Blackwater Sailing Club
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 a year for a 10m yacht
A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
11 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,361 a year for a 10m boat (£160–£2,160 across 6 published tariffs)
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 a year for a 10m yacht
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch
£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
Prices on request
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch
Prices on request
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £1,122 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Essex Marina | Wallasea Island, River Crouch | £2,160 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £1,970 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £160 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Rice & Cole Boatyard | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Up River Yacht Club | Hullbridge, River Crouch | On request | swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 6 swinging moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £160 a year at Marconi Sailing Club to £2,160 a year at Essex Marina. The middle figure is £1,361 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m boat, Marconi Sailing Club is cheapest at £160 a year in Steeple.
None of the 11 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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