Winter dredging and refurbishment is well under way, with the area inside the entrance complete, and the dredger relocating to the area of jetties D, E and F including the hoist dock and crane bay.

The extension and refurbishment of the SYH workshops is all on schedule. The old lean-to structure has been removed and the bank behind it has been excavated and reprofiled to make space for the new extension, with a retaining wall at the base of the slope. Steel uprights are in place and the concrete base slab has just been poured - photo shows the site before and after.

This winter will see a major extension and refurbishment of the SYH workshops providing 50% more workshop area, an enlarged and enhanced spray and coating workshop, and a dedicated woodworking machine shop.

The weekend of 24-26 October saw the latest yacht fair – a longstanding successful event for SYH. Because of problems with wind earlier in the week, the workshops and all the hoists and cranes were in use over the weekend, giving visitors a great opportunity to see SYH operations in action.

After more than three years of work, all the electricity outlets and pontoon lights within Suffolk Yacht Harbour are now controlled by a single, ground-breaking, bespoke system called Unicorn.