibitors. Over 80 boats will be on display at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton plus many other companies will be exhibiting on the land.

Convenient on-site parking is available in our multi-storey car park and you'll also find a great range of bars and restaurants around the marina itself to wine and dine in beautiful surroundings. In this episode, you'll hear from MDL’s Sales and Marketing director Tim Mayer about the show itself and you’ll also hear from some of those exhibiting, including Steve Bruce from @EpropulsionHk technologies, Kate Fortnam, the RYA’s Green Blue Campaign Manager, Alasdair Marshall from SE Yachts and Jon Partridge the CEO of the RS Marine Group For your FREE ticket or to book an appointment visit http://www.mdlboatshow.co.uk

Ceri talks to boat owners on the South coast about some of their favorite anchorages and marinas. 

In this episode you’ll get to hear about where you can keep your boat safely and securely as Ceri meets up with three different boat owners who keep their boats in one of the many MDL Marinas on the South Coast…..whilst talking to them he also got some top location suggestions for anchoring in the Solent area along with some great Marinas that they really like to visit! Ceri also had the pleasure to chat with Barry Radband the marina manager of MDL Shamrock Quay, who shared some insights into the marina world as it evolves for the future.

Three guests in this episode make the case for being much more aware of our impact on the sea when we are using fuel and oils in our boats.....they also offer some really useful hints and tips to reducing the impact we have on the aquatic world we enjoy being on.....

Click here for more information:

https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/greener-marinas

https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge/planning-licensing/the-green-blue 

https://www.tyha.co.uk/ 

This particular show is all about the central role MDL are playing in helping to reduce plastic and waste in their marinas, and therefore helping to Reduce the amount of plastics going into our oceans.

Follow this story with #greenermarinas 

In todays episode you’ll hear from;

Hear from professional adventurers, The Turner Twins, about their ambitious plastic research expedition to help reduce plastic pollution and are now on a series of global expeditions to reach the world's polls of inaccessibility, as part of the blue pole project.

Joe Walton, who as MDL’s head of health, safety and environment has a critical role to play in reducing plastic and waste in the companies many marinas

Dr Adam Read the director of external affairs at Suez UK, a pioneering sustainable solutions company who are at the heart of innovative technologies for the UK’s circular economy

Holly Manvell the founder of Clean Sailors who has brought together a group that is raising awareness of ocean conservation opportunities within the sailing fraternity.

For more information please visit https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/greener-marinas/ 

This is part 2 that's all about Boat Preparation and fault finding, with the main aim to cover some of the most common issues we as boat owners experience.

I hope it will provide you with some useful ideas to help you prepare your boat for the season ahead and also show you how MDL can offer some help to enable you to enjoy more time out on the water…...trouble free!

Amongst the brilliant guests in this second part are Nick Eales from Sea Start, Andy Postle from All Spars and Alistair Hackett from Ocean Safety. Each of who gave me some real insights into getting our boats (and ourselves) better prepared for the forthcoming season.

https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/

https://www.seastart.co.uk/

https://www.allspars.co.uk/

https://oceansafety.com/

This special 2-part show is all about Boat Preparation and fault finding with the main aim to cover some of the most common issues we as boat owners experience.

I hope it’ll provide you with some useful ideas to help you prepare your boat for the season ahead and also show you how MDL can offer some help to enable you to enjoy more time out on the water…...trouble free!

 Among the Guests featured in this episode are Guy Addington from the RNLI, Peter Burgess from Motive Marine and Stuart Blake from Hamble Yacht Care. I also got to meet up with Barry Radband – an experienced MDL Marina and boatyard manager from Shamrock Quay in Southampton who had some very useful observations to impart!

https://www.motivemarine.co.uk/

https://www.hambleyachtcare.com/

https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/

Most of us would regard sailing nearly 30,000 miles around the world via the three great capes and the Southern Ocean, an epic, life-changing achievement.

But the 160 adventurers who will embrace the Ocean Globe Race are now acutely aware getting to the start line on September 10th is almost as challenging and as daunting as the race itself!!

This race is totally in keeping with the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread, where ‘ordinary’ sailors competed with sextants and paper charts, but without the huge budgets, cutting edge hulls and super-high tech computers.

In this episode Marine Podcaster Ceri talks to MDL’s Tim Mayer about how this amazing event came about. Also featured is the founder of the OGR itself, Don Mcintyre.

Then you'll hear from the three charities that the OGR is supporting; Mark Todd the CEO of The Youth Trust (south), The Restoration Science Officer from Blue Marine Foundation, Dr. Luke Helmer, and finally Tracy Edwards MBE, the owner of the much-loved Maiden, who of course skippered the first all-female crew in the 1989 Whitbread.

As with life itself, it’s the people we’ve meet over the last 50 years, and their stories, that have made our journey so memorable and shaped the development of MDL and our marinas.

From our marina teams and berth holders to onsite tenants and visitors - it’s these people, not the pontoons, that have ensured our ongoing success.

And to celebrate our 50th Anniversary, we’d like to tell some of these stories…..

Fifty years ago, if you owned a boat, you most likely kept it afloat on a pile or a swinging mooring….. and it had been like that for generations. But change was in the offing with American boat owners beginning to keep their yachts and motorboats tied alongside floating pontoons, with access to the shore and superb facilities such as showers and chandleries, and where security could be provided…..

For this episode marine podcaster Ceri has been collecting some reminiscences, thoughts, and comments from various berth holders, stakeholders and tenants from around a number of different MDL sites plus an exclusive interview with the MD of MDL, Mike Glanville.

Whilst chatting to these wonderful guests he was also able to gather some more ‘favourite hidden anchorages’ to add to the ever-expanding list……which we know you will find very useful!

 To start of this 50-year celebration episode Ceri got to meet up with MDL’s longest standing berth holder, Andrew Morton, who has kept one boat or another with MDL since the beginning, starting at Woolston Marina in the early 1970s.

As the biggest operator of coastal marinas in the UK, it might be surprising to learn that the first venture as a newly formed company, back in the early 70s, was actually quite far from the sea, amid the water meadows of the Thames Valley. So it seemed appropriate for Ceri's next guest to be Dominic Smulders from Bray Boat Sales in Bray

The penultimate guest for this episode is Andy Trim, the long term yard supervisor at MDL’s Shamrock Quay Marina in Southampton. Andy was a super guest and was delighted to share some of his marina memories with Ceri….

Finally after all those reminiscences it seemed appropriate to ask the Managing Director of MDL marinas Ltd, Mike Glanville, for his own reflections on the past 50 years and as importantly what the vision for the business looks like it for the future.   

To learn more about MDL’s 50th year anniversary and to get involved in some of the activities they have planned just visit the 50th anniversary section of the MDL website https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/mdl50th/

Welcome to another edition of This Marina Life with MDL marinas.

In this episode Marine podcaster Ceri meets up with five Imray Pilot Book editors and authors to talk about their favourite spots and hidden anchorages within easy reach of the south and east coast of the UK.

Among his guests are; Tom Cunliffe, Annabel Finding, Peter Harvey, Graham Adam and Garth Cooper.

We hope this episode provides you with some insights and inspiration on new areas to explore.

Every MDL Marina webpage has a useful Visitor Guide also when you sign up at myMDL you can accsess the new online visitor booking system to make your next visit as stress free as possible…..

Also with Otium Rewards, members earn points on each stay which you can use to save on future visits.

Links to the various speakers featured are here – please do take the opportunity to continue your own exploration.

Thanks for listening !