Birdseye
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thinking of a run th coast from penzance to folkestone, but havent been in that neck og the woods for a long time. What would be your guess at the average overnight rate for a 9m or 30ft boat?
marina day rates south coast
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chrishscorp
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Yarmouth Hbr IOW i seem to recollect were talking £4 p/m for 2022 most will be a bit cheaper and one or two may be more expensive, that would be walk ashore pontoon with elecs, i am presuming your talking marina overnight and not on a swinging buoy.
Boathook
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Seems a sensible figure to use as a budget.
neilf39
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Average about £32-£34, depending if you have electric or not. That is what it was last year for a 8.9m boat.
chrishscorp
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Yes, if we didnt have the dog with us we would happily do a night on a buoy or anchor then one in a marina that would keep the cost down. I did ask a neighbour what they paid for a motor home on a site overnight, camp site fees have gone up a lot more than marina fees ?
Clancy Moped
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Are these prices not published online?
johnalison
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When we did this run we mostly used the buoys at Lymington for a reasonable cost and a very short dinghy to the shore. Yarmouth charge(d) considerably less on weekdays and was usable.
Birdseye
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So are the helpful replies on here
DJE
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Last year between Portsmouth and Helford in a 39 footer we were paying about £50 for marina berths and £25 for moorings. A bit less in some places but I can't recall all the details.
Biggles Wader
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You will need to be shallow draft to get into Folkestone and even shallower to deal with the hard sand at low water. Not much further to Dover though.
doug748
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The four main marinas in Plymouth are all within pennies of 4 quid a metre.
Lightwave395
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I paid over £40 for each of 2 nights in Dartmouth Yacht Haven last October, 12M boat
You know, I think it might be cheaper in a Premier Inn. Drive the journey. These people are screwing you over.
Hot Property
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Yarmouth - 3 nights in May with electricity £110.50 - Max 9 metre.......
oldgit
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Paa ...that gets you about a day and bit in ST KATS..
Poignard
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Jeez! At those prices it might pay to sail across to Boulogne and overnight there! 
And you could get a decent dinner.
And you could get a decent dinner.
Laysula
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But not a decent pint.Jeez! At those prices it might pay to sail across to Boulogne and overnight there!
And you could get a decent dinner.
Ningaloo
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I suggest you take a look at the packages offered by Premier. They offer two that can provide significant savings over their standard visitor rate. One is a block of 5 (or maybe 7?) nights to be used any time during the year.
The other (Coastal Cruiser?) gives you 30 nights, also to be used anytime during the year. This is particularly good value as it gives you almost annual rates for a visitor stay. Limited (7/10?) continuous nights at a single marina but they can be flexible over this.
Some marinas (Falmouth and Swanwick from memory) are excluded but you still have useful stops in the Solent (Portsmouth, Southsea, Chichester), Brighton and Eastbourne.
The other (Coastal Cruiser?) gives you 30 nights, also to be used anytime during the year. This is particularly good value as it gives you almost annual rates for a visitor stay. Limited (7/10?) continuous nights at a single marina but they can be flexible over this.
Some marinas (Falmouth and Swanwick from memory) are excluded but you still have useful stops in the Solent (Portsmouth, Southsea, Chichester), Brighton and Eastbourne.
Elessar
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Northern French marinas are often council run and they know that boaters bring spending €€ to the area.Jeez! At those prices it might pay to sail across to Boulogne and overnight there!
And you could get a decent dinner.
British marinas are often run by property companies who know the view of boats puts up property ££.
In which model do the boaters get the best deal?
lustyd
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Well since we can’t get a French council to run our marinas I’ll go with private companies please. Uk councils can’t even manage the bins and pot holes. Ryde is council run, but you’ll want a tractor if you’re visiting ?