Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest sailing yacht moorings on the South Coast
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Places that take sailing yachts.
89 sites · 12 with space now · 16 with a waiting list · typical £3,950 a year for a 10m yacht (£135–£14,904 across 89 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 89 sites: 59 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 30 on the open coast.
- 12 of the 89 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Portreath Harbour, Tudor Sailing Club, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Quay Lane Boatyard, Emsworth Maintained Moorings and 6 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, Salcombe Harbour Moorings, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Dart Harbour Moorings, Port of Truro and 10 more.
- For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 89 is £3,950 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
- Of the 89, 66 have electric hook-up, 15 a pump-out, 28 diesel, 30 a boat hoist and 49 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 89 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Chichester Harbour Conservancy (3), Cowes Harbour Commission (2), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (4), MDL Marinas (11), Premier Marinas (10), Premier Marinas Ltd (4) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tamar River Sailing Club
Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar
£220 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart
£245 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tudor Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£294 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marchwood Yacht Club
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Quay Lane Boatyard
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£645 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bridge Hard Mooring
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£973 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
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Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Galmpton
Galmpton, Devon · River Dart
£1,099 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Newlyn Harbour
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Arun Yacht Club
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
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Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Brixham Inner Harbour
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Admiralty Jetty
Camber, East Sussex · River Rother
£1,430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Nutbourne Maintained Moorings
Nutbourne, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£1,442 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
The Ship & Anchor Marina
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 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
Coast & harbours
The Camber
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings
Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Kemps Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£2,624 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gosport Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Thornham Marina
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 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
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hayling Yacht Company
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Noss on Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Quay Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Newhaven Marina
Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse
£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Island Harbour Marina
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Port Pendennis Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
River Yar Boatyard
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar
£4,870 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sovereign Harbour
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Emsworth Yacht Harbour
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southsea Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Shepards Marina
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Gunwharf Quays Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Haslar Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Saxon Wharf
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sutton Harbour Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hythe Marina Village
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shamrock Quay
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cobb's Quay Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ocean Village Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Hamble Marina
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 10m yacht | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | Waiting list |
| Tamar River Sailing Club | Plymouth, River Tamar | £220 | £22 | Berths available |
| Dart Harbour, Cornworthy | Cornworthy, River Dart | £245 | £24.49 | Waiting list |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | £25.49 | Berths available |
| Tudor Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £294 | £29.43 | Berths available |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | £42.95 | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | Waiting list |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | Not reported |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | £50.47 | Not reported |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | Waiting list |
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | Portland, Portland Harbour | from £600 | £60 | Berths available |
| Quay Lane Boatyard | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £645 | £64.50 | Berths available |
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | £722 | £72.15 | Berths available |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £800 | £80 | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £825 | £82.47 | Not reported |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £895 | £89.46 | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £898 | £89.79 | Waiting list |
| Bridge Hard Mooring | Littlehampton, River Arun | £973 | £97.28 | Not reported |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | £98.21 | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | £101.04 | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Galmpton | Galmpton, River Dart | £1,099 | £109.88 | Waiting list |
| Newlyn Harbour | Newlyn, Mount's Bay | £1,100 | £110 | Not reported |
| Arun Yacht Club | Littlehampton, River Arun | £1,130 | £113 | Not reported |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,246 | £124.61 | Waiting list |
| Brixham Inner Harbour | Brixham, Tor Bay | £1,298 | £129.80 | Berths available |
| Admiralty Jetty | Camber, River Rother | £1,430 | £143 | Not reported |
| Nutbourne Maintained Moorings | Nutbourne, Chichester Harbour | £1,442 | £144.20 | Not reported |
| The Ship & Anchor Marina | Ford, River Arun | £1,700 | £169.95 | Not reported |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | Waiting list |
| The Camber | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £2,043 | £204.30 | Not reported |
| Itchenor Reach maintained moorings | Itchenor, Chichester Harbour | £2,278 | £227.79 | Berths available |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | £259.70 | Not reported |
| Kemps Quay Marina | Southampton, River Itchen | £2,624 | £262.35 | Not reported |
| Gosport Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £2,810 | £281 | Not reported |
| Thornham Marina | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | £2,986 | £298.56 | Not reported |
| Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes) | Bursledon, River Hamble | £2,990 | £298.98 | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | £306 | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | £342 | Not reported |
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | £3,450 | £345 | Berths available |
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 yacht cost on the South Coast?
Across the 89 cheapest sailing yacht moorings here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £3,950 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest sailing yacht moorings on the South Coast?
For a 10m yacht, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.
Which cheapest sailing yacht moorings on the South Coast have space now?
12 of the 89 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Portreath Harbour, Tudor Sailing Club, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Quay Lane Boatyard, Emsworth Maintained Moorings, Brixham Inner Harbour, Itchenor Reach maintained moorings and 4 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest sailing yacht moorings on the South Coast?
3 of the 89 say you can: Dart Harbour, Galmpton (residential moorings with planning consent), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement) and Ocean Quay Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest sailing yacht moorings on the South Coast, by county
- Cornwall 11
- Devon 21
- Dorset 10
- Hampshire 30
- Isle of Wight 8
- Kent 7
- West Sussex 8
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