Swinging moorings in Isle of Wight

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

4 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £862 a year for a 10m boat (£800–£924 across 2 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Yarmouth Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £800 a year (Folly Moorings) to £924 a year (Cowes Harbour); the middle of 2 is £862 a year.
Longest boat taken: 9m (30ft) at Bembridge Harbour.
Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 4 visitor berths.
1 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings	Waiting list
Bembridge Harbour	St Helens, Bembridge Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Cowes Harbour	Cowes, River Medina	£924	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Folly Moorings	Whippingham, River Medina	£800	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 Isle of Wight?

Across the 2 swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £800 a year at Folly Moorings to £924 a year at Cowes Harbour. The middle figure is £862 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest swinging moorings in Isle of Wight?

For a 10m boat, Folly Moorings is cheapest at £800 a year in Whippingham.

Which swinging moorings in Isle of Wight have space now?

None of the 4 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at swinging moorings in Isle of Wight?

1 of the 4 say you can: Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

Broader

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