Moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Wales

Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

5 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,463 a year for a 10m boat (£30–£6,171 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Rhyl Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £30 a year (Rhyl Harbour) to £6,171 a year (Deganwy Marina); the middle of 5 is £1,463 a year.
Longest boat taken: 12m (39ft) at Rhyl Harbour.
Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 3 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Rhyl Harbour

Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd

£30 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings

Caernarfon, Gwynedd · Menai Strait and River Seiont

£1,131 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cardiff Marina

Cardiff, South Glamorgan · River Ely

£4,110 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deganwy Marina

Deganwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary

£6,171 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swansea Yacht and Sub-Aqua Club

Swansea, West Glamorgan · River Tawe

£1,463 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Rhyl Harbour	Rhyl, River Clwyd	£30	Yes	Waiting list
Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings	Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont	£1,131	Yes	Not reported
Cardiff Marina	Cardiff, River Ely	£4,110	Yes	Not reported
Deganwy Marina	Deganwy, Conwy Estuary	£6,171	Yes	Not reported
Swansea Yacht and Sub-Aqua Club	Swansea, River Tawe	£1,463	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 Wales?

Across the 5 moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £6,171 a year at Deganwy Marina. The middle figure is £1,463 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Wales?

For a 10m boat, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.

Which moorings with a boat hoist or crane in Wales have space now?

None of the 5 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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