Mooring Fees and Covid

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL During the first Covid lockdown in 2020, VMMA approached the Directors of Ventnor Marina Ltd to request that all moorers be granted a 3 month extension to their current mooring agreements to reflect the fact that they had been unable to use the Marina’s facilities or attend their boats due to the COVID-19 … Read more

Members not on email

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Chairman – Sept 2019 A Member not on email had received a final demand for an electricity bill which they felt was quite brusque and threatening and was upsetting. They have raised the issue of non-email communications with the Company several times, but still seem to be having problems. From … Read more

Wifi on Sunrise

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Chairman – Sept 2019 The wifi on Sunrise was not working on the September Breakfast weekend and others reported that this appears to be an ongoing problem. From the Marina Unfortunately, the telephone infrastructure to the site and surrounding area means we can’t provide a ‘hard wired’ network’. We made … Read more

Ladies Showers on Sunrise

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Chairman – Sept 2019 The Ladies shower on Sunrise could do with a spruce up – cracks repairing, painting and deep cleaning. From the Marina As you may be aware we refurbished the outside of the facilities building this summer. We plan to repaint the interior as part of our … Read more

Weather Cover outside Woodside Lounge

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Chairman – Sept 2019 The Committee has discussed again some kind of permanent outside structure on the Sunset building. We agreed that we would be willing to offer labour time if some proposal was forthcoming from the Marina. However, the Committee did not feel that we could currently make any … Read more

State of Marina roads – updated – November 2018

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Secretary – March 2017 As you are aware, a member tabled an item at the AGM regarding the state of the roads within the Marina asking that VMMA pass the general concensus to Marina Management. No-one was aware of anyone having damaged their car on the marina roads.  Most people … Read more

Cracks around the Marina

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Chairman – August 2018 We are concerned about the large cracks appearing around the Marina in the extremely hot weather. From the Marina Steve had advised that each year he had to do an inspection of the structural integrity of the embankments and that every 10 years an external formal … Read more

Discounted membership of RCR

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Secretary – March 2018 At the open Committee Meeting following the AGM, it was mentioned that RCR had introduced discounted membership for moorers at ABC Marinas.  Are Castle Marinas in discussion with RCR to do something similar? If not, would you be prepared to try to negotiate something similar for … Read more

Directions to pump-out from canal entrance

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Secretary – March 2018 At the open Committee Meeting following the AGM, there was a suggestion that there should be a route map to the diesel and pump out location, placed at the canal entrance of Sunset. From the Marina We will arrange for signage to be placed at the … Read more

Safety Ladders

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL From the VMMA Secretary – March 2018 At the open Committee Meeting following the AGM, There were some concerns that a safety ladder had gone missing from the far end of Sunset and that some of the safety ladders were looking as though they were past their best. From the Marina We conduct … Read more