Coast & harbours
Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Swinging moorings near Fortuneswell
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 space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,775 a year for a 10m boat (£600–£4,560 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 1 on a river, 1 on an estuary and 2 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings.
- Keeping a waiting list: Redclyffe Yacht Club, Bridport Harbour (West Bay) and Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £600 a year (Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings) to £4,560 a year (Redclyffe Yacht Club); the middle of 3 is £1,775 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 15m (49ft) at Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre.
- Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
- Closest to Fortuneswell: Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, 1.1km south-east of the centre. 1 of the 4 within 10km.
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | 1.1km south-east | from £600 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | 27.9km north-east | £4,560 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | 28.1km north-west | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | 28.2km north-east | £1,775 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
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 near Fortuneswell?
Across the 3 swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £600 a year at Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings to £4,560 a year at Redclyffe Yacht Club. The middle figure is £1,775 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest swinging moorings near Fortuneswell?
For a 10m boat, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings is cheapest at £600 a year in Portland.
Which swinging moorings near Fortuneswell have space now?
1 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest swinging mooring to Fortuneswell?
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, 1.1km south-east of the centre of Fortuneswell, on the Portland Harbour.
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
Swinging moorings near other towns
- Bournemouth 10
- Poole 11
- Weymouth 4
- Christchurch 10
- New Milton 10
- Verwood 10
- Sidmouth 3
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