July 19, 2010
Endeavour Quay lifted out the third Survey vessel for refit in as many months. This time it was the Southampton based company EMU Limited’s offshore Research Vessel DISCOVERY
This 90foot 100ton high tech steel vessel is normally found offshore around the coast of the UK surveying the seabed for university research programmes or wind farm construction companies. She was lifted out of the water at Endeavour Quay using the 180 ton capacity travel hoist and blocked off undercover in one of the large boatsheds. The enormous doors of ‘A’ shed were opened fully to allow the travel hoist to drive inside with the RV DISCOVERY in the slings.
The onsite contractor Tyne Slipways Ltd, who are the main contractor to the Royal Navy’s Portsmouth based P2000 Patrol Vessels, were contracted by Emu Limited to make interior modifications, engineering maintenance and a full paint job. The vessel had a four week window in which to complete works and get back out on the water for her next surveying job and Tyne Slipways managed to complete the tasks on time. After a couple of days spent on the service pontoon at Endeavour Quay she was back to work offshore.
The skipper of the RV DISCOVERY, Jim Baylor, was very happy with the service and efficiency with which the work was undertaken; “I would recommend this yard to anyone looking for friendly and attentive service as well as good work completed on time – They do things when they say they’re going to do things, which makes a change from other yards we have used in the past”
June 14, 2010
The Alex Thomson Racing team pulled in to 
Endeavour Quay last month fresh from Green Marine where their Ex Pindar Open 60 had undergone a radical redesign. The new design features came from Juan Kouyoumdjian, the original designer of ex Pindar, working closely with Alex Thomson.
The redesign involved chopping out the cockpit and coachroof and laying a new deck. The most visually significant change is the new cockpit arrangement and its ‘pods’, which are set right back aft leaving a huge expanse of open deck of about 50ft. This open deck allows two extra sails hatches and lets water run off the deck easily. The cockpit has the added feature of a sliding roof/windscreen that goes between the pods to provide a virtually enclosed cockpit and steering position.
The boat was lifted out of the water at Endeavour Quay and put into one of the big sheds for final touch ups to the boat and assembly of the brand new mast and keel. After a few weeks she was ready to be pulled out of the shed and have the keel attached, a task that was completed in a matter of hours using the equipment and expertise provided by Endeavour Quay. 
The next day the new rig was stepped and tuned ashore before finally the new Hugo Boss 3 was launched.
She is now in the water in Gosport preparing for an Atlantic crossing to New York and a short spell Stateside. She is due to return to Endeavour Quay later in the summer for a mini refit before final on-water training for the Barcelona World Race.
June 1, 2010
The magnificent Oyster 82 “Bare Necessities” made a return visit to Endeavour Quay in the spring of 2010 for a full top side strip back and re-spray.
Endeavour Quay has unrivalled access for big yachts; with no restrictions on mast height, deep water access and a 180 ton capacity travel hoist. The yard was able to safely lift and store this beautiful multi million pound yacht on its secure 4000sq metre hard standing in Gosport, UK.
A bespoke tent was erected around the yacht and work began in March to strip back the layers of paint. The painting contractors, Blue Fin Yachts Ltd from Cornwall and the Skipper and crew were all comfortably housed for the duration ashore at a local crew house close to the boatyard provided by crew-houses.co.uk. After 40 layers of paint and some routine annual maintenance she was ready to go afloat again on the 1st May.
“Bare Necessities” is now back in the water and spending the summer season in the Solent where she is available for private and corporate charter.
You may have seen her recently on the ITV1 show “All at Sea” in which she took three celebrities Bradley Walsh, Mark Durden-Smith and Rosemary Shrageron a luxurious cruise along the South coast of England from Portland to Southampton.
May 19, 2010
Endeavour Quay was happy to provide facilities for the new owner of the IMOCA Open 60 “Artemis 1” to complete a full refit over the winter of 2009-10. The brief for the design team of was to turn the solo offshore racing yacht in to an offshore Med racer that could easily be handled by the owner and a crew of four. The new owner, a French businessman, already owns an 80foot racer cruiser that he keeps in the Med and he wanted something a little more “racey”, he has certainly got that!
