Coastal moorings with electric hook-up in Dorset

Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.

15 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £5,735 a year for a 10m boat (£1,775–£11,510 across 6 published tariffs)

At a glance

15 sites: 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 6 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and Salterns Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,775 a year (Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 6 is £5,735 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Salterns Marina.
Of the 15, 2 have a pump-out, 3 diesel, 7 a boat hoist and 7 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Dorset Council (2) and Premier Marinas (2).

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bridport Harbour (West Bay)

West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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 Waiting list

Salterns Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

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

Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Avon Marina

Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Christchurch Sailing Club

Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Elkins Boatyard

Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Parkstone Bay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poole Quay Boat Haven

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Sandbanks Yacht Company

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shell Bay Marine

Swanage, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Electric hook-up	Space
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	–	Yes	Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£1,775	Yes	Waiting list
Salterns Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	Yes	Waiting list
Davis's Boatyard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£1,968	Yes	Not reported
Port of Poole Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,510	Yes	Not reported
Portland Marina	Portland, Portland Harbour	£7,090	Yes	Not reported
Weymouth Harbour	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour	£4,380	Yes	Not reported
Weymouth Marina	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)	£7,090	Yes	Not reported
Avon Marina	Christchurch, River Avon	On request	Yes	Not reported
Christchurch Sailing Club	Christchurch, Christchurch Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Elkins Boatyard	Christchurch, River Avon	On request	Yes	Not reported
Parkstone Bay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	Yes	Not reported
Poole Quay Boat Haven	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Sandbanks Yacht Company	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	Yes	Not reported
Shell Bay Marine	Swanage, Poole Harbour	–	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 6 coastal moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,775 a year at Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £5,735 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest coastal moorings with electric hook-up in Dorset?

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

Which coastal moorings with electric hook-up in Dorset have space now?

None of the 15 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, 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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