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Shepards Wharf Marina Customer News - Summer 2016
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Cowes Harbour Commission is offering late deals on remaining Cowes Week flag and banner branding opportunities at Shepards Wharf Marina, Trinity Landing, and Town Quay - giving local businesses the chance to promote their products and services in high visibility locations alongside major regatta sponsors. This is a fantastic chance to promote your products and services to the Cowes Week regatta audience of around 8,500 competitors and over 100,000 spectators!
Some advertising spaces are still available for flags and banners at Shepards Wharf Marina (official Cowes Week venue), Trinity Landing (double aspect advertising to the harbour and to The Parade), and Town Quay ("RIB city").
For rates and bookings call 01983 293952 or email chc@cowes.co.uk.
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We were delighted to feature in the June 2016 All At Sea newspaper with an article focusing on Shepards Wharf Marina. If you missed it, you can still read it online, skip to pages 38-39.
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Shepards Wharf gets its name from a local fishing family who progressed to commercial mariners during the 18th century and records of the family go back to the 14th century.
By 1800, they ran a regular cargo service to the mainland and acted as carriers around the Island with William Shepard, the company owner, assisted by his three sons. By 1848, Shepards Brothers Limited were owners of five sailing craft and two steamers engaged daily in the coasting trade from the Island to Southampton and Portsmouth.
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Popular Isle of Wight magazine Style of Wight interviewed Shepards Wharf Marina Manager Jock Rafferty for their July/August 2016 issue:
 Jock Rafferty has lived an islander's life since 1997 after he sold his successful steeplejack business in Edinburgh. Whilst director at Steeplejack Services, he was awarded 'Scottish Business of the Year' by The Prince's Trust, and he also reached the semi-final of a Scottish businessman of the year TV programme.
Then he decided to do something completely different and chose sailing, got his Yachtmaster Ocean "tickets" at UKSA in Cowes, flew out the next day to start work in Croatia as a yacht captain - and has never looked back since!
Jock has worked for Cowes Harbour Commission since 2013 when he took over as manager for Shepards Wharf Marina and the moorings team, and now spends his time looking after hundreds of boats, a constant whirl of visitors, a new events centre, and frequent rallies and regattas.
Jock's also responsible for the river's patrol officers, whose job it is to help leisure users and visitors to Cowes and keep the harbour and estuary a safe place for all.
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shepards wharf marina in cowes - phone 01983 297821 to find out more!
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