Meet your weymouth harbour team
Ed - Harbour Master
The Harbour Master has overall responsibility for all aspects of the harbour, liaising closely with Dorset Council as Weymouth is a municipal port. Ed joined the Team in February 2023, after 10 years at Chichester Harbour. Originally from Cornwall and a keen sailor, outside of work Ed enjoys spending time in the outdoors with his family and exploring Dorset, both on and off the water.
KAREN - HARBOUR PROMOTIONS OFFICER
karen has worked for the harbour since 2009, managing the website, Social Networks, advertising and marketing publications as well as dealing with general procurement or projects for the Harbour Office. Since completing becoming commercially endorsed she's looking forward to getting out on the water more!
SIMON - BERTHING OFFICER
Simon first got an interest in boats when he started scuba diving and has since had two motor cruisers (used on rivers in Bristol) and two RIBS used for pleasure (diving, wake boarding Etc.). He is a professional scuba instructor and enjoys being by, on, and under the water since moving to Weymouth from Bristol. As well as the many berthing officer duties Simon is also PAT tester for the harbour.
Pete - commercial area Operative
Supporting the harbour operations including security, maintenance and forklift operations, as well as assisting with Harbour Office duties such as town bridge lifts when required.
Jan - BERTHING OFFICER
Jan has lived in Weymouth since 1995. Previously working for Clipper Ventures as a training skipper preparing crew for the challenge of the race, he was skipper of the yacht ‘Cape Breton Island’ in the 09/10 race achieving 3rd overall. His role also included delivering yachts to training centres around the world. Jan hopes that the position of berthing officer will combine his love of the sea and Weymouth which he considers his home.
Bev -MOORINGS OFFICER
Originally Bev joined the council in 1990 in Housing, before moving to the Chief Executives Department and later Customer Services Team at North Quay. She was the Administrative support for the unit and stayed with them until leaving in 2015. Now back again in the Harbour Office as a Moorings Officer, Bev deals with day to day customer enquiries/visitor berth bookings.
Dave - Assistant Harbour MASTER
This role works alongside the Harbour Master to ensure that the harbour is operated safely in accordance with national and local harbour legislation. Prior to joining us, Dave worked for Dorset Police for 14 years; 3 of which were in the Marine Section with the last 2 years on the Marine Policing Team so he is well-experienced working on the water!
Claire - business MANAGER
Claire has been part of the Weymouth Harbour team for many years! Managing the Finance and Admin team who look after a wide range of Harbour tasks, such as budgets, marketing, mooring allocations and procurement. In her spare time, Claire does a bit of running, enjoys being outdoors and having a fun filled family life.
sarah - MOORINGS OFFICER
Sarah joins us in 2019 as Moorings Officer sharing the management of the annual moorings located in the Inner Harbour. Having moved to Weymouth from the picturesque village of Wool in 2017, if she has any spare time from refubishing her home, she likes to spend it scuba diving or exploring the beautiful Jurassic Coast with her family.
Richard - Berthing Officer
Richard is one of four berthing officers who look after day to day operations. He moved to Weymouth in 2018 after teaching sailing and kayaking in Spain & France. In his spare time you will find Richard spear fishing, roller blading or walking his retired racing greyhound, Roly! Richard is considered our 'face of the harbour' (as seen on YouTube); if you see him, be sure to ask for an autograph!
Corrina - Business SUPPORT officer
Corrina deals with various finance tasks such as invoicing and debtors, she also assists with social media and other Harbour Office duties such as procurement and town bridge lifts. After a 10 year period of living further afield, the draw of the sea brought Corrina back to Weymouth to bring up her own family and enjoy the beautiful town and surroundings in which she grew up.
jamie - commercial area operative
Jamie supports the harbour operations including security, maintenance and forklift operations, as well as assisting with Harbour Office duties such as town bridge lifts when required. He's our 'go-to' man for any defects that need fixing in the harbour!
Karen - ASSISTANT Harbour MASTER
Working alongside the Harbour Master to ensure that the harbour is operated safely in accordance with national and local harbour legislation. Outside of the office she enjoys Northern Soul music, dancing & events, walking her dogs gardening and baking.
BECKY - MOORINGS OFFICER
Becky has worked for the harbour since 2007. Having previously worked as a Berthing Officer, she now shares the management of annual moorings, customer management, invoices etc. Outside of work Becky is kept busy with her two children and pet Springer Spaniel who has been known to take a dip in the harbour occasionally!
Liam - BERTHING OFFICER
Duties include looking after the day to day operations of the harbour, visiting vessels, bridge lifts and maintenance and more. In his spare time Liam enjoys the outdoors/sun and has recently resumed his climbing hobby, which has been amazing fun. He also has a keen passion for gaming, recently building a new computer.
Rob - commercial area Operative
Supporting the harbour operations including security, maintenance and forklift operations, as well as assisting with Harbour Office duties such as town bridge lifts when required.
lesley -Moorings Officer
Lesley joined the Berthing Team in 2021 to assist with the implementation of a new berthing plan as well as dealing with the day to day customer enquiries/visitor berth bookings. Having visited Weymouth for over 20 years, she finally made the move permenant in 2021 and enjoys paddle boarding and exploring Dorset.