Meet the crew

 Ben has been running Haslar with a smile for donkey's years. He started his working life shuffling across the English Channel and Bay of Biscay working on board P&O ferries, fresh from graduating with degree in Maritime Studies and Water Based Leisure Management (his first year in 1994/5 was the last year Solent University based their maritime faculty in Warsash). 

Ben loves being out on the water, and out in the great outdoors. He loves his cycling (and has clocked up over 2,000 miles in Europe and Russia), but has recently focused his energies on running ready for the London Marathon - inspired to run it for the first time for a charity started by Haslar Berth Holders. At home, with his wife and two daughters, he loves playing different guitar styles from blues to jazz, and lately can be heard working on his picado with his flamenco guitar.

Ben is a major force behind the sustainability goals in boatfolk and our annual 'big green bike ride', which always involves more hills than is strictly necessary!  

Dog lover, office superstar and all-round lovely person – you will find Samantha in the marina office keeping the team in check throughout the week and at most marina events. Samantha has been on the team for many years and can identify each customer by what dog they have, don’t ask us how she does this.

Deano has recently been working hard to get Haslar’s Boat Care department up and running, he is now the main contact for our customers, for all their Boat Care needs. Deano’s army ‘can-do!’ attitude has landed him this exciting role; he is in his element when he has tools in his hand helping customers with any manner of job.

Dave is Haslar’s very own guardian angel, agony aunt and ship’s consoler – absolute heart of gold. If you’ve not yet met him, you will have seen his beautiful wildflower displays across our five south coast marinas and at the Southampton Boat Show. Feel free to stop and chat with him, he has a wealth of gardening knowledge.

We don’t know where we’d be without Emma, she is an absolute trooper and is willing to get stuck into any manner of job. Like Ian, Emma also started her life at Haslar working between the two on-site restaurants, then joined our team a couple years later. Emma will brighten the dullest day with her lovely smiley face!

If there is one person other than Richard Reddyhoff that knows Haslar inside out, it’s Bill. He began his life at Haslar working in the maintenance department, around the time the marina was built then slid into the Night Berthing Masters role several years later. Bill has a wealth of knowledge and is an extremely interesting person to spend time with.

Nicole comes to us with heaps of enthusiasm.  She knows the local waters very well from sailing on her family boat (a Moody 346), working with Haslar based Onboard RIB Charters, and getting involved with just about any watersport going; including wakeboarding, kitesurfing, diving, stand up paddle boarding, and kayaking.