Motor yacht moorings with swinging moorings in Dorset

Places that take motor yachts. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.

6 sites · 2 with a waiting list

At a glance

6 sites: 5 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: Lake Yard and Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre.
None publishes a price for a 14m motor yacht; ask each site.
Longest boat taken: 17m (56ft) at Parkstone Bay Marina.
Of the 6, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Site	Where	A year, 14m motor yacht	Berths	Space
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	Waiting list
Avon Marina	Christchurch, River Avon	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	Not reported
Elkins Boatyard	Christchurch, River Avon	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Parkstone Bay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Royal Motor Yacht Club	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported

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

Which motor yacht moorings with swinging moorings in Dorset have space now?

None of the 6 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.

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