The refit included a full respray undertaken by the onsite contractor Ady Murrey Yacht Painting Ltd, taking the yacht from the traditional Artemis colours to a ‘duck shell’ blue favoured by the new owner. Owen Clarke Design, the original designers of the yacht, was asked to develop a programme of preventative maintenance on the main 
systems onboard and also a re-design of the interior. Modifications included a new engine, a modified forward bulkhead and new chainplates, and the unusual inclusion for an Open 60 of basic a galley, a shower and mountings for a chemical toilet.
Endeavour Quay provided the lifting and storage facilities to enable the owner’s team of boat builders and crew to get on with the job. The boatyard has the access and facilities for specialist race yachts that is unrivalled locally. With no air draft restrictions, deep water access, three massive boatsheds and an Open Yard Policy, it is renowned as the place to go for big boat refits in the UK.
The race yacht was relaunched at the end of March 2010 under the new name of ‘Rusalka’ and is based in the Solent for the summer season
March 26, 2010
Endeavour Quay has just lifted, stored and launched another 85 foot motor yacht in just 7 days!
M.V.“Voyager” is an amazing go anywhere ‘expedition’ vessel measuring 26 metres overall and is constructed of ¼ inch steel plate from keel to gunwhales! The vessel carries 32,000 litres of fuel and weighs in at over 160 tonnes. The Captain and crew are more used to exploring the Baltic Sea and Scandinavian Fjords than the quiet waters of the Solent, although the Captain identified Endeavour Quay
as the boatyard of choice to get the vessel safely lifted and stored ashore using our experienced boat lifting team and 180 ton travel hoist. This coupled with the excellent deep water access in all states of tide, unrestricted air draft, undercover storage for vessels of up to 45 metres and an Open Yard Policy make Endeavour Quay an unbeatable destination for big boat refit, repair and annual maintenance. 
Two coats of anti foul, remedial work on the propellers and some minor repairs onboard were all completed by the permanent crew supported by our on site marine specialists all located at this well sited boat lifting and support services destination.
If you would like to enquire about lifting your vessel at Endeavour Quay, Gosport you can contact Tim Newell on timnewell@endeavourquay.co.uk or call +44 (0)2392 584200.
March 16, 2010
Princesses visit Endeavour Quay
Endeavour Quay has hosted a number of large Princess motor yachts over the last few weeks- At the end of February a very elegant looking brand new Princess V56 came ashore for some factory retrofit work requiring the controlled conditions of our fully serviced boat sheds.
Next a Princess P65 came ashore and also went undercover into one of our big boat sheds for a full polish to bring it up to an ‘as new’ finish for the new owner. The boat was treated with a Nano Technology product called G-Techniq that repells dirt and retains an ultra high gloss finish. G-Techniq Chichester MD Nigel Tuttle said of the facilities – “This was the only yard to use. The job would have been virtually impossible to do without Endeavour Quay’s lifting and storage capabilities, we are very grateful to Tim and the Team”
Finally last week a Princess MY85 was lifted out at Endeavour Quay for anti fouling and annual maintenance. This 25 metre, £3.5million luxury motor yacht was safely lifted, painted and relaunched within 7 days thanks to the expertise and professionalism of the team at Endeavour Quay.
Solent Boat Services joins Endeavour Quay.
Endeavour Quay is pleased to announce the arrival of the latest business to start up at this world renowned boat yard. Solent Boat Services is the formation of two well established Sole traders specialising in Joinery and Shipwrighting. Joining forces has allowed Rob Magee and Paul Dunn to offer a range of services under one name and one premises.
These ex-Camper & Nicholsons apprentices offer all manner of wood working from insurance repair to bespoke design, full Teak deck replacement and general shipwright services. Recent projects have included the repairs to the C&N 30 TWINK in the yard last October (see news item) and work onboard the TS ROYALIST for the Sea Cadets.
