Cheapest drying berths on the Solent

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground.

3 sites · typical £4,019 a year for a 10m boat (£2,597–£6,428 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

3 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2,597 a year (Bosham Quay and Moorings) to £6,428 a year (Cowes Harbour); the middle of 3 is £4,019 a year.
Longest boat taken: 14m (46ft) at Bosham Quay and Moorings.
Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up and 2 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bosham Quay and Moorings

Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour

£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Bosham Quay and Moorings	Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour	£2,597	£259.70	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)	Bursledon, River Hamble	£4,019	£401.94	pontoon berths, linear moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Cowes Harbour	Cowes, River Medina	£6,428	£642.77	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	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 on the Solent?

Across the 3 cheapest drying berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2,597 a year at Bosham Quay and Moorings to £6,428 a year at Cowes Harbour. The middle figure is £4,019 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest drying berths on the Solent?

For a 10m boat, Bosham Quay and Moorings is cheapest at £2,597 a year.

Which cheapest drying berths on the Solent have space now?

None of the 3 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Broader

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