Cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

4 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,734 a year for a 10m boat (£1,775–£11,454 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and Lake Yard.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,775 a year (Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre) to £11,454 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 4 is £4,734 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 4, 2 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel and 3 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Davis's Boatyard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Lake Yard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£1,775	£177.50	Yes	Waiting list
Davis's Boatyard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£1,968	£196.80	Yes	Not reported
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£7,500	£750	Yes	Waiting list
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	£1,145.40	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 in Dorset?

Across the 4 cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,775 a year at Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre to £11,454 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £4,734 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset?

For a 10m boat, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre is cheapest at £1,775 a year in Wareham.

Which cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset have space now?

None of the 4 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 the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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Cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the wider area

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