Facilities

The venue has been extensively developed over the 10 years that WPNSA has been in operation.

Inside facilities include

• Full disabled services including lifts at both ends of the building, disabled changing/shower rooms and a ramp into the dinghy park
• First Aid/Medical Suite
• Changing corridor with toilets, showers/changing rooms and a drying room
• WPNSA Cafeteria opens every day serving hot and cold snacks and drinks

Meeting rooms of various sizes

• 1 Boardroom with sea views for up to 15 people
• 6 Small Lecture/Meeting rooms for up to 20 people
• 2 Large Lecture/Meeting rooms for up to 70 people
  

“Spinnakers” Function Room with a fully-licensed bar and catering facilities. Capacity of up to 150 people. New for 2012 is a substantially extended balcony giving great views of all the activity on site and over Portland Harbour.

Event hall with a licensed bar and catering facilities and a capacity of up to 450 people. Can be used for exhibitions or sporting events. We can even dress the room up with wall lining, up lighters, a stage and music system for a more formal affair.

Outside Facilities Include

• 2 dinghy slipways (220m width in total) accessible at all states of the tide
• 125 pontoon spaces for event mooring
• 1 deep water vehicle launching slipway
• Rigging area for windsurfers
• Disabled access points on pontoons via personal hoists
• 3 fixed cranes for boats up to 4 tonnes
• Fully submersible boat hoist for boats up to 16 tonnes/4.5m beam
• Storage for members for dinghies, keelboats and powerboats
• Long term storage and winterisation for yachts and powerboats
• Parking areas for approximately 300 vehicles
• Overnight parking for campervans/caravans (with hook up points to electricity) available for those using the WPNSA facilities during events
• All facilities are fully accessible to wheelchair users and those with other types of disabilities
• Electronically-controlled access gates and extensive CCTV system in operation
• Space for corporate entertaining, media centre, marquees etc.

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