FullCircle
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Just how long is it? 
Is anyone else here on the Brightlingsea waiting list?
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toad
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A friend has just come to the top of the waiting list and he was on it for four years, I think that was for a pontoon mooring.
Toutvabien
Member
We were on the waiting list for four years for a 36 foot berth. We got our berth 6 years ago though, so may have changed.
Tomahawk
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Just how long is it?
About as long as we are wide.....
FullCircle
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Four years. Hm, I may be in the Med by the time my turn comes up...
Tomahawk
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We have been on the list for five years...
I am guessing another 15 and we may just get a place....
I am guessing another 15 and we may just get a place....
Athene V30
Active member
In the past there wasnt a hard and fast rule as it depended on boat size when a vacancy appeared. Talk with the harbour office, they are very helpful.
FullCircle
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I already have Peter they were lovely. Form submitted for the mooring lottery.....let's hope we are lucky
nigelm
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Just go to Tichmarsh and have done with it , you know you want to really ...........
pvb
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Or maybe somewhere with less mud.
Tammany
Member
Unless you want a pontoon mooring their are loads of empty slots.
fci
New member
Andy, do all the fore/aft moorings dry? If they do what kind of access each side of HW do you get?
Tammany
Member
Their are fore and arts that line up behind the pontoons that are in deep water but not sure on spring low tides. Their are 2 rows either side of the pontoons. I'm on a far side one and floating access for my 25ft bilge keel is roughly 2.5hrs either side. Probably 3hrs for the inner line.
Tammany
Member
When I bought her she was on one of the rear fore and afts and she was floating whenever I went out to her. I changed the mooring as knew I wouldnt be using her much this year as I'm refitting the boat so a cheaper mooring near point clear was preferable. I'm in clacton and park at point clear and dinghy across. From home to being on the boat is about 20minutes.
fci
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Thanks for the update Andy, I've got a fore & aft 'pencilled in' for me; just got to get the boat buying resolved now!
Tammany
Member
No problems, funnily enough was speaking to Chantel the secretary this weekend about moving to a deeper one next season and she mentioned they have loads of half tide fore & afts empty this year. Surprising considering how cheap they are. I suppose the majority have fin keelers so need deep moorings. For this coast I much prefer a bilge keeler as it's so shallow and like getting up rivers and creeks exploring where others fear to tread lol