Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Swinging moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.
7 sites · 4 with a waiting list · typical £1,775 a year for a 10m boat (£1,775–£1,775 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites: 4 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), Lake Yard, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and Salterns Marina.
- Only Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre publishes a price for a 10m boat: £1,775 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Salterns Marina.
- Of the 7, 6 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salterns Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Avon Marina
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Elkins Boatyard
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Sandbanks Yacht Company
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Boat hoist / Crane | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Avon Marina | Christchurch, River Avon | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Elkins Boatyard | Christchurch, River Avon | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Sandbanks Yacht Company | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | swinging moorings, dry stack | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which swinging moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset have space now?
None of the 7 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
Swinging moorings with a boat hoist or crane in nearby counties
Swinging moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the wider area
- England 36
- South West 12
- The South Coast 21
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