Sailing yacht moorings with visitor berths in Dorset

Places that take sailing yachts. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.

12 sites · 4 with a waiting list · typical £30 a night for a 10m yacht (£8–£55.50 across 8 published tariffs)

At a glance

12 sites: 1 on a river, 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 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, Parkstone Yacht Club and Redclyffe Yacht Club.
For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £8 a night (Poole Quay Boat Haven) to £55.50 a night (Cobb's Quay Marina); the middle of 8 is £30 a night.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Cobb's Quay Marina.
Of the 12, 8 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 3 a boat hoist.
Groups running more than one: Dorset Council (2).

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

Parkstone Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Redclyffe Yacht Club

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Coast & harbours

Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Christchurch Sailing Club

Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Parkstone Bay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

Prices on request

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

Compared: prices for a 10m yacht

Site	Where	A night, 10m yacht	Space
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)	West Bay, Lyme Bay	£24.50	Waiting list
Lake Yard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£25	Waiting list
Parkstone Yacht Club	Poole, Poole Harbour	£51.10	Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club	Wareham, River Frome	£22	Waiting list
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£55.50	Not reported
Port of Poole Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	–	Not reported
Weymouth Harbour	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour	–	Not reported
Weymouth Marina	Weymouth, Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)	£43.50	Not reported
Christchurch Sailing Club	Christchurch, Christchurch Harbour	£35	Not reported
Parkstone Bay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	Not reported
Poole Quay Boat Haven	Poole, Poole Harbour	£8	Not reported
Royal Motor Yacht Club	Poole, Poole Harbour	On request	Not reported

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

Questions

How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m yacht in Dorset?

Across the 8 sailing yacht moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £8 a night at Poole Quay Boat Haven to £55.50 a night at Cobb's Quay Marina. The middle figure is £30 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest sailing yacht moorings with visitor berths in Dorset?

For a 10m yacht, Poole Quay Boat Haven is cheapest at £8 a night.

Which sailing yacht moorings with visitor berths in Dorset have space now?

None of the 12 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

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