Moorings in Isle of Wight compared: Cowes, Newport and Ryde

Each site is counted with its nearest town, if that is within 12km. Prices are for a 10m boat a year and a 10m boat a night, from published tariffs.

The short answer

Most choice: Cowes (Cowes 4, Newport 3, Ryde 2).
Cheapest by the year for a 10m boat: Cowes (Cowes typically £825 a year across 3; Newport typically £2,511 a year across 3; Ryde typically £2,560 a year across 2).
Cheaper for a night on a visitor berth (10m boat): Cowes (Cowes typically £20.90 a night across 2; Newport typically £33.75 a night across 2).
Biggest boats: Cowes (Cowes up to 40m (131ft); Newport up to 20m (66ft); Ryde up to 9m (30ft)).
None of these sites has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.

Town	Sites	A year, 10m boat	Cheapest a year	A night, 10m	Longest boat	Visitor berths	Electric	Pump-out	Lift-out	Liveaboard	Water
Cowes	4	typically £825	Folly Moorings £800	typically £20.90	40m (131ft)	4	3	1	2	0	Estuaries & tidal rivers 4
Newport	3	typically £2,511	Newport Harbour £1,800	typically £33.75	20m (66ft)	2	3	0	2	1	Estuaries & tidal rivers 2, Rivers 1
Ryde	2	typically £2,560	Ryde Harbour £1,320	–	9m (30ft)	2	2	0	0	1	Coast & harbours 2