Moorings with a boat hoist or crane run by MDL Marinas

Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

10 sites · typical £10,740 a year for a 10m boat (£8,040–£13,224 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 1 on a river, 8 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £8,040 a year (Chatham Maritime Marina) to £13,224 a year (Northney Marina); the middle of 9 is £10,740 a year.
Longest boat taken: 70m (230ft) at Shamrock Quay.
Of the 10, 7 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 7 diesel and 4 visitor berths.

Rivers

Bray Marina

Bray, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Chatham Maritime Marina

Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary

£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Queen Anne's Battery

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Saxon Wharf

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shamrock Quay

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sparkes Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hamble Point Marina

Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Bray Marina	Bray, River Thames	£8,778	Yes	Not reported
Chatham Maritime Marina	Chatham, River Medway Estuary	£8,040	Yes	Not reported
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£10,740	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13,224	Yes	Not reported
Queen Anne's Battery	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£9,984	Yes	Not reported
Saxon Wharf	Southampton, River Itchen	£9,042	Yes	Not reported
Shamrock Quay	Southampton, River Itchen	£10,770	Yes	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£12,684	Yes	Not reported
Hamble Point Marina	Hamble, Southampton, River Hamble	–	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost run by MDL Marinas?

Across the 9 moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £8,040 a year at Chatham Maritime Marina to £13,224 a year at Northney Marina. The middle figure is £10,740 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane run by MDL Marinas?

For a 10m boat, Chatham Maritime Marina is cheapest at £8,040 a year.

Which moorings with a boat hoist or crane run by MDL Marinas have space now?

None of the 10 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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