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HAMBLE POINT MARINA

Over the past century the River Hamble has metamorphosed from a sleepy backwater into one of the biggest yachting hubs in the world. Blessed with excellent shelter, an all-tide entrance and decent depths in its lower reaches, this unassuming river was a perfect spot to supply river and marina berths for the burgeoning leisure market that was growing in the 1960s and commenced to boom big time in the 70s and 80s. Sailors desperate to get a yacht and enjoy the pleasures of the

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