Long-term moorings in Salcombe

Salcombe is in the South Hams in Devon, just inside the mouth of the harbour that runs from the sea up to Kingsbridge. Moorings in Salcombe are harbour authority and boatyard moorings, not marina berths: there is no marina, and the Harbour Board caps the number of moorings in the harbour.

Moorings in Salcombe

• Deep water moorings: Salcombe Harbour Authority has 166 resident swinging moorings, for boats of 7m to 15m, and 69 resident pontoon berths, for boats of 7m to 20m.
• Foreshore moorings: 581 swinging moorings across the harbour, for boats of up to 7.5m.
• Batson and Victoria Quay pontoons: 258 and 75 shore-connected berths for private resident boats of about 5m. They are in use only from 1 April to 31 October.
• Who gets one: priority goes to people who pay Council Tax to South Hams District Council, and proof of it is needed to join a waiting list.
• Licences: each runs for one year, from 1 April, and cannot be sublet or passed on, except between spouses or civil partners.
• Winters Boatyard: pontoon berths in Lincombe Bay. Winters Marine runs Lincombe Boatyard there, with deep water moorings, pontoon berths and winter storage ashore.
• Yeoward Boatyard: its own moorings at Yalton in Southpool Creek. Other boatyards look after customers' boats on commercial harbour moorings.

On the water

South Hams District Council is the statutory harbour authority, with its Harbour Office at Whitestrand. Most of the seabed belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall and is leased to the authority, on a lease that runs to 24 March 2028.

• The Bar: the sand bar across the entrance has a least depth of 0.5m at lowest astronomical tide. It should not be crossed on an ebb tide with a strong onshore wind or swell.
• Speed: limits of 6 or 8 knots apply in the harbour. The Harbour Office listens on VHF channel 14.
• Living aboard: permanent residence afloat is not allowed. Staying on board for more than 14 days without a break needs the harbour master's written permission.
• Local agent: a licence holder whose boat is kept afloat must appoint someone local, a friend or a boatyard, to act when they are away.
• Services: diesel and petrol from the fuel barge, fresh water at Normandy Pontoon and Batson Quay, and a 10 tonne slipway hoist.