The perfect location for your business and leisure activities...
Cowes Yacht Haven represents the heart of the sailing world in Cowes. Whether you are looking to berth your boat or entertain corporate clients in a unique setting, Cowes Yacht Haven has it all.
Centrally located, visitors have instant access to Cowes town centre, the Parade, with its range of Yacht Clubs, including the historic Royal Yacht Squadron, and beautiful Northwood Park, with its tennis courts, and pleasant walks.
Home to regattas such as Cowes Week, Commodore's Cup and the Swan Regatta, Cowes Yacht Haven also welcomes visiting yachtsmen for long and short term berthing.
Facilities include:
260 fully serviced berths
50-ton hoist, 25-ton boat mover & 15-ton mobile crane to enable lift and launch services
Events Centre with room to seat up to 400 guests
3000sq/m of outdoor exhibition space
Free wireless broadband internet access to your boat
Seasonal packages for winter berthing & dry sailing
On-site engineers, electricians and boat repairers
Laundry, shower and toilet facilities
The History of Cowes Yacht Haven
The rapid growth in the number of sailing boats and yachts in and around the South Coast, plus the renewed interest in marine activities have added to the swelling numbers wanting to come sailing in the Solent off Cowes.
This demand has escalated the provision of onshore facilities, especially in a busy time like Cowes Week. Cowes has responded to this demand with the rapid development of facilities at Cowes Yacht Haven, known locally as Cowes Marina.
Whilst there is, in fact, no such thing as Cowes Marina, the name has been used colloquially for the area which is now Cowes Yacht Haven and dates back to the inception of the marina facility in 1970. As the largest and most prominent marina in Cowes serving the Solent area, South Coast and the Isle of Wight, it would seem obvious that the name Cowes Marina should have been adopted more formally, but this has never been the case.
Outside of Cowes Week, the Solent has also been for many years hugely popular with cruisers and racers alike. As it has become more internationally known, the need for berthing facilities has increased and by the early 70s, the international race entry had swollen to a level that meant that there was a growing need for a marina in Cowes.
Groves and Gutteridge, a working boat-yard, set on the site of what is now Cowes Yacht Haven, were under pressure to provide berthing in addition to the lifting and repair services that were already in place. Visiting yachts used to moor in the harbour mouth, up the Medina River and along Cowes Green, with extra mooring buoys put in place by the harbour authority to cope with the extra visitors. The need for more facilities in the marina at Cowes escalated not only due to the international racing element but also because of the great influx of the international cruising fraternity.
Groves and Gutteridge have continued to improve both berthing and onshore facilities year after year.
Cowes Marina has changed hands twice in recent history, firstly becoming Ancasta Marina and secondly Cowes Yacht Haven, part of the Cowes Town Waterfront Trust.
