Cheapest moorings with a slipway in Dorset

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

3 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £4,380 a year for a 10m boat (£1,775–£11,454 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

3 sites: 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,775 a year (Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre) to £11,454 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 3 is £4,380 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 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

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Slipway	Space
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£1,775	£177.50	Yes	Waiting list
Weymouth Harbour	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour	£4,380	£438	Yes	Not reported
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	£1,145.40	Yes	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 Dorset?

Across the 3 cheapest moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,775 a year at Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre to £11,454 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £4,380 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a slipway in Dorset?

For a 10m boat, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre is cheapest at £1,775 a year in Wareham.

Which cheapest moorings with a slipway in Dorset 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.

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

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