West Sussex Boat Builders

Hillyards Marine Services

Boat building in Littlehampton and Chichester Harbour

Hillyards Boatyard refits and services all types of boats but they also build boats. The craft they build include Sadler Yachts and Broadblue Catamarans.

The boatyard also undertakes bespoke boat building work and operates a boat brokerage service too.

As well as their yard at The Shipyard, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, Hillyards also have a site at Chichester Marina, Birdham on Chichester Harbour.

Hillyards website

Ian Porter

Boat sales in Emsworth and Chichester Harbour

Emsworth, on the West Sussex, Hampshire border has a branch of Ian Porter Sales Ltd.

The company makes and sells several different classes of craft. These include Optimists, Wayfarers, Wanderers, Gull Calypsos and several different types of rigid inflatable boat.

Ian Porter in Emsworth also carry a stock of boat spare parts and undertake repairs.

From time to time the company also has used boats for sale.

Ian Porter website

David Greening

Boat design and architecture

David Greening is a Chichester based Naval Architect.

His company assists boat owners, boat builders and yacht designers by looking at the highly technical areas of yacht design - things like stability analysis and other CAD related yacht design work.

The company also caries out Yacht Surveys inspecting all sorts of potential problems prior to buying a boat.

David Greening website