About Saviour Watersports
Saviour Watersports
Tucked away in a quiet marina on the water’s edge in Christchurch, Dorset, Saviour Watersports is a small working workshop built around boats, boards and life on the water.
It’s deliberately kept simple. A workshop, a waterside yard and more than 20 years of hands-on experience with boat building, fibreglass and composite materials.
We repair paddleboards, surfboards, race boards, foil boards and other composite watercraft, using proven marine repair techniques. From everyday impact damage and delamination to carbon, structural fibreglass and gelcoat work, the approach is always the same — take the time and do the repair properly.
We keep the workshop quiet and take on a limited number of repairs at a time. No production line and no workshop full of boards waiting for months. Just considered work, honest advice and repairs made to go back on the water.
Beyond the workshop, the marina is home to our dry berth boat storage and waterside board storage.
Paddleboards, kayaks, dinghies and small boats can be kept close to the water, ready for the days when the weather is right and you simply want to turn up and get out.
Saviour Watersports isn't trying to be a large boatyard or repair factory.
It's a small waterside workshop in a quiet corner of Christchurch for people who care about their equipment and would rather have things repaired than replaced.
CREATE • REPAIR • CARE
Christchurch, Dorset — by the water.
The Work
The work at Saviour Watersports comes from a lifetime spent around the water and more than 20 years working hands-on with fibreglass, GRP and composite materials.
Years of surfing, paddle racing, foiling and boating mean we understand the equipment not only from the workshop bench, but from using it on the water.
Much of what comes through the workshop is damage that can’t simply be filled, sanded and painted — crushed rails, delamination, impact damage, broken laminates and structural failures that need to be properly opened up, rebuilt and refinished.
There are usually several ways to make damage disappear. The important part is making sure the structure underneath is right first.
That’s why every repair is approached as a piece of craft, with attention given to the materials, original construction, strength and longevity of the finished work.
Repair what can be repaired. Rebuild what needs rebuilding. Make it ready for the water again.
Repairing & caring since 2005.
The foundation of this work was built during a decade at Sunseeker, contributing hands-on to the construction, repair and refit of yachts ranging from 40-foot production models to flagship custom projects — including the 155-foot Sunseeker Blush.
That experience covered every stage of marine repair, from structural fibreglass and gelcoat work to refits and complex rebuilds. Working across multiple Sunseeker sites — and regularly overseas on specialist repair assignments such as composite restorations and rudder-tube rebuilds — developed a deep, practical understanding of how boats are built, stressed, and repaired over time.
That background informs how every boat is assessed and repaired today, with a clear focus on structure, condition, and long-term reliability — not shortcuts or cosmetic fixes.
Find Us
Saviour Watersports
Little Avon Marina
Stony Lane South
Christchurch, Dorset
BH23 1HW
Our waterside workshop sits on the River Avon as it reaches the River Stour, just behind the Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre.
It’s not the easiest place to spot at first, but if you put the postcode into your sat nav it will bring you straight to us.
Whether you're paddling locally or travelling from further along the South Coast, the yard is easy to reach and there is parking nearby for dropping off boards or visiting the workshop.
Little Avon Marina - Christchurch secret yard
From 2025 Saviour leases part of the marina from the owners of Little Avon Marina - this include the SUP Store shop/school and the yard along with the boat shed and trolley/winch - full article here