[7] The most southern of the three marinas has the advantage of being further from Gibraltar International Airport and its attendant noise and fuel odors.

[10] Gibraltar's Yacht Reporting Berth closed in late 2005 and customs clearance of vessels is now handled by each marina.

First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Charles Wager supervised the improvements at Ragged Staff Wharf, with the goal of providing "better victualling of men-at-war.

[15] One theory is that it originates from the nautical term for the stump mast utilised as a hoist on the vessels that transferred barrels of water to ships at the quay.

[17][18][19] Construction of phase one of the project, the Queensway Quay residences, just north of the naval docks,[20] started in December 1990[21] and the marina opened between 1992 and 1994.

[17][23][24] In 2000, the marina changed ownership;[25] later, it was enlarged by the construction of The Island, a 13,000 square metre breakwater on reclaimed land opposite Queensway Quay.