Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest swinging moorings on the South Coast
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.
32 sites · 6 with space now · 14 with a waiting list · typical £902 a year for a 10m boat (£135–£7,465 across 32 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 32 sites: 27 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 5 on the open coast.
- 6 of the 32 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Tudor Sailing Club, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Quay Lane Boatyard, Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Itchenor Reach maintained moorings.
- Keeping a waiting list: Tor Bay Harbour, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, Portsmouth Sailing Club, Penryn Harbour, Fowey Harbour Moorings, Port of Truro and 8 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £135 a year (Tor Bay Harbour) to £7,465 a year (Falmouth Haven Marina); the middle of 32 is £902 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Port of Truro.
- Of the 32, 15 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 7 diesel, 7 a boat hoist and 16 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 32 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Chichester Harbour Conservancy (3), Cornwall Council (2), Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (4) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tamar River Sailing Club
Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar
£220 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart
£245 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tudor Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£294 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portsmouth Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£298 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Penryn Harbour
Penryn, Cornwall · Fal Estuary
£335 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Fowey Harbour Moorings
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marchwood Yacht Club
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Kingsbridge Harbour
Kingsbridge, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£390 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Quay Lane Boatyard
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£645 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Emsworth Maintained Moorings
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£722 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Teignmouth Harbour
Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign
£895 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dittisham Moorings
Dittisham, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Galmpton
Galmpton, Devon · River Dart
£1,099 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Nutbourne Maintained Moorings
Nutbourne, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£1,442 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Hayling Island Sailing Club
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£1,590 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings
Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Haven Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tamar River Sailing Club | Plymouth, River Tamar | £220 | £22 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Dart Harbour, Cornworthy | Cornworthy, River Dart | £245 | £24.49 | swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Tudor Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £294 | £29.43 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Portsmouth Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £298 | £29.75 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Penryn Harbour | Penryn, Fal Estuary | £335 | £33.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | £50.47 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | Portland, Portland Harbour | from £600 | £60 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Kingsbridge Harbour | Kingsbridge, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £620 | £61.99 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Quay Lane Boatyard | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £645 | £64.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Berths available |
| Emsworth Maintained Moorings | Emsworth, Chichester Harbour | £722 | £72.15 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £800 | £80 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Teignmouth Harbour | Teignmouth, River Teign | £895 | £89.46 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £898 | £89.79 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Dittisham Moorings | Dittisham, River Dart | £907 | £90.66 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £924 | £92.38 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £951 | £95.10 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £1,099 | £109.88 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Galmpton | Galmpton, River Dart | £1,099 | £109.88 | swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,246 | £124.61 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Nutbourne Maintained Moorings | Nutbourne, Chichester Harbour | £1,442 | £144.20 | swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Hayling Island Sailing Club | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £1,590 | £159 | swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings | Waiting list |
| Itchenor Reach maintained moorings | Itchenor, Chichester Harbour | £2,278 | £227.79 | swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | £259.70 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Trout's Boatyard | Topsham, River Exe | £3,060 | £306 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | £342 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour | £3,520 | £352 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour | £3,520 | £352 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, dry stack | Not reported |
| Falmouth Haven Marina | Falmouth, River Fal | £7,465 | £746.50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | 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 on the South Coast?
Across the 32 cheapest swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £135 a year at Tor Bay Harbour to £7,465 a year at Falmouth Haven Marina. The middle figure is £902 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest swinging moorings on the South Coast?
For a 10m boat, Tor Bay Harbour is cheapest at £135 a year in Torquay.
Which cheapest swinging moorings on the South Coast have space now?
6 of the 32 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Tudor Sailing Club, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Quay Lane Boatyard, Emsworth Maintained Moorings and Itchenor Reach maintained moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest swinging moorings on the South Coast?
1 of the 32 say you can: Dart Harbour, Galmpton (residential moorings with planning consent). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
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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