Talk to us
St Julian’s and the north
St Paul’s Bay has one of the biggest local mooring fields in Malta — and a lot of boats that come out of the water for winter. When yours is on a trailer, in a yard or behind the house, a fitted cover keeps it in shape until spring.
At the western end of St Paul’s Bay there’s a large mooring field where local owners keep their boats through the summer, next to the small fishing harbour. Across the water are Buġibba and Qawra; to the south-west there’s a yard where boats can be hauled out and stored. Inland, small powerboats and RIBs spend the winter in dry storage, on trailers in driveways, or under whatever cover the owner could find.
The bay opens to the north-east, and the gregale has a long history here — it’s the bay where tradition says St Paul was shipwrecked in a winter storm. That’s why so many boats come out of the water when the season ends. But a boat on a trailer in the open isn’t safe from the weather either: a loose tarpaulin collects rainwater, flogs the gelcoat and gives up in the first proper blow.
Around St Paul’s Bay
The usual problems
Shrink wrap fits a trailer boat as tightly as a yacht. Framed so rain runs off, banded to the trailer so it can’t lift, and nothing to flap against the hull.
A tarp sags and pools; shrink wrap is shrunk tight over a ridge so water runs straight off. It doesn’t need re-tying after every blow.
RIBs and tenders are quick to wrap and stay clean, dry and free of bird mess until they go back in.
The approach
Boats from St Paul’s Bay spend the winter in all sorts of places: the yard, a storage compound, a garage forecourt, the side of the house. We come to wherever she is, as long as we can work safely around her. On a trailer, the frame and the cover are tied to the trailer rather than the ground, so the whole thing can be moved if needed.
Smaller boats are quick: most RIBs, day boats and fishing boats under eight metres are framed, wrapped and vented in a couple of hours. If several owners in the same yard want covers at the same time, we can do them in one visit.
Before we quote
For St Paul’s Bay boats we survey wherever she’s spending the winter — yard, compound or driveway. We measure the vessel, work out the frame, the film area, the vents and the doors — and the number you get back is the number you pay. No provisional sums, no “subject to access”.
Illustrative of a typical small-boat winter cover. Your own survey happens in St Paul’s Bay — or starts from photos, if you’d rather.
Start from your phone
Not every St Paul’s Bay job needs a visit to get going. Send a couple of photos and tell us where the boat is now — yard, compound or driveway — and if it’s on a trailer, and an installer will tell you what’s involved — including when shrink wrap isn’t the right call.
Whole item in frame, plus one close-up of the access side.
WhatsApp or email, with where the boat is now — yard, compound or driveway — and if it’s on a trailer.
Approach, timescale and a price, in plain English.
Finished covers
Tight, smooth, framed clear of the boat and welded into one skin. This is the standard every St Paul’s Bay cover is fitted to.
Questions from St Paul’s Bay
Yes. The cover is framed over the boat and banded to the trailer, so it can still be towed or moved short distances without coming loose.
Tarps sag, fill with rainwater, flap against the gelcoat and blow off in a strong wind. Shrink wrap is shrunk tight over a frame, so water runs off and nothing moves against the boat.
Yes, if there’s safe space to work around the boat. We bring everything we need.
Yes, and it helps everyone. Let us know if neighbours want covers too, and we’ll arrange one visit.
Send a photo, the length and where she is. You’ll get a straight answer on the approach, and a fixed price after the survey.
Quick quote
Tell us what
needs covering.
