Mooring fields

[zoidberg]

Marina mooring layouts seem ubiquitous in their use of walkways and finger pontoons, and I s'pose that provides the greatest density of occupants. I noticed the pattern below in a 'popup' for Yachting Monthly and wonder where this might be desirable - and where not.

Certainly, Holyhead would not be the first choice that comes to mind....

 

[ProDave]

How do you get ashore?

 

[zoidberg]

How do you get ashore?

I'd walk on water. Others may require a dinghy....

 

[wallacebob]

I hadn’t heard of “mooring fields”: seems to be an American term for permanent swing or trot moorings. Pontoons are for berthing surely. This looks interesting, but very limited in temporary use. More an assembly point to swim or socialise. Maybe in Lochs?

 

[zoidberg]

I hadn’t heard of “mooring fields”: seems to be an American term for permanent swing or trot moorings. Pontoons are for berthing surely. This looks interesting, but very limited in temporary use. More an assembly point to swim or socialise. Maybe in Lochs?

Yes. So it seems.... but it popped into mind. I'm probably reading far too much internet owned/run by 'Murricain media orgs!
However, I like 'contrarians' and their thinking. Maybe-just-maybe someone will make a comment that provokes some 'right field' ideas ( that's another 'Murricainism, but I've no idea what it means )

 

[Pete7]

and wonder where this might be desirable

Certainly, Holyhead would not be the first choice that comes to mind....

Newtown Creek for those who insist on going there between early Spring and late Autumn.

Could be useful in Studland too. How about a glass centre piece so we can all watch and count the Sea Horses

 

[Stemar]

The hole in the middle is missing a trick. Fill it in and install a barbeque.

 

[Dellquay13]

How do you get ashore?

The Dory berthed at 270deg would be a perfect runaround/taxi

 

[Daydream believer]

Needs an access point in the circular part so dinghies & RIBS can use the inner circle.

 

[Boathook]

Needs an access point in the circular part so dinghies & RIBS can use the inner circle.

Make it a swimming 'pen'. Good for Studland for those who normally raft up.

 

[justanothersailboat]

I tend to think that if I've moored in a field, I got my tides and nav a bit wrong.

 

[Sandy]

Marina mooring layouts seem ubiquitous in their use of walkways and finger pontoons, and I s'pose that provides the greatest density of occupants. I noticed the pattern below in a 'popup' for Yachting Monthly and wonder where this might be desirable - and where not.

Certainly, Holyhead would not be the first choice that comes to mind....

If you arranged a number of them you might make a clock.

 

[johnalison]

Needs an access point in the circular part so dinghies & RIBS can use the inner circle.

I assumed that the kayak got in under the staging somewhere.

There is a large circular ‘pontoon’ box mooring at Bergtief in the Baltic which has the advantage that with luck you can always find a berth that can be entered without a crosswind. They claim to be the safest marina in the region.

 

[Fr J Hackett]

There is or used to be a big mooring buoy at St Malo which several boats moored to in similar fashion without the luxury of a pontoon.

 

[johnalison]

There is or used to be a big mooring buoy at St Malo which several boats moored to in similar fashion without the luxury of a pontoon.

I remember that, as well as Omonville, if I’ve spelt it right. Quite lethal if there was no wind to hold you off.

 

[Daydream believer]

If you arranged a number of them you might make a clock.

Time will tell if that will work

 

[jbweston]

I assumed that the kayak got in under the staging somewhere.

There is a large circular ‘pontoon’ box mooring at Bergtief in the Baltic which has the advantage that with luck you can always find a berth that can be entered without a crosswind. They claim to be the safest marina in the region.

It's Burgtiefe Yachthafen on the island of Fehmarn, Germany:
https://img.fotocommunity.com/luftb...4-736a-41d4-9da9-a5706bda054e.jpg?height=1080

I've been there but not moored. It looks gimmicky to me.

 

[Neeves]

If you go to Korea, South Korea, and I vaguely recall parts of Indonesia, the fishing fleets (blue water fishing) use a series of central buoys to which these ocean going vessels moor when in home port. Not quite as salubrious as in the photo - but good use of space and maybe allows better use of limited access to land. You load and discharge against a pier (part of land) and then retire to your (and 10 others) mooring location.

There are many ways to make better use of limited space - Med or Baltic mooring comes to mind or more common place (where Med and Baltic mooring is not practised) rafting up.

It is interesting that there are large number of questions in this thread about land access - we all have a dinghy, we all buy a yacht to 'get out on the water' even 'sail' - why the worry about land access.


What I find most annoying about marinas is that new ones are often built in the exact same places as people used to regularly anchor (for the same reason - its a sheltered location). So the new marina then denies access to, possibly the only sheltered location on a bit of the coast - and charges visitors (who used to anchor for free).

Jonathan

 

[dunedin]

It's Burgtiefe Yachthafen on the island of Fehmarn, Germany:
https://img.fotocommunity.com/luftb...4-736a-41d4-9da9-a5706bda054e.jpg?height=1080

I've been there but not moored. It looks gimmicky to me.

Been there, done that (at Fehmarn). Of course no finger pontoons, so it's a case of looping ropes on the posts as go past. Managed to do solo in light winds after a relaunch.

 

[Daydream believer]

It is interesting that there are large number of questions in this thread about land access - we all have a dinghy, we all buy a yacht to 'get out on the water' even 'sail' - why the worry about land access.

My dinghy stays in the garage. Even when I went round Uk I never took a dinghy. Too much hassle.