Mooring bouy near shotley.

[Ianthediver]

Hi all, Thank you for all the information you have been giving me as a newbie to the east coast, I would like to move my 31 ft long boat later this year to a mooring buoy. Can anyone suggest a secure place to go?

 

[LittleSister]

You can rent swinging moorings from Suffolk Yacht Harbour at Levington; King's Boatyard at Pin Mill (the other boatyard at Pin Mill - I've forgotten name - also rents out moorings, I believe.); and Woolverstone Marina.

Royal Harwich Yacht Club also has moorings available for members at Woolverstone. Other possibilities are the sailing club actually at Harwich (forgotten name), and there are a small number of moorings (mainly smaller boats?) around Shotley Pier (ask at the sailing club (another forgotten name!) opposite the pier at Shotley Gate, just before you get to the marina). Yet another sailing club I've forgotten name of is opposite Fox's boatyard at Ipswich, I think they have moorings, but IIRC they may be mainly mainly shallow or drying.

If you're lucky you may find someone who owns one of the private moorings on the river, but is not using it and would rent it out to you.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Moorings are available in the Walton Channel; Halls Boatyard in Walton-on-the-Naze manage some and Titchmarsh marina others; I think that the Walton And Frinton Yacht Club also have some.

 

[nortada]

Moorings are available in the Walton Channel; Halls Boatyard in Walton-on-the-Naze manage some and Titchmarsh marina others; I think that the Walton And Frinton Yacht Club also have some.

As do Bedwell’s.

Bedwell & Company Boatyard in Walton on the Naze, GB, United Kingdom - Marina Reviews - Phone Number - Marinas.com

 

[AntarcticPilot]

As do Bedwell’s.

Bedwell & Company Boatyard in Walton on the Naze, GB, United Kingdom - Marina Reviews - Phone Number - Marinas.com

I thought Bedwells managed the Walton and Frinton ones? But I am not at all sure!

 

[Aquaboy]

The o/p asked for a secure place to go, that's a lot more difficult. Most of the above locations have had boats broken in, I know the Orwell most certainly have. Also how do you want to access the boat, If you want to avoid the mud you need somewhere clean for the dinghy or a water taxi. Just things to consider...

 

[nortada]

I thought Bedwells managed the Walton and Frinton ones? But I am not at all sure!

Don’t think the W&FYC own any buoys, think they just manage Crown Commission buoys?

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Don’t think the W&FYC own any buoys, think they just manage Crown Commission buoys?

That's the case for all moorings - you have to have a license from the Crown Commission except in unusual places like the Beaulieu (? Spelling) river. The Crown Commission don't provide moorings, but they license the sea bed. It's then up to the licensee to provide ground tackle etc.

 

[nortada]

That's the case for all moorings - you have to have a license from the Crown Commission except in unusual places like the Beaulieu (? Spelling) river. The Crown Commission don't provide moorings, but they license the sea bed. It's then up to the licensee to provide ground tackle etc.

Am I right in thinking. The Crown own all the foreshore between high and low water but people owning river banks have riparian rights to the centre of the waterway.

Not sure how this sits with the Crown Commission, owning the Twizzle, Walton Channel and Hamford (West) Water; much of which never dry but most of which are ‘in land’.

Interesting but as we keep our boats on Trust moorings doesn’t really affect us.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Am I right in thinking. The Crown own all the foreshore between high and low water but people owning river banks have riparian rights to the centre of the waterway.

Not sure how this sits with the Crown Commission, owning the Twizzle, Walton Channel and Hamford (West) Water; much of which never dry but most of which are ‘in land’.

Interesting but as we keep our boats on Trust moorings doesn’t really affect us.

As you say, all land (except in a few cases) between high and low water belongs to the Crown. But the Crown also has rights over the seabed everywhere within UK waters, and any seabed activity requires a license from them.

 

[sailorman]

Hence local fairways committees

 

[Ianthediver]

The o/p asked for a secure place to go, that's a lot more difficult. Most of the above locations have had boats broken in, I know the Orwell most certainly have. Also how do you want to access the boat, If you want to avoid the mud you need somewhere clean for the dinghy or a water taxi. Just things to consider...

You can rent swinging moorings from Suffolk Yacht Harbour at Levington; King's Boatyard at Pin Mill (the other boatyard at Pin Mill - I've forgotten name - also rents out moorings, I believe.); and Woolverstone Marina.

Royal Harwich Yacht Club also has moorings available for members at Woolverstone. Other possibilities are the sailing club actually at Harwich (forgotten name), and there are a small number of moorings (mainly smaller boats?) around Shotley Pier (ask at the sailing club (another forgotten name!) opposite the pier at Shotley Gate, just before you get to the marina). Yet another sailing club I've forgotten name of is opposite Fox's boatyard at Ipswich, I think they have moorings, but IIRC they may be mainly mainly shallow or drying.

If you're lucky you may find someone who owns one of the private moorings on the river, but is not using it and would rent it out to you.

Thank you I will put my boat at Suffolk Yacht Harbour

 

[Ianthediver]

Thank you I will put my boat at Suffolk Yacht Harbour

 

[Corribee Boy]

A bit of an aside, but the Crown Estate don't always own the area between the tide marks, despite it being commonly believed. There's actually a map online (Around the coast | Around the coast (thecrownestate.co.uk)which gives details. I couldn't get this to work as a link but it's worth a look.

 

[Ianthediver]

Thanks