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The latest news, keeping


residents and harbour users up to date.


BY BOB EVERITT • DEPUTY HARBOURMASTER


Winter at Dart Harbour The river may be quiet, but at Dart Harbour we are still busy. We are putting plans together for developments in 2022, as well as carrying out maintenance and refurbishment of Dart Harbour moorings. For the barge crews, their usual


day starts with arrival at our Hoodown workshop, flicking the kettle on and gathering the bits we need for the day including waterproofs, hard hats and steel- toed wellies. Days can range from private


crane lift work, such as building sites, boat engine or machinery lifts or even marinas requiring maintenance work, to lifting yacht waste skips onto the quay to be taken away for recycling. Our bread and butter, however, what Hercules and our smaller work barge Tardis spend most of the winter months working on, is the inspection and maintenance of our moorings. Our moorings don’t just cover the ones that secure boats; as a local lighthouse authority, we must also maintain our navigational marks, and ensure their location is correct.


www.dartharbour.org Using our crane barge we will


lift the moorings up, out of the water and inspect every link of chain, shackle and all the other components, including the large concrete block on swinging moorings. We replace anything that has deteriorated beyond our strict tolerances and lay the mooring back in its original location. Working on the barge is often dirty, heavy work, out in all weathers. Though, on the flip side, this does mean you can occasionally enjoy a sunny day on the river in the middle of January with nooney else around. Once our day has finished, we’ll head back towards the workshop, and “put the barges to bed”. Folding up the cranes, having a good wash down and securing them for the night, ready to do it all again tomorrow.


Chief Executive/Harbour Master The recruitment process to appoint a new Chief Executive/Harbour Master is well under way and we hope to have appointed someone by the time this is published.


Board Members Dart Harbour is a Trust port, a Competent Harbour Authority, and a Local Lighthouse Authority. A Trust port is an independent not- for-profit statutory body created by an Act of Parliament. It is run by an independent board for the benefit of its stakeholders and is governed by its own local legislation. It is the role of the Executive, the Board and those working for the organisation, to safeguard and improve the port so that it continues to flourish for future generations. Every year there is a turnover


of board members as there is a maximum length of office that they can serve. This is a voluntary position. Dart Harbour advertises via our website when positions are available. An independent panel appoints members to act in the best interest of the Board and not as representatives of any business or other sector that they may have an interest in. Members from all walks of life are welcomed, that are passionate about the river and are interested in helping manage, protect and enhance the River Dart from its mouth to Totnes as a safe and thriving community. If you are interested in joining the


board in the future, please do not hesitate to contact William Lewis – Board clerk by email at board.clerk@ dartharbour.org who will be happy to discuss further details with you.


The Board and staff at Dart Harbour would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Christmas and healthy New Year.


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