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See for yourself what we've been up to recently
The 14th April saw us hold our Annual General Meeting, at Lake Yard in Hamworthy, where the top item...
MVS Poole recently played host to members of the MVS Bournemouth and Christchurch Unit, joining our members for a harbour cruise onboard Avocet. Whilst both units are based in close proximity, our...
We were delighted to welcome Tom Barnett from HM Coastguard to our monthly member’s meeting on Monday, 10th February to talk to us about the work of search and rescue (SAR) at sea. HM Coastguard...
As 2025 makes its (very wet and windy) debut, we’d like to wish all our members and supporters a very happy new year. Looking back on our 30th anniversary year, 2024 was a busy one at MVS Poole...
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...