Is it just my marina??

[clyst]

My annual contract runs out end of sept and for the last 3 months I'v been pestered almost daily by marina staff either by letter or in person asking if I'm renewing my contract . It really p*sses me off.
Was approached to day with the same question!!
I'v now told them to stick their berth . Do other marinas pester their berth holders the same ?
On another subject ----why do I have the magazine yellow advert thingy blocking part of the typing space down the right hand side and how do I get rid of it !!!!

 

[curve]

Sounds like they are getting desperate. Maybe a discounted rate could have been struck?

 

[Boreades]

Maybe your marina is feeling nervous about how many bertholders might not renew their contracts? I guess quite a lot of people are looking at river moorings to save money.

Yachting mags and marinas sometime suggest there's a shortage of marina moorings. But if so, why do so many marinas pay for expensive booths at the Southampton Boat Show? Maybe it's part of the marketing-hype to keep prices as high as possible.

 

[davidwf]

I am generally asked around 3 months from renewal if I am planning on staying. I think this is quite fair. Normally they have a waiting list so it allows them to tell the guy next on the list that a berth is coming free so they can make their plans.

 

[MoodySabre]

They need to know if you are staying or leaving but shouldn;'t pester you. Sounds like you were ready to leave anyway.

Use Firefox and get the Adblocker Add-on and then no more ads on webpages

 

[Mulge]

In the Netherlands that sort of thing never happens.

The standard HISWA contract provides that if you don't cancel the berthing contract 5 months before renewal is due it automatically rolls over! No pestering but when times are hard and marina berths are available the marina owners enforce the contract - I know from personal experience in 2008 at the Jachthaven Atlantica in Stad aan 't Haringvliet - my letter in January 2008 saying that I was intending to move on and wouldn't be renewing my contract in April was met with a response to the effect that it was OK for me to move on but they'd be requiring payment of the full year's fees as I hadn't cancelled by the end of October 2007. I stayed for another year, but cancelled the contract with effect from 31 March 2009 in February 2008.

Mark

 

[clyst]

They need to know if you are staying or leaving but shouldn;'t pester you. Sounds like you were ready to leave anyway.

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Was n't planning on leaving but got fed up with everytime i saw one chap in particular I was confronted with the same old question with the rider "when will you know?" . Thats PHY for you .

Thanks for the firefox advice BTW .

 

[dmmbruce]

Adverts, if you don't like Firefox or simply use IE Explorer, just go to Tools - Manage Add-ons- then disable the offending one, (probably Shockwave). Easy.

Mike