Pontoon berths with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

8 sites · 4 with a waiting list · typical £6,122 a year for a 10m boat (£1,968–£11,454 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

8 sites: 6 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: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Lake Yard, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and Salterns Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,968 a year (Davis's Boatyard) to £11,454 a year (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 4 is £6,122 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Salterns Marina.
Of the 8, 6 have electric hook-up, 3 diesel and 4 visitor berths.

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bridport Harbour (West Bay)

West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Lake Yard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Salterns Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Davis's Boatyard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Avon Marina

Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Elkins Boatyard

Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Waiting list
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£7,500	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£4,744	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Salterns Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Davis's Boatyard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£1,968	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Avon Marina	Christchurch, River Avon	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Elkins Boatyard	Christchurch, River Avon	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	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 4 pontoon berths with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,968 a year at Davis's Boatyard to £11,454 a year at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £6,122 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest pontoon berths with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset?

For a 10m boat, Davis's Boatyard is cheapest at £1,968 a year in Poole.

Which pontoon berths with a boat hoist or crane in Dorset have space now?

None of the 8 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, 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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