Torquay and Brixham

[Seastoke]

Rumour , in the boatfolk boardroom yesterday is that Premier are buying the above marinas , anyone herd any news.

 

[Never Grumble]

What the MDL Marinas?

 

[Elessar]

Rumour , in the boatfolk boardroom yesterday is that Premier are buying the above marinas , anyone herd any news.

if true it would please me greatly

 

[Seastoke]

if true it would please me greatly

Why ,

 

[Elessar]

Because I berth at a premier marina so I could use them as part of my package.

 

[ozzie]

I am berthed in Brixham and previously was in Torquay. Brixham in particular has suffered from a distinct lack of investment in recent years, with only the most basic of repairs being carried out. MDL have also sold off the Dartside boatyard this year so our lift out benefits will be ending next spring. ....

 

[Elessar]

I am berthed in Brixham and previously was in Torquay. Brixham in particular has suffered from a distinct lack of investment in recent years, with only the most basic of repairs being carried out. MDL have also sold off the Dartside boatyard this year so our lift out benefits will be ending next spring. ..

Premier are investing like mad here. Super fast wifi with access points in every light post for example. New facilities on the way even though the old ones were good. And every time you look something has been upgraded. Fire extinguishers, emergency ladders, lifebuoys. The exact opposite of investing the minimum they can get away with.

 

[Martxer]

visited Torquay marina this year and it is desperate for some investment. The flex walking on the pontoon deck was unnerving and the shower facilities very basic compared with other marinas .

 

[Bigplumbs]

I use Brixham quite a lot and think it is very good

 

[trevbouy]

visited Torquay marina this year and it is desperate for some investment. The flex walking on the pontoon deck was unnerving and the shower facilities very basic compared with other marinas .

I'm wondering what your criteria are ?
I was there last week, I was very impressed with the facilities, clean modern and well looked after. Individual showers with completely seperate dry changing area, all nice and warm.
Toilets were spotless and met the swmbo standards which as any man knows, women are fussy over toilets.

 

[ari]

I'm wondering what your criteria are ?
I was there last week, I was very impressed with the facilities, clean modern and well looked after. Individual showers with completely seperate dry changing area, all nice and warm.
Toilets were spotless and met the swmbo standards which as any man knows, women are fussy over toilets.

My experience of Torquay and Brixham marinas when I've visited is that they are indeed clean and warm, but it's a bit 'public conveniences' with plenty of melamine, rows of toilets separated by a bit of board each, and small showers. A far cry from Premier Marina's typical offering of beautifully finished spacious seperate bathrooms. Premier feels like a five star setup, MDL just doesn't.

I guess it depends what you're used to. Also both MDL sites are pretty limited by their locations so I'm not sure how their facilities could be improved on for space, but if Premier are interested, no doubt they have a plan.

 

[Seastoke]

I only ever see raggies using marina facilities . I may be wrong , usually I am.

 

[Elessar]

I only ever see raggies using marina facilities . I may be wrong , usually I am.

- so needs wifi

 

[Pete7]

I use Brixham quite a lot and think it is very good

Events pontoon could do with a weekly scrub. Still be interesting to see what Boatfolk do with it.

 

[Pete7]

I only ever see raggies using marina facilities . I may be wrong , usually I am.

Behave, we are just getting our monies worth even if we don't need a second shower a year.

 

[Elessar]

Boatfokk? I thought it was premier I mis read. Even so the boatfolk marinas I’ve been to are always really well kept.

 

[Pete7]

Boatfokk? I thought it was premier I mis read. Even so the boatfolk marinas I’ve been to are always really well kept.

You're right, I miss read the first post. I'll get my coat and wander back to PBO, full of old blokes in overalls walking around boat yards with a tin of varnish in their hands

 

[stelican]

You're right, I miss read the first post. I'll get my coat and wander back to PBO, full of old blokes in overalls walking around boat yards with a tin of varnish in their hands

And that's just the employees.

 

[Martxer]

I'm wondering what your criteria are ?
I was there last week, I was very impressed with the facilities, clean modern and well looked after. Individual showers with completely seperate dry changing area, all nice and warm.
Toilets were spotless and met the swmbo standards which as any man knows, women are fussy over toilets.

Criteria doesn’t really come into it. I just stated the facilities were basic compared to other places we have visited.
We have been spoiled having been at Lymington, Swanwick and Noss on dart.
As ari mentioned facilities at premier are top notch mdl are not

 

[ashtead]

I have visited Brixham a few times and always found the staff friendly and helpful ,even though the showers on the other side of the footpath are rather basic you can always shower on board should you prefer and the berths are quiet and a number of pleasant walks . Sadly the same cannot be said for Torquay,indifferent staff who are really off at times,shortage of gate passes for visitors and we even saw drug dealing in the marina shower block . As for the town we’ll forget any decent restaurants ,shops or really anything to attract a discerning yachtsman in need of sustaining fare. Torquay seems to be a sunseeker parking lot and nothing more really .