Solent Boat Services is set to complement Endeavour Quay’s excellent range of onsite services which already includes Engineering, Fabrication, GRP Repairs, Painting, Finishing, Rigging, Electrics and a well stocked Chandlery.
February 12, 2010
It has been musical boats at Endeavour Quay this week as two very different boats came out of the boat sheds and went in to the water.
KATIE MILLER’S – BluQube
The talented young sailor Katie Miller selected Endeavour Quay as the boatyard of choice to undertake modifications and annual maintenance to her Figaro 2 racing yacht ‘BluQube’. Katie, 22 is setting sail shortly for South West France to train at the Pole France Vendee at St Gilles Croix de Vie, to prepare and later compete in the prestigious Figaro European Championship, a hotbed of sailing talent and the proving ground for some of the worlds finest offshore sailors including Sam Davies and Michel Desjoyeux.
Endeavour Quay was very happy to provide the facilities, services and expertise that Katie needed to complete the tasks and get the boat ready for the season. On site services used by Katie included Marine Tech, Kiwi Marine, and Endeavour Yacht Services.
Everyone at Endeavour Quay wishes Katie the very best of luck for the year ahead.
WESSEX EXPLORER
A very different vessel to be launched at Endeavour Quay this week is the 
Charter Survey Vessel Wessex Explorer. She has been using the undercover boat sheds at Endeavour Quay for a major refit over the last few months. Work undertaken included the full replacement of the defendering, full re-paint, replacement of water tanks and shafts and the installation of a new hydraulic A frame.
Chris Hayes, Skipper of the vessel, said “we are really pleased to have chosen Endeavour Quay as the place to complete the refit, the onsite services and facilities available here are unrivalled on the South Coast of England and the flexibility and service from the yard is excellent.”
Wessex Explorer is heading to London to feature as a demonstration vessel in the forthcoming Oceanology International Exhibition at ExCel that starts 9th March. Onsite services used by Chris and his crew included Marine Tech, Kiwi Marine, and Endeavour Yacht Services and Endeavour Quay’s newest business Solent Boat Services - more news to follow -
February 6, 2010
The brand new chandlery at Endeavour Quay officially opened its doors earlier in January.
You Boat Chandlery offers its customers a vast range of marine equipment, the shop is packed to the rafters with everything a boatowner could need and is a real asset to Endeavour Quay Boatyard and its customers.
Open 7 days a week and even offering a ‘drive thru’ Pontoon Pick Up service whereby you can call ahead and pay by phone and find your goods waiting at the end of the pontoon to be picked up as you leave the harbour.
You Boat Chandlery also offers national delivery and a ‘customer loyalty scheme’ – more information can by found on www.youboatmarine.com or telephone 02392 522 226.
January 13, 2010
Endeavour Quay, along with much of the rest of the country, has been experiencing some extreme weather conditions of late. Snow and ice have impacted on many businesses and Boatyards along the South Coast of England, but not here.
Endeavour Quay has remained open throughout the bad weather with our dedicated team battling against the elements to ensure the yard is clear of ice, safe and most importantly operational.
Pictured here is the Marico Marine survey vessel FPV Morven which came to Endeavour Quay in December to use one of our big boat sheds for an engine refit and some aft deck modifications. Endeavour Quay stuck to the customer’s deadline and was able to safely relaunch the vessel on the requested date – the day after heavy snowfall severely disrupted businesses across the country.
The onsite contractor Tyne Slipways Ltd, who are the main contractor to the Royal Navy’s Portsmouth based P2000 Patrol Vessels, were contracted by Emu Limited to make interior modifications, engineering maintenance and a full paint job. The vessel had a four week window in which to complete works and get back out on the water for her next surveying job and Tyne Slipways managed to complete the tasks on time. After a couple of days spent on the service pontoon at Endeavour Quay she was back to work offshore.
