Swinging moorings for boats over 12m in Dorset

A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 12m (40ft): a stated maximum length, or a published price for a boat that size. Canal sites that only take narrowboats are left out; see 70ft narrowboat moorings for those.

9 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,775 a year for a 12m boat (£1,775–£1,775 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

9 sites: 7 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: Lake Yard, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre and Salterns Marina.
Only Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre publishes a price for a 12m boat: £1,775 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Salterns Marina.
Of the 9, 6 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.

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

Elkins Boatyard

Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Parkstone Bay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poole Moorings & Jetties

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poole Quay Boat Haven

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Motor Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

Coast & harbours

Sandbanks Yacht Company

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 12m boat

Site	Where	A year, 12m boat	Berths	Longest boat	Widest beam	Deepest draught	Space
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	15m (49ft)	–	–	Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre	Wareham, River Frome	£1,775	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings	15m (49ft)	–	–	Waiting list
Salterns Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	25m (82ft)	–	–	Waiting list
Elkins Boatyard	Christchurch, River Avon	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	12.5m (41ft)	–	–	Not reported
Parkstone Bay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	17m (56ft)	–	–	Not reported
Poole Moorings & Jetties	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	swinging moorings	13.7m (45ft)	–	–	Not reported
Poole Quay Boat Haven	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	20m (66ft)	–	–	Not reported
Royal Motor Yacht Club	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	13.5m (44ft)	–	–	Not reported
Sandbanks Yacht Company	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	swinging moorings, dry stack	14m (46ft)	–	–	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which swinging moorings for boats over 12m in Dorset have space now?

None of the 9 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Where can I keep a boat over 12m (39ft) in Dorset?

All 9 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Lake Yard (15m (49ft)), Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre (15m (49ft)), Salterns Marina (25m (82ft)), Elkins Boatyard (12.5m (41ft)), Parkstone Bay Marina (17m (56ft)), Poole Moorings & Jetties (13.7m (45ft)), Poole Quay Boat Haven (20m (66ft)), Royal Motor Yacht Club (13.5m (44ft)) and 1 more. Check beam and draught too.

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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