Harbourside
See for yourself what we've been up to recently
As 2025 makes its (very wet and windy) debut, we’d like to wish all our members and supporters...
We were delighted to take part in the PYC Flotilla of Lights tonight, an annual event that is fast becoming the highlight of Poole’s maritime festivities! Organised by Poole Yacht Club, the...
Today we celebrated the return to service of our launch Avocet following essential engine maintenance – great job by Alan and the team in getting her back out and about! As a result, we were...
Harbour patrols aren’t our only means of contributing to Poole’s waterborne community! Today (14 September) saw the sun make a rare appearance for the 85 competitors of the annual Poole Harbour Race...
Last week saw us carry out another night patrol with Poole Harbour Watch. Our team of volunteers gave up their evening to stay out late – not without incident. Harbour Control asked the team to...
Sometimes, all any of us need is a little help. And that’s what our volunteers were able to do last week. Crew on our RIB Trevora spotted a tired solo catamaran sailor in the Balls Lake area...
Did you know that in a 2022 public survey, only 0.1% of participants realised that over 90% of the UK’s trade is carried by sea? If so, you’re not alone. In recent decades, public...
We’ve had a ‘wheelie’ good start to the weekend… Every Friday our boats are topped up with fuel and given a checkover before the weekend’s harbour patrols. Today’s...
At the MVS we see a lot of different things whilst out and about in the harbour, but we don’t often see boats propelled by electric outboards. Until this week anyway… Poole played host to...
Since MVS Poole was formed 30 years ago (alongside the national MVS charity), our primary form of community engagement has been carried out by helping Poole’s Harbour Master to patrol and assist...