Charter Boat: Sofiya
Boat and Skipper Details
SOFIYA Cruises at 18 to 20 knots with a top speed of 24 to 25 knots. She is 10.5 metres long by 3.5 metres wide giving a large deck area including room in the wheelhouse for WET DAYS.
SOFIYA IS Fully licenced and insured for 10+2 crew PLUS 1 TONNE CARGO is equipped with Many chart Plotters, GPS, Radar, Sonar, Side Scan sonar, (Giving pin-point accuracy when locating wrecks or prominent fish holding features) DSC radio with AIS, and full safety equipment.
Rod hire and full end tackle available to buy at cost
Tea Coffee Chocolate and Bovril supplied FREE throughout the day.
Cooking facilities available to heat pies etc.
Card payments can now be taken.
SOFIYA is also available for:-
Private & Club Diving
Sightseeing, Humber Bridge / Birds / Dolphins etc
Ashes Scattering.
Corporate and Staff Team Building days.
Film & Media Work
Stand By & Rescue Boat Duties
Surveying,
Water Testing,
Commercial Diving & Inspection work.
People & Stores Transfers
Wind Farm Guard Duties
Free parking available WITHIN THE MARINA- PONTOON MOORED BOAT.
GRIMSBY’S ALEXANDRA QUAY MARINA is an easy marina to get to, accessed off the end of the M180, go to the 2 nd Roundabout taking the 3 rd exit off passing KFC on the right handside to the next set of Traffic lights, Turn left follow along to the next Roundabout, Turn Left towards Matalan car park 50 metres, access into Alexandra Quay Marina through the gates on the right.
Grimsby offers so much more than other UK ports. Nestling within the Humber River and the open sea.
The many Sand banks offering many fish including Cod, Bass, Thornbacks, plus most of the Flatter fish feeding grounds to tempt the Angler with the Up Tide method of fishing, when not being able to venture further off shore to the many Wreck and Reef grounds where other species can be caught.
Grimsby offers All year-round sport, using a very proven sea keeping boat Skippered and crewed by experienced seafarers and anglers alike, working hard to give everyone an enjoyable day’s sport in safety and comfort when possible.

Jon has been going to sea for around 50 years, having been taught the rules of the sea by his late father in a rowing boat aged 8 yrs. Since then he has been involved with Charter boats around the UK, Channel Islands and Southern Ireland. Jon has also done his time within the RNLI All Weather Lifeboat. So has vast experience of Safety at Sea. Jon is an Experienced Sea Angler having fished all-round the uk. He was also involved with the perfected technique of Up Tiding with John Rawle, Bob Cox and Kevin Benham in the early 80’s out of Bradwell Essex and is always on hand to help and advise, having caught most species of fish in his experienced life-time.
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