Pontoon berths with a slipway in Dorset

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

6 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £4,744 a year for a 10m boat (£4,380–£11,454 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

6 sites: 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 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 £4,380 a year (Weymouth Harbour) to £11,454 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 3 is £4,744 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Salterns Marina.
Of the 6, 4 have electric hook-up, 3 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Dorset Council (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

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 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 and Portland National Sailing Academy

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£4,744	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Salterns Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Weymouth Harbour	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour	£4,380	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy	Portland, Portland Harbour	–	pontoon berths	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 3 pontoon berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £4,380 a year at Weymouth Harbour to £11,454 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £4,744 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest pontoon berths with a slipway in Dorset?

For a 10m boat, Weymouth Harbour is cheapest at £4,380 a year.

Which pontoon berths with a slipway 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, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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