Cheapest swinging moorings in Essex

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.

10 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,136 a year for a 10m boat (£102–£2,160 across 10 published tariffs)

At a glance

10 sites: 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
2 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £102 a year (Stour Sailing Club Moorings) to £2,160 a year (Essex Marina); the middle of 10 is £1,136 a year.
Longest boat taken: 16m (52ft) at Fambridge Yacht Haven.
Of the 10, 6 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 4 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Stour Sailing Club Moorings

Manningtree, Essex · River Stour

£102 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marconi Sailing Club

Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Thurrock Yacht Club

Grays, Essex · River Thames

£561 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Brandy Hole Moorings

Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,150 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Essex Marina

Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch

£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Stour Sailing Club Moorings	Manningtree, River Stour	£102	£10.20	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Marconi Sailing Club	Steeple, River Blackwater	£160	£16	swinging moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Thurrock Yacht Club	Grays, River Thames	£685	£68.50	swinging moorings, drying berths	Berths available
Blackwater Sailing Club	Maldon, Blackwater Estuary	£990	£99	swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Waiting list
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£1,122	£112.19	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Brandy Hole Moorings	Hullbridge, River Crouch	£1,150	£115	swinging moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£1,600	£160	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£1,850	£185	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Berths available
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£1,970	£197	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Essex Marina	Wallasea Island, River Crouch	£2,160	£216	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	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 Essex?

Across the 10 cheapest swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £102 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £2,160 a year at Essex Marina. The middle figure is £1,136 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest swinging moorings in Essex?

For a 10m boat, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £102 a year in Manningtree.

Which cheapest swinging moorings in Essex have space now?

2 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

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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