I believe a mooring is by far the better choice to have than a dockside

slip. No chafe and the bow is always pointed into the wind. The savings
will
easily fund a proper tender and the privacy of a mooring is much
preferred
to the dockside rubber-neckers.


Almost entirely depends on where the slips are. A slip means ultra easy
access to your boat and you're generally sailing faster. Most of our
local "accidents" are moored boats, dragged, hit or whatever. The slips
by us are very quiet even during a storm, no where near the action of a
moored boat in the same area. Slip also means your boat is easier to
keep clean, charged, load up and so on. You also have full time shore
power for tools, toys and air conditioning. It also makes it a lot
easier when you want to just "hang out" without dealing with a launch
or dinghy. In THIS area, a slip is nicer (and twice the cost). In some
areas a mooring may be prefered.

RB
35s5...happy for her slip!
NY