Tips for choosing the right boat Moorings in Portsmouth Harbour

If you are travelling on your boat, you need a place after the tour where you can moor. Such a berth can be a simple jetty on the lakeshore, but also a place in a port.

Moorings and boat berths

Moorings are ports in which pleasure craft and motorboats can moor. This distinguishes marinas in principle from the ports of commercial shipping.

Nevertheless, it is the case with many large ports that both areas coexist, but with a strictly separate territory. Most Portsmouth Harbour Moorings in marinas are intended for yachts and boats as permanent berths; they are rented or bought.

There are also guest berthsfor visitors who use them much shorter and pay daily. The amount of the mooring fee usually depends on the length of the boat.

Port management: smooth operation

Each mooring is organized by port management. This harbour master's office allocates the berths and monitors all processes within the port.

Ideally, the instructing port personnel are multilingual. When a boat approaches a marina and wants to enter, it is an advantage if an employee of the port management shows up and instructs the boat. This is the case in well-organized ports, but in many holiday countries, less emphasis is placed on such formalities.

A smooth process when entering and leaving the port and when allocating berths should go without saying, but of course, it is also part of the service of a good service provider. Because here too it has to be organized and customer-oriented. Nevertheless, the services offered by a marina include much more.

Signs

The individual areas of the marina should be well signposted so that visitors can find their way quickly and easily, even when there is a lot of traffic. Therefore, Multilingual signage is an advantage if the marina is part of an internationally navigable water body.

Characteristics of the Moorings

If possible, the individual berths should be large enough so that the boats do not damage each other even in rough seas and that the crew can easily go ashore. If this is not the case, the drivers are allowed to go ashore on the deck of a neighbouring ship.

For this purpose, the bow area is used for the currency of privacy. The jetties must be clean and, above all, safe so that shore leave is possible without any risk.

Sanitary facilities, restaurants and shops

In the mooring itself, there are sanitary facilities, shops and services available to visitors. A well-run marina has spacious, modern and, above all, very well-maintained sanitary facilities.

In addition to showers and toilets, visitors should also find washing and drying facilities for their clothes here.

·      Restaurants

·      Supermarkets and

·      possibly also children's playgrounds

Complete the offer. A well-stocked supermarket with flexible opening hours will have a very good turnover here because most sailors and motorboat drivers are happy when they don't have to transport their purchases far. In the meantime

e, many providers have also started offering a delivery and transport service for a small fee.

Tourist information

A branch of the tourist information office should be able to provide the sailors with all the information they need to continue their journey. There is also a central point in the marina where the weather forecast for the following days is published. Ideally, there is a contact person who can give further tips on the itinerary.

Internet connection

The internet connection is now part of the good service of every marina. Most travellers also want to go online to check their messages while on the go, or to get in touch with home via the Internet.

This service is often provided by a freelance subcontractor and in combination with an internet cafe. The social exchange of travellers with each other can also take place here.

Other services

·      Bars and cafes ensure that the stay is pleasant for all travellers and that they are happy to come back. The satisfaction of the guests themselves also has a positive effect on the general mood in the harbour.

Compare costs

If you have found Portsmouth Harbour boat Moorings that are of interest to you, you should contact the responsible harbour master or port manager. With a little luck, a suitable berth is still available and you will be awarded the contract.

In other cases, you may be placed on a waiting list. This gives you time to look around for alternatives and also to compare the costs.

Because the costs can vary greatly from berth to berth. Therefore, make sure that your future berth guarantees you an optimal cost-benefit ratio.