Becoming demoralised...

[Chiara’s slave]

I'm pretty sure that's the same princess 56 that spent the last 2 summers on a swinging mooring a couple of miles from here.
Just confused my photos as it had anchored in the middle of a mooring field, the large yacht behind it is moored.
My point is that it's not always about money, when the choice is a swinging mooring where you want your boat to be or a marina berth somewhere you don't want to be...
Choice is easy for me.

Whilst I’d be quite alarmed if our mooring swung, a marina is almost always somewhere I don’t want to be. We have no real neighbours at home, why would I want them at the boat?

 

[Hurricane]

If you have the time, definitely consider basing the boat in the Med. It can be cheaper, warmer plus you'll get the chance to use the boat loads more rather than sheltering from the cold, wind and rain!

Agreed
We used to keep a 51 foot flybridge boat on the Hamble so I know what the costs were - 18 years ago.
Over the last 18 years, we have kept a 20m boat in Spain for a fraction of the cost in UK waters.
For example a private berth in Sant Carles for a 15m boat can be as little as £4000 pa (including electricity and water) - and one free boat lift per year.
Couple that with warmer weather, you can actually get more use out of the boat.
You can easily pay for the extra flights out of the savings that you will make over keeping a boat in UK waters.
We also drive out as well - 24 hour ferry crossing to northern Spain, a 6 to 7 hour drive and you have your own car out there as well.
Its a no-brainer for me.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

To be fair that’s the one med marina anywhere near those prices.

 

[Hurricane]

To be fair that’s the one med marina anywhere near those prices.

On mainland Spain?

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Anywhere Spain, France, Italy, as far as I know. If you know of others with similar facilities please can you share?

 

[markc]

To be fair that’s the one med marina anywhere near those prices.

Agreed, it is very cheap for the med. However, I'm paying £12k a year for 17m on Cote D'Azure, which is loads less than a decent marina on the Hamble.

 

[petem]

Anywhere Spain, France, Italy, as far as I know. If you know of others with similar facilities please can you share?

South of Alicante is cheap as well (albeit not quite as cheap as St Carles).

 

[Sticky Fingers]

South of Alicante is cheap as well (albeit not quite as cheap as St Carles).

Hurricane's saying a 15m berth is EUR4k, what would that be in your Marina Pete?

 

[petem]

Hurricane's saying a 15m berth is EUR4k, what would that be in your Marina Pete?

€12-15k where we are I suspect (we're not in a cheap marina).

But it's €5,696.00 (plus VAT and G5 TAX) per year in Torrevieja.

 

[Hurricane]

Hurricane's saying a 15m berth is EUR4k, what would that be in your Marina Pete?

Just to point out that I qualified the price that I posted by saying that "a private berth in Sant Carles for a 15m boat can be as little as £4000 pa (including electricity and water)" I stand by that but note that PRIVATE berths are available at around those prices. Lots of people rent privately. If you contact the marina directly, you will find berthing more expensive.

That said, the cost of keeping a boat on mainland Spain is significantly cheaper than in UK waters.

EDIT
We bought our 20m pontoon berth when the marina first opened.
Amortising the price over 30 years of the lease, our annual payments average to around £5800 pa including taxes and the service charges etc.
Thats for a 20m boat including all electricity, water and one free lift/scrub each year.
You won't get a deal as good as that again but thats what we have paid for the last 18 years.

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Right thanks for clarifying

That’s a bargain in anyone’s books.